Other People's Money | | Cast : | Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller | | Director : | Norman Jewison | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | October 18, 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | February 15, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 28, 2005 | | Summary | I love this movie | Content
 | This is a really great movie. I have been waiting forever for it to come out on DVD. Devito is really good in this role. I love the way that he carries his character. A very big man in very little shoes. Peck and Miller are also a pleasure to watch in their supporting roles. And Devito's "Buggy Whip" speech in the proxy fight is fantastic. It's similar to Douglas's "Greed" speech in Wall Street in that it is an uncomfortable truth, but the truth none-the-less. I very happy that this finally came out. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 21, 2005 | | Summary | A Welcome DVD | Content
| I've been looking forward to the DVD version of this film for ages. It's funny, and goes against form in showing the "heartless" capitalist as a moral, likable person. The proxy battle scene is one of my favorites in all of film, with Gregory Peck and Devito forcefully advocating different views on the purpose of a company.
I will go against popular opinion and say it is strange that Devito's character falls madly in love with Penelope Miller's character. She does a lousy job playing a sexy street-smart lawyer, and all the revealing dresses in the world couldn't cover that ineptitude. Thus the 4 star review.
The DVD is a pleasant surprise. The wide screen reveals what the cinematographer was going for with the short, stocky Devito strutting across the screen. It's both comic and adds to the character seeing a little man who walks like a giant. I saw this movie on my new Dell LCD monitor and the colors are deep and beautiful, with no noticeable dirt on the print: an excellent transfer for an obscure movie. Nothing special in the way of special features, but what do you expect? |
| Rating | | | Date | February 15, 2005 | | Summary | DeVito & Miller? - Yup, and now on DVD. | Content
| This DVD is of pretty good quality, not "remastered", but normal DVD quality, and it is in "widescreen" format, the audio is fine. There are no extra features.
I wondered if this was ever coming out on DVD, and why not? Look at the cast - Danny DeVito, Penelope Ann Miller, Gregory Peck, Piper Laurie, Dean Stockwell. It did well at the box office, but then....nothing. Well it's finally here.
I agree that the match-up of Danny DeVito and Penelope Ann Miller seems a bit odd at the beginning, but as the movie unfolds, you begin to understand the attraction. Danny's attraction to Penelope's character is for obvious reasons, but her's are NOT so obvious. However, as she gets to know him she finds that, in spite of his appearance, he is not only rich and powerful, but also a smart, funny, romantic, caring person who also provides her with the most powerful aphrodisiac of all - he admits he's madly in love with her. We all find THAT very attractive in another person, don't we? Still, this movie doesn't provide that usual "guy gets the girl" ending, but leaves it hanging as a possibility, since Penelope's character, in spite of her attraction, is still somewhat put off - both by his appearance, and his profession.
This is a great movie about the "merger and acquisition" frenzy of the 80's, and has absolutely stellar acting and writing. I also like that Penelope's character doesn't mind using her obvious physical assets to her advantage. After all, if you've got the smarts to back it up, then why not? All's fair, and so on. All-in-all a very enjoyable movie, maybe not for everyone, but certainly just right for some.
And it really points out that you CAN'T judge a book by it's cover. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 26, 2005 | | Summary | Larry Garfield is compared to? | Content
| When Danny Devito's plays Larry Garfield he is like Taxi's Louie De Palma of Wall Street. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 21, 2004 | | Summary | Great Movie | Content
| Any fan of Wall Street or any financial movie should buy this movie. I have been waiting for this movie to finally be released to DVD for a while now. |
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