SUB SECTIONS

DVD QUICK LINKS

BD QUICK LINKS

HD QUICK LINKS

MY ACCOUNT

SITE MATTERS

EXTRA! EXTRA!


The Savages DVD

R (Restricted) :: Twentieth Century Fox :: Released: 2008-04-22


$10.73USD In Stock

Buy From The Marketplace:

$10.49 In Stock
Amazon Marketplace New:$3.47 53 Available
Amazon Marketplace Low:$0.96 101 Available
Amazon Marketplace Collectible:$27.98 1 Available
Buy.com:$8.99 In Stock
CD Universe:$9.69 In Stock
Deep Discount DVD:$11.23 In Stock
DVD Boxoffice:$30.76 In Stock, Ships in 1 to 5 days
DVD Planet:$8.97 In Stock

Rent The Savages DVD:

(USA)

(Canada)

(UK)

Grab The Savages DVD Posters:
     AllPosters.com


The Savages Summary Academy Award winner® Philip Seymour Hoffman and Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney deliver unforgettable performances in this hilarious coming-of-middle age story from Oscar® -nominated writer / director Tamara Jenkins. Until recently, all John and Wendy Savage (Hoffman, Linney) had in common was a lousy childhood and a few strands of DNA. But after years of drifting apart, they&#

Academy Award Winner® Philip Seymour Hoffman And Academy Award® Nominee Laura Linney Deliver Unforgettable Performances In This Hilarious Coming-of-middle Age Story From Oscar® -nominated Writer / Director Tamara Jenkins. Until Recently All John And Wendy Savage (hoffman Linney) Had In Common Was A Lousy Childhood And A Few Strands Of Dna. But After Years Of Drifting Apart They're Forced To Band Together To Care For The Elderly Cantankerous Father Who Made Their Formative Years "challenging." In The Process Both Of These Aimless Perpetually Adolescent Fortysomethings May Just At Long Last Have To Grow Up!system Requirements:running Time: 113 Minutesformat: Dvd Movie Genre: drama/coming Of Age Rating: r Upc: 024543506799 Manufacturer No: 2250679

It's almost impossible to describe The Savages in a way that makes it sound as richly engaging and enjoyable as it is. The story sounds bleak: Two unhappy siblings--Wendy (Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me) and Jon Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote)--are forced to grapple with their dying father (Philip Bosco, Damages) as he slips into dementia. But this spare outline doesn't capture the wealth of human detail that the script and performances contain. Linney and Hoffman vividly portray the sort of cluttered, precarious relationship that brothers and sisters can have, thick with past grievances but also unspoken affections and connections that can't even be articulated. As Wendy and Jon struggle to make some kind of peace with their difficult father, watching these wonderfully understated yet compelling actors is a pleasure unto itself. But the script and direction deserve these actors; filmmaker Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) finds honest emotion and sly, sideways humor in the starkness of mortality. She doesn't force any easy epiphanies on her story, but lets the characters find solace through their own clumsy efforts. Anyone who appreciates the messiness of humanity--the territory that Hollywood movies seem to have surrendered to smart indie films like The Squid and the Whale, Little Children, or The Good Girl--will find The Savages a smart, genuine, and empathic portrait of life. --Bret Fetzer


Beyond The Savages


More from Laura Linney

More from Philip Seymour Hoffman

More Comedies from Fox


Stills from The Savages







Savages DVD Techincal Details Cast: Philip Bosco, Maddie Corman, Peter Frechette, Michael Higgins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 114 mins
UPC: 024543506799
Binding: DVD
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date: 2008-04-22
Region Code: 1
Specs: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed),
You may be interested in..