| View Larger Image | They Might Be Giants | DVDStarring: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins, Al Lewis (III)
Directed By: Anthony Harvey (II)
| List Price: | $24.98 | |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 98 minutes | | Format: | Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Starz / Anchor Bay | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Release Date: | January 25, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 49,581th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
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Former judge Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) lost his wife a few years back, and ever since he's thought he's Sherlock Holmes, determined to find his archnemesis Professor Moriarty, in this thoroughly charming tale of madness and romanticism. Playfair (er, Sherlock) is about to be committed by his brother, who wants his money, when by serendipity he's teamed up with psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson, no less (Joanne Woodward). She finds him fascinating, being a bit daffy herself, and together they get involved in various intrigues, mostly aimed at evading the medical authorities, but which allow the two to fall in love. Though the farcical tone of the film keeps it a lighthearted comedy, the heavy-handed slaps at authority, who are set up for such abuse, seem programmed to succeed. To what degree is lunacy, charming though it may be at times, an appropriate reaction to complex times? "To the utmost degree!" says this film, though the viewer may enjoy it and still disagree. During a comic battle in a supermarket (reminiscent of a silent comedy pie fight), one patient chases her keeper with an oversized hypodermic to the rallying cry of "I hope the loonies win!" That expresses the sympathies of the film nicely. --Jim Gay |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 36 reviews)
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There is a market for this movie! by M. Schaffer (Phoenix, AZ)  5 Stars
September 21, 2009
I would love to purchase this movie as a gift, but it is definitely overpriced. Is there anyone in marketing that has figured out that you can sell several thousand copies of this film at a lower price and still make money! Will someone please step up to the plate!!
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Please re-release this dvd. by S.L.S (Ontario Canada) 5 Stars
June 05, 2009
This is an absolute gem of a movie.Read the reviews.I want to say PLEASE re-release this
movie so the average shmoe can afford to buy it.
If you feel the same as me them click yes if you thought this was a helpful review.
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Divine madness! by Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) 5 Stars
April 22, 2009
From the days of "King of hearts" and "even dwarfs started small" we had not had the chance to enjoy an insanity poetic like this jewel of cinema. Funny, funny yarn about a slightly daffy gentleman who truly believes himself to be Sherlock Holmes. And all along this mad journey he will find clever clues counting with his psychiatrist, a lovely and fabulous Watson embodied by Joanne Woodward.
As a matter of fact, Anthony Harvey could not have made a best choice with two outstanding actors. George Scott whose lunatic gaze and distorted mind as military advisor in "Dr. Strangelove" and Joanne Woodward who had accompanied to Sean Connery "A fine madness" guaranteed by far as it was the best results you and me would imagined ourselves.
An amusing and surprisingly movie that will delight you due its imaginative plot and unexpected situations.
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They Might Be Giants by Wayne R. Miedema  1 Stars
February 11, 2009
This week the movie (complete) is showing on Retroplex. Record it from this cable channel.
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Stupid plot, so-so film by Surferofromantica (Singapore)  4 Stars
December 26, 2008
Yes, the band got the name from this 1971 movie starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward, so watching "They Might Be Giants" would be mainly of interest to anyone who wants to understand why the band chose that as a name (there are probably more bands named after movies than anything else - The Misfits, Faster Pussycat, Mudhoney, Brighton Rock, etc.). It's also of interest for anyone seeking more lunacy from George C. Scott, the man who made famous the line/promise in Dr. Strangelove "no more than 20 to 30 million killed - tops!"
The main critical blurb on the cover is Leonard Maltin's not-so-promising three star rating. The premise is that George C. Scott's character is a brilliant former judge who now thinks he's Sherlock Holmes, Joanne Woodward is his shrink. Together they set out to find Moriarty. Not much to keep your interest after the first 30 minutes or so, although the scene where "Holmes" treats a man who has stopped talking by figuring out that he thinks he's Rudolph Valentino (i.e. a silent film star).
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