Renaissance man [videorecording] / Andrew G. Vajna presents in association with Touchstone Pictures a Cinergi-Parkway production ; produced by Sara Colleton, Elliot Abbott, Robert Greenhut ; written by Jim Burnstein ; directed by Penny Marshall.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 29253 | Touchstone Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [United States] : Touchstone Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., 2000.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0788843753
- 9780788843754
- Director of photography, Adam Greenberg ; editors, George Bowers, Battle Davis ; music, Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Geoffrey Kirkland.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Renaissa | Available | 33111008283489 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Penny Marshall's feel-good comedy, invoking parts of Dead Poet's Society, Sister Act, and Private Benjamin, features Danny DeVito as Bill Rago, a divorced advertising man who is fired from his job. During an appointment at the unemployment office, a counselor finds him a job as a civilian instructor at the local Army base. At the base, he is assigned a group of eight army hardcases. Rago is supposed to increase this group's "basic comprehension." Sweating it out and unable to interest his students in anything, he finally latches onto Shakespeare. He turns the lecture into a master class on Hamlet with the students converting the Shakespeare tragedy into a rap musical. Looking askance at all this is drill sergeant Cass (Gregory Hines), who feels that the whole class is a waste of time. Finally winning the respect of his students, Rago now has to win the hearts and minds of the contemptuous Cass and his staff. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Director of photography, Adam Greenberg ; editors, George Bowers, Battle Davis ; music, Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Geoffrey Kirkland.
Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Ed Begley, Jr., Cliff Robertson.
An unemployed advertising executive takes a job teaching Army recruits English.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital surround sound; PC friendly.
English dialogue, French or Spanish language track; closed-captioned.