| George
Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie
star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this
hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers.
Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely
divorce lawyer who specializes in protecting the wealth
of men who have been caught cheating by their wives. But when Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine
Zeta-Jones, who has never looked better) walks into his
office, he thinks he might be in love, leading to a
thrilling cat-and-mouse battle of the sexes in which
audiences never know who's scamming whom and whether
true love is ever attainable--especially when there is a
lot of money at stake.
Much has been made
of the Coens' venture into mainstream movies, but
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY fits in well in their pantheon of
unusual and highly entertaining films, including THE
HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and BLOOD SIMPLE.
Clooney and Zeta-Jones light up the screen, and they get
ample support from Billy Bob Thornton as a rich country
bumpkin oil magnate, Julia Duffy as a poor little rich
girl, Richard Jenkins as a low-rent lawyer, Edward
Herrmann as a train-loving naughty boy, Geoffrey Rush as
an eccentric television producer, Cedric the Entertainer
as an outrageous private investigator, and the
inimitable Irwin Keyes as bizarre hit man Wheezy Joe.
Fast-paced dialogue, gorgeous settings, and Clooney's
facial gestures combine for a whirlwind film that is
both fun and funny. The soundtrack contains many Simon
& Garfunkel songs, in two cases riotously performed
by a folksinging priest and a Las Vegas chapel bagpiper!!
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- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Comedy
- Rated:
PG-13 (MPAA)
- Rating Reason:
For Sexual Content, Language, and Brief Violence.
- Starring:
Paul Adelstein, Cedric the Entertainer, George
Clooney, Julia Duffy, Jonathan Hadary, Edward
Herrmann, Richard Jenkins, Irwin Keyes, Colin
Linden, Geoffrey Rush, Billy Bob Thornton, Catherine
Zeta-Jones
- Directed By:
Joel Coen
- Release Information:
- Studio: Universal Studios
- Theatrical Release Date: October
10, 2003
- DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Production Company: Universal Studios
- Package Type: Keep Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound -
English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound -
Spanish
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound -
French
- Language: English
- Dubbed: French and
Spanish
- Available Subtitles: French and Spanish
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- "Hilarious Outtakes" and
Hysterical Hijinks: On the Set with Catherine
Zeta-Jones and George Clooney.
- Style File "The
Wardrobe": Get the Inside Scoop on the Fabulous
Fashions of Intolerable Cruelty.
- "A Look Inside Intolerable
Cruelty": A Detailed, in-depth Look at the
Creation of the Movie.
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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