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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Martin Brest |
| Stars: |
Al Pacino |
| Actors: |
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Tear Jerker · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
096898381635 |
| Release Date: |
1992 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 37min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen, 2hr 37min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (April 28, 1998)
UPC: 025192026027 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 37min
Release Company: Movies Unlimited (July 28, 1993) |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/23/1992, p.1D, Mike Clark): "...[The film] gives Al Pacino a role that's a perfect fit....Pacino's most flamboyant performance yet..." -- 3 out of 4 stars |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"[A] bunch of runny-nosed snots in tweed jackets, all studying to be George Bush."-- Slade (Al Pacino) to Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell), referring to his Charlie's boarding school classmates
"You're not bad. You're just in pain."--Simms to Frank Slade (Al Pacino)
"Hoo-hah!"--Slade
"You can dance the tango and drive a Ferrari better than anyone I've ever seen."-- Charlie to Slade
"You've never seen anyone do either."-- Slade to Charlie
"If I were the man I was ten years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place!"--Slade to Simms's school authorities |
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Chris O'Donnell stars as Charlie Simms, a young and innocent scholarship student at an exclusive prep school in New Hampshire who agrees to look after Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino), a blind retired army officer, to earn extra money over the Thanksgiving holiday. Frank is a cantankerous and cynical bully who completely suprises Charlie with his plans for their weekend. He has bought them tickets to New York, booked a suite at the Waldorf, rented a limousine, and has big plans for a wild weekend in the Big Apple. Before Charlie realizes what he has gotten into, he is accompanying the colonel around Manhattan as they begin their wild and eye-opening adventures that include a fast-paced test drive in a Ferrari and a tango with a beautiful woman (Gabrielle Anwar). Frank's passion is women; he waxes lyrically on their bodies, scent, and sensuality, and gradually Charlie becomes aware of the sentimental romantic buried deep within the lonely man's heart. Charlie and Frank's growing relationship is the core o... |
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