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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569403024
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 13901
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Debut feature director Jay Berman (Christopher Guest) steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film Home for Purim an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of Purim's stars -- faded luminary Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer) and ingenue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) -- may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once 'Hollywood Now' anchors Chuck Porter (Fred Willard) and Cindy Martin (Jane Lynch) pick up the buzz Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft (John Michael Higgins) talent agent Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy) and producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb (Ricky Gervais) who suggests some last-minute changes to the film that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile Purim's screenwriters Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) and Philip Koontz (Bob Balaban) grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful Purim team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season tenuous relationships and brittle dreams play out in unexpected ways...Running Time: 86 min.System Requirements:Run Time: 86 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 012569403024 Manufacturer No: 4030
Amazon.com:
Christopher Guest (director of A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and Waiting for Guffman) and his sparkling troupe of improvisational satirists return with a sardonic look at C-list (or perhaps D- or E-list) actors driven to the brink of madness by the possibility of winning an Academy Award. Marilyn Hack (the ever-brilliant Catherine O'Hara, Beetlejuice), a modestly talented character actress, hears of an Internet rumor that she might be nominated for the dubious movie she's currently making, Home for Purim. Soon buzz is flying about all the rest of the cast (which includes Harry Shearer and Parker Posey) and everyone starts clawing for as much attention as they can get while appearing modest and unambitious. Despite the movie's target being so familiar to them, For Your Consideration is not Guest & Co.'s best work--in an effort to give everyone in the huge cast face time, few of the characters gain any comic traction or have a particularly engaging storyline; the mockery stays on a fairly surface level. Nonetheless, some of those surfaces are pretty funny: Fred Willard and Jane Lynch are devastating as a pair of predatory infotainment hosts, while Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde) turns in a daffy and surreal performance. Throughout, the movie's anchor is O'Hara; the way her character is virtually crushed by the hype has a surprising richness and depth. She remains a cinematic treasure. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Nice surprise...
I had stayed away from this feature having heard it wasn't the strongest of Guest's works. However, when I finally sat down to watch it, I have to say that I found it enjoyable. It closely resembles "Guffman" in theme, this time with a Hollywood spin. Having worked in the film and television industry, I laughed out loud at the tongue-in-cheek references and the characters with dashed dreams--all too common in la la land. Perhaps this resounds best with people who have been exposed to the LA culture, ... Read More
Rating: - Quietly amusing mocumentary satire of Hollywood
Christopher Guest set a high bar for mockumentaries, with the likes of Best in Show and of course, Spinal Tap. However, in his latest outing he fails to reach those heights, even if he makes a movie which is still intermittently mirthsome and has some heart to go with the satire.
The mockumentary style is toned down a little, making this a slightly more conventional film than usual. When the cast of has-beens and preening wannabes of a new B-movie `Home For Purim' find out that they are generating ... Read More
Rating:  - Wash, Rinse, Repeat. It doesn't always work.
Mr. Christopher Guest has redefined the word "mockumentary". With his impressive repetitive cast outings such as "Waiting for Guffman", "Best in Show", "A Mighty Wind", and the cult hit "This is Spinal Tap", Guest has proven himself time and time again that humor lays within the real person - the underdog - the least hopeful within the stories. He has made us laugh again and again with catchy characters, powerful rhythm, and a rediscovery of the language which allows for stronger comedy. He is the master ... Read More
Rating:  - Seemed Interesting
I DVR'd this movie because the 10-word description on the movie guide looked interesting. We watched about 45 minutes of the movie by sheer force of will, and then gave up and fast forwarded through to the end. We found the story quite slow and full of interruptions that were intended to be funny but simply fell flat. The storyline is about a movie in production that is at first about a brother and sister coming home for Purim to see their mother who is very ill. Somewhere after the first half of the movie, ... Read More
Rating:  - Another Classic
This must be seen several times to get the full impact. The background quips are funny and I appreciate the whole ensemble. This is a psychological comedy with dramatic undertones. I hope this gang of talent never breaks up.
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