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The Young and the Dead by Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Brent Cassity, Jay Boileau, Michelle Best, Peter Bart, Tyler Cassity Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO Cinematographer: Michael F. Barrow Cinematographer: Sandra Chandler Editor: Robert Pulcini Producer: Ellin Baumel Producer: Julia King Producer: Sheila Nevins DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 91 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Young and the DeadMovie Review: A LITTLE TOO CAMPY AT TIMES Summary: 4 Stars
The plot (if there is one) involves a young man named Tyler Cassity and his attempt to transform an overgrown, sorry excuse for a cemetery into the now beautiful Hollywood Forever. Mr. Cassity moves in a crack group of media savy professionals as his management team and they merge business savy, public relations expertise, and a hefty tranfusion of $$$$ to turn this cemetery around and make it a viable financial venture. They brainstorm new ideas and implement them and you realize that this business is like any other except it is very well run and the management team appears to have a better grasp on the situation at hand then most large corporations these days. The whole story sounds remarkably hokey at times and is reminiscent of a Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney 'let's put on a show' flick on a certain level. However, this is all for real and in spite of
some too cutesy interviews and a couple of oddball participants, the viewer really starts buying into this cemetery of the future concept where memorials are stored in video kiosks and the cemetery becomes the backdrop for a variety of activities that include not only funerals, but other activities such as concerts, parties, and picnics as well.
I'm not certain if I would have bought into this as readily if I had not visited Hollywood Forever before and after its transformation, but I was extremely impressed with the changes I saw. None of the concepts implemented seemed weird when you experience them firsthand.
The entire dvd was engrossing and contained all the essential elements: humor, pathos, romance, tragedy, comic relief, and even some subtle fun poking. The end result is that dying doesn't seem so bad if you're guaranteed a nice resting place at HF with the stars.
Summary of The Young and the DeadStudio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr
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