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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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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Unemployed ad exec Bill Rago (DeVito) lands a civilian posting at a US Army base. He's to teach basic comprehension to... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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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. -
Renaissance Man- picture for restoration?
Not what you would expect from the title. Made a few years ago now it still manages a smile.
Out of work executive ad man DeVito takes job to educate bunch of army super duds to minimum no brainer spec, or else it’s a brain dead discharge for them.-Hmmm. You almost need the same qualification to watch this! No really,-quite entertaining and the kids get a free English lesson by stealth.
Family movie and surprisingly, quite delightful. -
Hilarious
This was a film that i had watched a while ago and foudn funny... not as funny as i remember but still a great film. nice easy afternoon watch
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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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. -
[Highly rated reviewer]
Renaissance Man
Entirely predictable and a bit dated, this is nevertheless a very pleasant Sunday evening sort of film.
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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. -
Renaissance Man- picture for restoration?
Not what you would expect from the title. Made a few years ago now it still manages a smile.
Out of work executive ad man DeVito takes job to educate bunch of army super duds to minimum no brainer spec, or else it’s a brain dead discharge for them.-Hmmm. You almost need the same qualification to watch this! No really,-quite entertaining and the kids get a free English lesson by stealth.
Family movie and surprisingly, quite delightful. -
Hilarious
This was a film that i had watched a while ago and foudn funny... not as funny as i remember but still a great film. nice easy afternoon watch
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Hilarious
This was a film that i had watched a while ago and foudn funny... not as funny as i remember but still a great film. nice easy afternoon watch
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Renaissance Man
Entirely predictable and a bit dated, this is nevertheless a very pleasant Sunday evening sort of film.
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0 out of 1 person found this review helpful
All round worthwhile Danny de Vito film
Reasonable storyline - good acting - a couple of real quality moments - only let down by US schmaltz now and again - otherwise well worth the sofa time on this one.
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1 out of 8 people found this review helpful
hamlet....
the rap version of hamlet is great...
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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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Unemployed ad exec Bill Rago (DeVito) lands a civilian posting at a US Army base. He's to teach basic comprehension to... read more on Time Out
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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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