Renaissance Man
1994
When advertising executive Bill Rago gets the chop he soon realises that he can't do anything else and is talked into teaching English grammar to a bunch of army recruits. However, the army wants him to be disciplined and do everything at the double. His pupils just want him to leave them alone... Read more
| Starring | Danny De Vito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Cliff Robertson |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Renaissance Man
When advertising executive Bill Rago gets the chop he soon realises that he can't do anything else and is talked into teaching English grammar to a bunch of army recruits. However, the army wants him to be disciplined and do everything at the double. His pupils just want him to leave them alone...
| Starring | Danny De Vito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Cliff Robertson, Mark Wahlberg, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Begley, Stacey Dash, Richard T. Jones |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Jun 2003 Production year: 1994 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Director Penny Marshall crosses Stripes with Dead Poets Society in this misconceived high-concept movie, which nevertheless just about manages to get by on the quality of its cast. Danny DeVito, as the unemployed advertising executive called up to teach English to stroppy army recruits, does his best to counteract the sentimentality that keeps rising to the surface, and he is ably supported by such top-line players as Gregory Hines, Cliff Robertson, Ed Begley Jr and Mark Wahlberg (billed here as Marky Mark). Ultimately, however, the film is just too nice for its own good.
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Soft-centred comedy that marches along predictable tracks and has little to do with the realities of teaching or army service; as recruiting propaganda, it no doubt serves a purpose.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not bad, but it helps if you know Hamlet...
Renaissance Man is a likable comedy about believe in yourself and realising that you can achieve anything if you but your mind to it.
Renaiassance Man is a educated comedy and it helps if you know a few Shakespeare's plays before watching, especially Hamlet. If you don't know the play, you may find that the jokes go straight over your head.
But sometimes get the feeling that this film is more of a English leason than a comedy!
The DVD itself is a let down. The only extra is the Trailer. The film is 4:3, no other languages and no subtitles. I don't know what soundtrack it is, but I assume it's stereo. It seems to be a quick and dirty VHS transfer, but the quality of the transfer is quite good. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not bad, but it helps if you know Hamlet...
Renaissance Man is a likable comedy about believe in yourself and realising that you can achieve anything if you but your mind to it.
Renaiassance Man is a educated comedy and it helps if you know a few Shakespeare's plays before watching, especially Hamlet. If you don't know the play, you may find that the jokes go straight over your head.
But sometimes get the feeling that this film is more of a English leason than a comedy!
The DVD itself is a let down. The only extra is the Trailer. The film is 4:3, no other languages and no subtitles. I don't know what soundtrack it is, but I assume it's stereo. It seems to be a quick and dirty VHS transfer, but the quality of the transfer is quite good. -
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Renaissance Man
When advertising executive Bill Rago gets the chop he soon realises that he can't do anything else and is talked into teaching English grammar to a bunch of army recruits. However, the army wants him to be disciplined and do everything at the double. His pupils just want him to leave them alone......
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