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Ref [VHS]
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303153346
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303153348
Label: Walt Disney Video
Languages: EnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: August 11, 1995
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 1994
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Editorial Review:Denis Leary plays an unfortunate cat burglar, who is abandonded by his partner in the middle of a heist and is forced to take an irritating Connecticut couple (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) hostage. He soon finds that he got more than he bargained for when the couple's blackmailing son and despicable in-laws step into the picture. Before long they're driving him nuts with their petty bickering and family problems. The only way for him to survive is to be their referee and resolve their differences before he can be nabbed by the police.
Caustic wit gets a full-body workout in this 1994 comedy, in which a cat burglar (Denis Leary) gets trapped in an affluent Connecticut neighborhood 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 Don Rickles performance. If that sounds like your idea of entertainment, The Ref will serve it up with style. --Jeff Shannon
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Buy this dvd its funny! I never see this on tv anymore :( Thats why i bought the dvd!!
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For me, it just isn't Christmas if I don't get to see "The Ref"! It's a laugh riot from the opening scene in the marriage counselor's office to George the neigborhood Santa with a drinking problem and lactose intolerance to the disastorous family dinner. This is Denis Leary at his finest! Forget "Christmas Story" or "It's a Wonderful Life". Make "The Ref" YOUR new Christmas tradition!!
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I had to add this movie to our Christmas collection. Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary are excellent in this movie.
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This is a fairly old and cheaply made DVD with a poor transfer. It's grainy and washed out, but the worst is that it's not an anamorphic transfer, so you get no 16x9 option. Watching this DVD on a modern widescreen TV is painful, because you just get a small image floating in the middle of your television. I wish I had looked into the transfer issues - this is a great Christmas movie, with an awesome cast.
I would not recommend this for owners of large widescreen TVs. Even on an old ... Read More
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I've been a fan of Denis' for some time (since his standup in the late 80's/early 90's) and this is by far my favorite performance.
"The Ref" does a great job - through witty dialog, a fast pace, and some excellent performances - of exposing the ordeal modern holidays have become. It's a fun yarn in which the aggressive con-man and thief vents his frustrations onto a dysfunctional family, who actually use the brutal honesty coerced out of them to learn to live better together. It's ... Read More
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