The ref [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents ; a Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production ; a Ted Demme film ; screenplay by Richard LaGravense and Marie Weiss ; produced by Ron Bozman, Richard LaGravense, Jeff Weiss ; directed by Ted Demme.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 29201 | Touchstone Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003]Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0788843508
- 9780788843501
- Ref (Motion picture).
- Music, David A. Stewart ; film editor, Jeffrey Wolf; director of photography, Adam Kimmel; executive producers, Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer ; story by Marie Weiss.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Caroline and Lloyd (Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey) are a married couple constantly at each other's throats, masters at crafting acid-tongued barbs at the other's expense. Indeed, they are so obsessed with belittling each other that they never stop -- not even at gunpoint. Such is the premise of the acerbic comedy The Ref, which shows what happens when this quarrelsome duo is taken hostage. The gunman is Gus (Denis Leary), a thief on the run from the police, who kidnaps the couple as an insurance policy, planning to use their home as a hideout. But their incessant bickering proves more than Gus bargained for, forcing him -- for the sake of his own sanity -- into the unenviable role of peacemaker. To make things even worse for Gus, he discovers that he has taken the couple hostage the night of their big Christmas party, and the guests are already on the way. Not wanting to leave Lloyd and Caroline unattended, Gus opts to attend the party, pretending to be the couple's marriage counselor. This naturally leads to a series of comic confusions, as the hostage crisis and marital tensions head towards their inevitable conclusion. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
Music, David A. Stewart ; film editor, Jeffrey Wolf; director of photography, Adam Kimmel; executive producers, Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer ; story by Marie Weiss.
Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond Barry, Richard Bright.
An unfortunate cat burglar becomes trapped in a fate worse than jail when he takes a bickering couple and their annoying relatives hostage.
Rated R.
DVD, NTSC, widescreen 1.85:1, Dolby 5.1 surround.
Soundtrack in English and French with optional English captions for the hearing impaired; closed captioned in English.