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The Sum of Us
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792855804
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792855809
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: M102935
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 03, 2003
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 08, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Australia has no shortage of he-man actors. Tops on anybody's list would be Russell Crowe and bluff, burly Jack Thompson, neither of whom looks completely at ease without a pint of lager in his hand. Thus it's a brilliant touch to cast them together in a gay comedy--Crowe as an uncloseted young man looking for love, Thompson as his open-minded straight father, who's so eager to help his son find Mr. Right, he's actually a bit of an annoyance. The 1995 movie betrays its stage origins, especially when the characters turn to the camera to deliver conversational asides. And the one-joke premise of Thompson's unflagging enthusiasm for his son's sex life becomes almost as tiresome for the viewer as it does for the son. But it's an innocuous enough little movie, and the two actors bring their gruff likability into every scene. In retrospect, Crowe's future stardom looks blindingly obvious. --Robert Horton
Jack Thompson (Star Wars Episode II) and Oscar winner Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) star in this "fresh spin [on an] old heart-tugging plot" (Los Angeles Times)-the over protective parent's well-intended interference with an adult child's life. "Extraordinarily funny [and] startlingly effective" (The San Francisco Examiner) this award-winning film is mandatory viewing for anyone who's ever been a parent...or had one!Harry Mitchell (Thompson) has a problem with his gay son Jeff (Crowe): Harry thinks he needs to find a mate! With a loving push out of the nest-and into the gay bars of Sydney-he becomes his son's biggest cheerleader. But it's Harry's secret romance with an attractive but judgmental divorcee that puts father and son at odds...and prompts them to discover that acceptance is a two-way street!System Requirements:Starring: Russell Crowe Jack Thompson Deborah Kennedy and John Polson. Directed By: Geoff Burton and Kevin Dowling. Running Time: 100 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 027616878960 Manufacturer No: M102935
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ahead of Brokeback Mountain...Still the Best Homosexual Themed Film
I love this movie...I own it, and I watch it about once every two or three months. It's so well done, so well acted and way ahead of its time. Russell Crowe, of course, is phenomenal and so, so sexy.
I guess, bottom line: I've never seen a homosexual theme film so well acted and so honest and moving. Ever.
Most "gay" movies are so badly acted, too overtly sexual, or just plain boring...lacking in substance and truth.
"Brokeback Mountain"...a wonderful film...yet ... Read More
Rating:  - "Ashamed of Jeff? Never."
Twenty-something Jeff Mitchell (Russell Crowe) is a gay plumber and footie player who lives with his father, Harry (Jack Thompson). The two have a close and loving relationship and Dad is forever trying to fix Jeff up with nice men. Harry, a widower, misses being in love and tries a computer dating service for himself; the lady he meets seems just about perfect, until he tells her about his son.
This is a very sweet father and son story, with Crowe and Thompson both convincing, sympathetic, ... Read More
Rating: - A movie well done...
I'm not gay - but I have to tell you - I love this movie! It was very heartwarming. I could easily watch this movie 100 times over - and never get tired of it. Both young men where very desirable - coming from completely different homes - one father accepted his sons way of life while the other was against it. The trials they both go through - with their own families and with their own self's - it really was a very well done movie.
Rating: - Nice performances and story
Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson do a fine job of playing son and father, with the former showing his love and devotion after his dad falls ill, and the father, before that time, showing his acceptance of his gay son and a refusal to let anyone else make him feel ashamed of it.
Rating: - Funny, moving romantic comedy
THE SUM OF US deserves to be seen by a large audience. Such a special, humane film, graced by a fine script, excellent acting, and such uplifting general message is all one needs in order to feel good about belonging to the human race. Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe are brilliant in it. What wonderful actors, indeed!
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