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Master Of Disguise
2002
The hilarious Dana Carvey showcases his dazzling impersonation skills in MASTER OF DISGUISE, a comedy about an innocent man who discovers that he has a rare, though mildly annoying, gift. Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, a waiter who is plagued by the bad habit of impersonating the people he serves. He is constantly taking on .. Read more
| Starring | Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould |
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| Director | Perry Andelin Blake |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Master Of Disguise
The hilarious Dana Carvey showcases his dazzling impersonation skills in MASTER OF DISGUISE, a comedy about an innocent man who discovers that he has a rare, though mildly annoying, gift. Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, a waiter who is plagued by the bad habit of impersonating the people he serves. He is constantly taking on alternate identities but cannot figure out why he feels so compelled to imitate other people. That is, until he learns that it's a genetic trait in the Disguisey family, shared even by his grandfather. When his parents are kidnapped, Pistachio realises that to return them to safety, he must become a true Master of Disguise. With the aid of his beautiful new assistant, Jennifer (Jennifer Esposito), Pistachio embarks on his mission, portraying a variety of outrageous characters in order to get closer to the evil Devlin Bowman (Brent Spiner) and free his parents (James Brolin and Edie McClurg) from their deadly fate. Carvey and co-screenwriter Harris Goldberg use their lighthearted premise to parody any and every subject that gets in their way, from ethnic culture to pop culture. The result is a breezy affair that never takes itself too seriously. THE MASTER OF DISGUISE also includes cameos by Bo Derek, Magic Johnson, Jesse Ventura, and Jessica Simpson.
| Starring | Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould, Brent Spiner, Edie McClurg, Jesse Ventura, Magic Johnson, Bo Derek, Jessica Simpson |
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| Director | Perry Andelin Blake |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 16 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Hindi |
| Released | DVD: 16 Jun 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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This lamentably limp comedy cruelly demonstrates why Dana Carvey does not enjoy the superstar status of his Wayne's World co-star Mike Myers. Carvey plays a sheltered Italian youth, Pistachio Disguisey, who belatedly discovers that he has amazing powers of disguise and uses them to rescue his parents from the clutches of evil mastermind Devlin Bowman (played by Star Trek's Brent Spiner). When the nearest thing to a genuine joke is the bad guy's propensity for breaking wind whenever he laughs, you can be pretty sure that you're not in the hands of comedy geniuses. While some of the make-up effects are mildly diverting (Carvey disguises himself as a turtle and a cherry pie), they hardly make up for the lame screenplay, barely coherent plot and increasingly desperate mugging. Despite the producers' claim to the contrary, the original “Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lon Chaney, can rest easy in his grave.
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Carvey shows himselof to be a man of a thousand faces; what he cannot disguise, though, is that this is a tedious, woeful, witless movie.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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Ok, so this isn't the work of a comedy genius, and the plot moves like a led ball through cement, however the characters (such as Gammy Num Nums and Al Pacino) are brilliant and timeless. I would recommend this to anyone with an open mind - an a boredom threshold that allows chess to be thrilling...
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
This film had all the family in fits of laughter. Brilliant family entertainment.
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Master Of Disguise
The hilarious Dana Carvey showcases his dazzling impersonation skills in MASTER OF DISGUISE, a comedy about an innocent man who discovers that he has a rare, though mildly annoying, gift. Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, a waiter who is plagued by the bad habit of impersonating the people he serves. ...
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