vhs video: Walter Matthau

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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble

Warner Home Video, 1993

If you want to
have a good laugh with your children. Watch this movie! It is so cute. Any other child might make you lose your mind but Dennis makes all his antics seem funny! The story of a relationship between two neighbors that brings an end to the generational gap! Wish it ...

Lonely Are the Brave

Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands

Universal Studios, 1992

Why oh why is there no DVD
I first saw this movie in a theater when it was released and I was 16 years old. My brother and I stayed through a second showing (you could do that then) and went back to see it at least a couple more times while it was playing. It became and still is one of my all ...

Onionhead

Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr

Warner Home Video, 1994

ONIONHEAD
This classic had me rolling in laughter. I am a retired coastie and it brought back some wonderful memories. I could never have a cinnamon roll again without thinking of this movie and two great actors. Walter Mathau as a veteran cook with a drinking problem and Andy ...

A Face in the Crowd

Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal

Warner Home Video, 1998

What could have been?
Not expecting such a ruthless character played by Andy Griffith, I was expecting a hard time "suspending belief". The first time you see Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes in this movie, he is snarling, angry, and ready to lash out. He spends the rest of the movie trying to keep ...

Hopscotch

Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson

Embassy/Nelson Ent. - O.B., 1989

dvd
this dvd was alot of fun to watch and the way the story played out kept you wanting to watch.

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Rabbi Reeve Brenner, Hank Greenberg

20th Century Fox, 2001

A solid homage to a trailblazing ballplayer
This film doesn't back even a quarter inch from being a documentary of a great Jewish ballplayer. The opening theme song is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in Yiddish. It sets the tone for the whole film in perfect fashion. One of my professors in grad school ...

Buddy Buddy

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

MGM (Warner), 1994

DVD Now!!!!!!!
I can't believe some of the crap film companies are releasing on DVD while Buddy Buddy isn't available on DVD format yet (even worse: this film is out of stock on VHS!!!!!!) Do it at least as a Jack Lemmon tribute, for crying out loud!!!!!

Grass Harp

Joe Don Baker, Bonnie Bartlett

New Line Home Video, 1998

Lovely performances and interesting casting
I adore this movie. I saw it quite awhile ago, so I can't give many specifics, but you can read the other reviews for commentary on the performances. An ensemble cast rather than a real star turn for anyone, with the exception of Piper Laurie. Laurie is always ...

A New Leaf

Rose Arrick, James Coco

Paramount, 1998

An absolute gem of a movie!
Let's play Name Your Favorite Comedy. "Good Morning, Vietnam," "As Good as It Gets,"and "Little Miss Sunshine." Yes, yes, all good. Now consider "A New Leaf." Thought so. You've never heard of it. And that's a shame because this is my favorite comedy and that of other ...

Goodbye Charlie

Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds

Fox Home Entertainment, 1999

I hope it comes out on DVD
This has remained one of my favorite movies throughout the years. I think Debbie Reynold's delivery of her lines drags occasionally when she is acting bewildered by what she is experiencing, but the plot is so cute and Tony Curtis shines so that it makes a wonderful ...

A New Leaf (Special Home Video Version)

Elaine May, Walter Matthau

Paramount, 1987

A gem
This is a gem of a movie featuring the work of two fine actors at their comic best. I also laughed until I cried several times during the film. Matthau plays a man addicted to the very best in life but without the money to support his cravings (fast cars, fine food, ...

Charley Varrick

Joe Don Baker, Marjorie Bennett

Universal Home Video, 1994

Ok, So It's Not In Widescreen, But Life Is Short
I can empathize with those who are disappointed that we don't get this movie in widescreen. Of course we should. However... it's $10, and life is short, and you don't want to go for the old dirt nap without seeing this one. The basic plot set-up is simple enough ...

Ensign Pulver

Robert Walker Jr., Burl Ives

Warner Home Video, 1994

Mister Roberts #2
Although not as classic as Mister Roberts, this is still a great movie. Hech, I didn't even know there was a sequel, so I bought both copies. They have both earned a Top Shelf placing in my bookcase. All characters play great parts, even though James Cagney and Henry ...

JFK

Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones

Warner Home Video, 2003

In terms of pure filmmaking, this film is a masterpiece....
If you jettison the politics of this movie (and Stone's reputation as a muckracker), and simply look at JFK as a film, it's arguably Oliver Stone's best film and it is absolutely rivetting. It's a masterpiece of cinemtography, editing, writing, and performances. I've ...

Fail Safe

Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau

Sony Pictures, 1996

We have nothing to fear
But perhaps the machines we have built to protect us. "Fail Safe" was filmed in 1964 at the height of the Cold War nuclear anxiety. The premise is that our US technology mistakenly labeled a troubled passenger aircraft as an incoming Soviet bomb and scrambled our ...