| The Ref - Widescreen (1994)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Denis Leary |
Gus
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| Judy Davis |
Caroline Chasseur
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| Kevin Spacey |
Lloyd Chasseur
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| Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. |
Jesse Chasseur
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| Glynis Johns |
Rose Chasseur
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| Raymond J. Barry |
Lt. Huff
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| Richard Bright |
Murray, Gus' Driver
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| Christine Baranski |
Connie Chasseur
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| Adam LeFevre |
Gary Chasseur
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| Phillip Nicoll |
John Chasseur
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Crime |
| Director |
Ted Demme |
| Producer |
Richard LaGravenese; Jeffrey Weiss; Ron Bozman |
| Writer |
Marie Weiss; Richard LaGravenese |
| Studio |
Disney / Buena Vista |
| Series |
Christmas |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
93 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.8 |
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| Plot |
| Caustic wit gets a full-body workout in this 1994 comedy (known as The Ref in the US), in which a cat burglar (Denis Leary) gets trapped in an affluent Connecticut neighbourhood and is forced to hold a bickering couple hostage on Christmas Eve, only to discover that their Yuletide spirit is anything but cheerful. Caroline (Judy Davis) and her husband, Lloyd (Kevin Spacey), have been at each other's throats for so long that they've developed domestic arguments into an art form, and the would-be kidnapper turns into a reluctant mediator, even after he's got the battling couple wound up in bungee cords. The situation grows even more complicated when the couple's smart-aleck son comes home from military school, but it's not the plot here that's a top priority. Instead it's the sheer pleasure of witnessing a three-way verbal jousting match, written with razor-sharp skill and delivered by actors who are perfect for their roles. The movie's got a dark edge, but it never gets too dark--you know that it's not going to slide into more seriously damaging territory, so you can sit back and enjoy the volleys of scathing insults and sarcasm the way you would a Bill Hicks performance. If that sounds like your idea of entertainment, Hostile Hostages will serve it up with style. --Jeff Shannon |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936208887 |
| Chapters |
12 |
| Release Date |
5/4/2004 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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