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For Pete's Sake [1974]
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The comedy arises when the shares in pork do a belly flop and her contract is sold on to increasingly dubious characters at increasingly exorbitant rates of interest. Thus, we have her taken on by a high-class madam and getting embroiled in bomb-planting and cattle-rustling. As a vehicle for Streisand-the-actress rather than Streisand-the-singer, it certainly works (though she does perform the vapid title-song), her manic comedic skill chiming well with the demands of her character in this amiable piece of froth. On the DVD: For Pete's Sake is pretty thin on the special features front: theatrical trailers; a director's commentary (reasonably worthwhile); and basic filmographies. The picture has come up surprisingly well given its age, and though it's in mono, there are no complaints about the sound either. --Harriet Smith
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
For Pete's Sake is a bright-eyed romantic comedy about a young couple, the eternally optimistic Henrietta (Barbra Streisand) and her husband Pete (Michael Sarrazin), who works by day as a cab driver while studying at night school. Money is tight, a fact constantly brought home to them by Pete's successful but tedious brother, Fred (William Redfield) and his bitchy wife Helen (Estelle Parsons, quite superb here). When Pete hears of an opportunity to make money on the stock market (on pork bellies, of all things) he's desperate to get his hands on $3,000, believing it will make everything come right. After conventional sources have turned them down, Henrietta secretly turns to a loan shark on the understanding that he'll be paid back in a week.
An average adventure
Review date: 2006-04-05 Rating: 4 out of 10
I love Miss Streisand and all her work, so for that I am awarding this film 2 stars. It's not as good as 'What's Up Doc?' but if you like the mayhem and yelling that ensued the last half of that film and drop a couple of IQ points that's what you get with this film. It's something to watch on a rainy afternoon and you could easily have a doze halfway though and still wake up and know what's happening. It's a movie I would like to have taped off of TV and kept on VHS rather than buying on DVD. Nevermind.
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Reviews
Zany, lighthearted, undemanding but amusing
Review date: 2005-01-12 Rating: 8 out of 10
Barbra's character in this movie is very reminiscent of her portrayal of Judy in 'What's Up Doc?'. This time she's married to a dreamer and she wants to help him out by borrowing money for him. The story that unfolds mainly concerns Streisand's character's increasingly desperate attempts to earn money to pay back the loan shark.
It's enjoyable. Silly too, but overall, not bad. If you like Streisand you'll probably like it, and the actor who plays her husband is appealing too. It does get a bit too silly towards the end, but makes up for it with some nice set pieces, like the dinner with the in-laws, and the part when Streisand's character tries to be a prostitute, but nearly kills her first customer.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
William Redfield
Barbra Streisand
Molly Picon
Estelle Parsons
Michael Sarrazin
Creators:
Barbra Streisand (Primary Contributor)
Michael Sarrazin (Primary Contributor)
László Kovács (Cinematographer)
Frank P. Keller (Editor)
Martin Erlichman (Producer)
Phil Feldman (Producer)
Stanley Shapiro (Producer)
Stanley Shapiro (Writer)
Maurice Richlin (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822011236
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2002-11-04
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 86 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1974-09-26
Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: German (Subtitled)
Language: Hindi (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Subtitled)
Language: Portuguese (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Dubbed)
Language: German (Dubbed)
Language: Italian (Dubbed)
Language: Spanish (Dubbed)