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House Calls [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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sparkling comedy
Review date: 2008-02-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
was delighted to find this here on good old Amazon.
the film is really funny from start to end and me and my girlee thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Reviews
A mature romantic comedy
Review date: 2007-12-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
It may have marked the beginning of his `loveable' phase, but Walter Matthau is still on top form in House Calls, which sees him well paired with Glenda Jackson in a mature romantic comedy that has aged remarkably well. Funny lines abound alongside a couple of good comic setpieces (such as the unlikely couple trying to find out if the old Hays Code film censorship rule from the 1930s about having one foot on either side of the bed really does make sex impossible, a scene that feels like Julius J. Epstein's revenge on the censors), but what really makes it work is that character is never sacrificed for a quick laugh. What's more, these two people really do seem to belong together, and they exude comfort in their scenes together that's the very definition of screen chemistry. Sadly the DVD has been partially rescored (somehow Matthau and Jackson speedwalking in slow motion seems a lot less funny with a Henry Mancini underscore than the original Something in the Way She Moves Me) but otherwise is well worth the bargain price.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Candice Azzara
Art Carney
Glenda Jackson
Richard Benjamin
Walter Matthau
Creators:
Walter Matthau (Primary Contributor)
Glenda Jackson (Primary Contributor)
Alex Winitsky (Producer)
Arlene Sellers (Producer)
Alan Mandel (Writer)
Charles Shyer (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
EAN: 9780783286945
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0783286945
Number of items: 1
Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC,
Release date: 2005-05-31
Universal product code (UPC): 025192422126
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 98 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1978
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)