Author! Author!
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Actor: Al Pacino, Bob Dishy, Bob Elliott, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday WeldDirector: Arthur Hiller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Movie Review: almost perfect
Summary: 3 Stars
Lesser known Pacino film, but fun to watch again. The video quality is superb, especially those who have widescreens at home. There are two options on audio, Stereo and mono. I started watching it in Stereo on my Dolby digital system, but found that I had to switch to mono. The stereo sounded a bit synthetic, unnatural.
My biggest problem here was the "missing" final scene. At first I thought my DVD was malfunctioning, only to discover that Fox must have re-edited it for some reason that only they can understand. It was badly done, too. For those familiar with the film, on the part where Pacino says to his youngest son- "It means Heraldo gets his snake"- Pacino's mouth isn't even moving. The frame is frozen and the credits roll. Then, on the music overdub you can actually hear (if you listen closely) the sounds of kids laughter on the last scene that they cut, suggesting that something was missing. Again, those not familiar with the film won't notice. But, to those of us who are familiar with it, it's rather annoying and disappointing.
WHAT'S THE REASON? My guess is marketing. At some future release, they'll come out with a DVD with the final scene in tact, as well as the kid's interviews on some sort of "Where are they now" feature. This way, fox will get everyone to buy the DVD again and make profit once again on the film. Just look at how many different versions George Lucas has on "Star Wars." It's all in the marketing.
Summary of Author! Author!
Life is getting complicated for Broadway playwright Ivan Travalian (Pacino). His flaky wife Gloria (Weld) is moving in with her lover, his director hates his new play and his leading lady (Cannon) is a terrified movie star who's never been on the stage. With five children to look after (most of them Gloria's), a budding romance with his leading lady, and a producer (King) demanding a rewrite, it's no wonder the emotionally and financially unstable Ivan starts to exhibit all kinds of irrational behavior.During a downturn in his career, Al Pacino starred in this unfortunate comedy about a guy coping with a new romance, a house full of kids, and a new play--and doing a bad job of it. Pacino is a playwright who is convinced that he's about to have his first stage success. As opening night approaches, his wife bolts from the marriage, abandoning him with five kids (only one of whom is his). While he tries to juggle rewrites and a potential entanglement with a flighty actress and a demanding producer and director, he also has to solve his baby-sitting woes. Talk about trying to do it all. If only the material was as funny as Pacino, who may have made this film out of allegiance to its writer, Israel Horovitz, whose play The Indian Wants the Bronx gave Pacino one of his breakthrough roles in the early 1960s. --Marshall Fine
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