I Heart Huckabees (Single Disc Edition)

Starring:Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts, Angela Grillo, Ger Duany, Darlene Hunt, Kevin Dunn, Benny Hernandez, Richard Appel, Benjamin Nurick, Jake Muxworthy, Pablo Davanzo, Matthew Muzio, Shawn Patrick, Patrick M. Walsh, Tippi Hedren
Director: David O. Russell
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin lead an all-star cast including Jude Law, Naomi Watts and Mark Walhberg in this outrageous comedy from director/co-writer David O. Russell (Three Kings). Kindhearted but confused activist Andrew Markovski hires a pair of screwball "existential detectives" (Hoffman and Tomlin) to help him find the meaning of life. All the while, a sexy, French author (Isabelle Huppert) is trying to throw a wrench in their plan by seducing andrew's mind and body.

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Running Time 107 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE
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Billed as "an existential comedy," I Heart Huckabees is a flawed yet endearingly audacious screwball romp that dares to ponder life's biggest questions. Much of director David O. Russell's philosophical humor is dense, talky, and impenetrable, leading critic Roger Ebert to observe that "it leaves the viewer out of the loop," and suggesting that Russell's screenplay (written with his assistant, Jeff Baena) is admirably bold yet frustratingly undisciplined. Russell's ideas are big but his expression of them is frenetic, centering on the unlikely pairing of an environmentalist (Jason Schwartzman) and a firefighter (Mark Wahlberg) as they depend on existential detectives (Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman) and a French nihilist (Isabelle Huppert) to make sense of their existential crises, brought on (respectively) by a two-faced chain-store executive (Jude Law) and his spokesmodel girlfriend (Naomi Watts), and the aftermath of 9/11's terrorism. No brief description can do justice to Russell's comedic conceit; you'll either be annoyed and mystified or elated and delighted by this wacky primer for coping with 21st century lunacy. Deserving of its mixed reviews, I Heart Huckabees is an audacious mess, like life itself, and accepting that is the key to enjoying both. --Jeff Shannon

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genius
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I heart huckabees
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I Heart Huckabees
Starring: Jason Schwartzman , Isabelle Huppert , Dustin Hoffman , Lily Tomlin , and Jude Law
Director: David O. Russell
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0006TPE4C
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Product Description

Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin lead an all-star cast including Jude Law, Naomi Watts and Mark Walhberg in this outrageous comedy from director/co-writer David O. Russell (Three Kings). Kindhearted but confused activist Andrew Markovski hires a pair of screwball "existential detectives" (Hoffman and Tomlin) to help him find the meaning of life. All the while, a sexy, French author (Isabelle Huppert) is trying to throw a wrench in their plan by seducing andrew's mind and body.

System Requirements:

Running Time 107 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Billed as "an existential comedy," I Heart Huckabees is a flawed yet endearingly audacious screwball romp that dares to ponder life's biggest questions. Much of director David O. Russell's philosophical humor is dense, talky, and impenetrable, leading critic Roger Ebert to observe that "it leaves the viewer out of the loop," and suggesting that Russell's screenplay (written with his assistant, Jeff Baena) is admirably bold yet frustratingly undisciplined. Russell's ideas are big but his expression of them is frenetic, centering on the unlikely pairing of an environmentalist (Jason Schwartzman) and a firefighter (Mark Wahlberg) as they depend on existential detectives (Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman) and a French nihilist (Isabelle Huppert) to make sense of their existential crises, brought on (respectively) by a two-faced chain-store executive (Jude Law) and his spokesmodel girlfriend (Naomi Watts), and the aftermath of 9/11's terrorism. No brief description can do justice to Russell's comedic conceit; you'll either be annoyed and mystified or elated and delighted by this wacky primer for coping with 21st century lunacy. Deserving of its mixed reviews, I Heart Huckabees is an audacious mess, like life itself, and accepting that is the key to enjoying both. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

genius.......2007-05-17

I love this movie, every time I watch it I see something new. I know that is a very obvious thing to say but it is true of this movie. If you didn't like it the first time, give it at least two wacthes~
enjoy enjoy

Wonderful Movie.......2007-03-28

This movie is not for everyone but it is in my top 3 movies of all time. Check out the dinner scene when jason schwartzman finally gets to sit down with the tall african man. One of the best scenes in any movie to date. Wes Anderson fans will love this movie.

thought-provoking and intelligent......in a class by itself............2007-03-26

I HEART HUCKABEES takes a look at the existential meltdown of Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an employee at Huckabees (the equivalent of the WalMart chain of stores), who also works to promote the planting of trees in public spaces, while writing irate poetry in a notebook and trying to figure out his raison d'etre in the world. Enter Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin), a team of existential detectives, who also happen to be married to each other. They are determined to take on Albert's case, pro bono, and find out the root cause(s) of his anxiety and what blocks him from becoming truly free of what shackles him to his turbulent past. Through taking on this pro bono case, Bernard and Vivian also have encounters with Albert's colleagues at Huckabees, who are struggling with identity crises of their own--co-workers Brad (Jude Law) and Dawn (Naomi Watts).

I really don't know how to best describe this film. If you are looking to compare this to a distinctive style, I would say the closest it comes to is the brilliant THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, written by Jane Wagner, and performed by Lily Tomlin (who steals this film, along with Dustin Hoffman). HUCKABEES truly examines what drives us in life, what is coincidence, what lies in our ultimate control in the world and how it shapes our personas in the world. I reccomend that you really take the time to see this film in one sitting, and you may even need to go back and watch it again to catch all of the nuance.

I heart huckabees.......2007-03-19

it arrived before it was supposed to so I was quite content

The best movie in the world.......2007-03-16

I think this movie is the best movie in the world, hands down. The cast is amazing, the script is impeccible, and the extra DVD isn't bad either. Theres hours of extras, some of its kind of boring, but its not bad if you love the movie.

I Heart Huckabees (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Average customer rating:

genius
Wonderful Movie
thought-provoking and intelligent......in a class by itself.....
I heart huckabees
The best movie in the world

I Heart Huckabees (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Jason Schwartzman , Isabelle Huppert , Dustin Hoffman , Lily Tomlin , and Jude Law
Director: David O. Russell
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)
Rushmore
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ASIN: B0006TPE4M
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Product Description

Running Time 107 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

genius.......2007-05-17

Wonderful Movie.......2007-03-28

thought-provoking and intelligent......in a class by itself............2007-03-26

I heart huckabees.......2007-03-19

it arrived before it was supposed to so I was quite content

The best movie in the world.......2007-03-16

Average customer rating:

I Heart Huckabees/Le Divorce
Starring: Jason Schwartzman , Isabelle Huppert , Dustin Hoffman , Lily Tomlin , and Jude Law
Director: David O. Russell , and James Ivory
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0009IW9X4
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Average customer rating:

genius
Wonderful Movie
thought-provoking and intelligent......in a class by itself.....
I heart huckabees
The best movie in the world

I Heart Huckabees
Starring: Jason Schwartzman , Isabelle Huppert , Dustin Hoffman , Lily Tomlin , and Jude Law
Director: David O. Russell
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Indie & Art House | Stores | DVD | Video

( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)
Rushmore
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Special Edition)
Bottle Rocket
Garden State

ASIN: B00005JNDE

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Customer Reviews:

genius.......2007-05-17

Wonderful Movie.......2007-03-28

thought-provoking and intelligent......in a class by itself............2007-03-26

I heart huckabees.......2007-03-19

it arrived before it was supposed to so I was quite content

The best movie in the world.......2007-03-16

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