Mary and Rhoda

Starring:Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Elon Gold, Christine Ebersole, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Marisa Ryan, Steve Ryan, Mia Dillon, Tommy Hollis, Jeff Skowron, Rick Gomez (II), Eddie Korbich, John Rothman, James Handy, Barbara Garrick, Joe Zaloom, John Roney, Jean De Baer, Michael Winther, Charlie Day (II)
Director: Barnet Kellman
Studio: Studio Works
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

A locket is more than a keepsake. It holds secrets close to the heart. Academy Award ®-winner Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) stars as Esther, a wise woman who teaches a troubled young man the power of love. Michael Keddington (Chad Willet, Joan of Arc) has had more than his share of tough breaks. Just when he's about to turn his life around, he could lose the love of his life, Faye, who is about to head across the country to medical school. It's then that Michael meets the prickly but deeply caring Esther where he works. The two slowly earn each other's friendship and trust. By sharing own story of love lost with Michael, Esther teaches her young friend an invaluable lesson about not giving up easily in the quest for true love. When a scandal threatens Michael's future, Esther's support gives him the confidence to pull through. The gift of Esther's locket, once a reminder of youthful misfortune, becomes Michael's symbol for renewed love...and a second chance.

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Running Time: 98 Minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Gentle sentiment turns The Locket into an old-fashioned weeper for anyone who loved Driving Miss Daisy. It's not nearly as effective as that 1989 Oscar®-winner, but this Hallmark Hall of Fame production--adapted from the novel by Richard Paul Evans--has similar charms of its own, and its warm-hearted themes of love and compassion offer a welcomed alternative to network sex and violence. After caring for his terminally ill mother, an aspiring medical student named Michael (Chad Willett) works at a nursing home, where an elderly resident (Vanessa Redgrave) teaches him valuable lessons using her own past--and a long-lost love--to illustrate the importance of second chances. Their friendship, and an unexpected court trial, encourages Michael to reconcile with his estranged father (Terry O'Quinn), with the support of his loving fiancée (Marguerite Moreau). No surprises here, but have your Kleenex handy just in case. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Slow movie.......2007-05-07

A so/so movie. Love Vanessa Redgrave but this movie is not the best. Obviously, a made for tv movie.

very mixed bag.......2006-05-26

On the one hand, you have Richard Paul Evans' usual deft deployment of sure-fire heart-tugging material: parents and children, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. This is can't miss material (still, it must be said that a lot of moviemakers manage to miss with it anyway). In this movie, they work. It doesn't hurt, of course, that you have a master like Vanessa Redgrave playing one of the major roles.

On the other hand, one could wish that Evans (whose field is Public Relations) had not achieved success so easily when he started. Otherwise, he might have read one or two books on novel-writing and learned the basics. In this movie, the main character's problems are caused by the main character. That would be okay if they were unavoidable or excusable.

But first, the guy wrecks his relationship with the love of his life because her father tells him it's better for her. And this type of moralistic man does the "right" thing no matter how much it hurts other people. He also does not confide in her why he's doing this. It's curious that these two traits of moral rigidity and a nondisclosure that amounts to dishonesty should occur in the same person, yet in life these two are in fact quite often found together. So, at least it's realistic. (That doesn't make it good writing, however.) In fact, he tells her it's best for her. She tells HIM "this is best for me". He totally discounts this. He knows what's best for her better than she does. In other words, he shows himself to be a male chauvinist also.

Then, he does stupid things, viz. not reporting a co-worker whom he overhears beating one of the elderly patients. Then, he does an even stupider thing, after being arrested for murder of this patient, he doesn't tell on her. Then, he tops that in stupidity: after he has been forbidden by the court from going to the nursing home, he--you guessed it--goes to the nursing home!

The reason writing books forbid this kind of thing is that it infuriates the reader or audience. In this case, it also strains credibility.

tear jerker.......2005-06-27

After reading the Locket, I was pleasantly surprised when I found out it had been made into a movie. The story is about a young man, Michael, who after the death of his mother, gets a job at a nursing home and befriends an elderly woman Ester who changes his life for the better and shows him what faith and forgivenss are all about. MIchael has to go through many trials in his young life, but decides to become better, not bitter from them. The book is definitely better, so I would recommend reading it before watching the movie. I also recommend reading the sequel, the Carousel. The movie unfortunately doesn't have nearly all the details and a few minor changes were made.( For instance in the movie Michael's father is alive and he and Michael become friends, but in the book he dies.) I thought the director picked the perfect actors for the role. I cannot imagine someone other than the talented Vanessa Redgrave playing the part of Ester, nor anyone playing the part of sensitive, honest Michael other than the hot Chad Willet.

Typical heartwarming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.......2003-12-02

This movie, based on Richard Paul Evans' novel, pleasantly exceeded my expectations. Vanessa Redgrave's performance captured the essence of Esther Huish's character. What a heartwarming story line that reminds us of power of love but also the unfortunate dark sides of humanity. I would highly recommend this movie for any Richard Paul Evans fans or Hallmark Hall of Fame movie collectors. I am glad this is movie can be purchased, as I have been searching for it ever since seeing it on television.

Average customer rating:

The Chemistry is Gone!
Mary and Rhoda
A little disappoining
If You Love Mary, Don't Even Think of Watching This
Love Mary, Rhoda, Lou, Murray, SueAnn, Georgette & All

Mary and Rhoda
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore , Valerie Harper , Elon Gold , Christine Ebersole , and Bethany Joy Galeotti
Director: Barnet Kellman
Manufacturer: Studio Works
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Release Date: 2004-04-20

Description

Mary and Rhoda from television's The Mary Tyler Moore Show are finally reunited. Mary returns to her native New York City following the death of her Congressman husband in a rock climbing accident. Similarly, Rhoda returns to New York City from Paris where she has just recently left and divorced her husband, Jean Pierre. Both Mary and Rhoda are trying to deal with their college-aged daughters. Mary's daughter Rose is a student at New York University and Rhoda's Meredith is pre-med at Columbia. They now face the challenges of motherhood and reestablishing their careers in a very difficult time. Once again, Mary and Rhoda take on these challenges by trusting their intuition with that distinct sense of humor and sophistication they made famous in the original television series.

Customer Reviews:

The Chemistry is Gone!.......2007-03-06

The chemistry between Mary and Rhoda that we all grew to love from the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" completely disappeared in this movie. The Rhoda and Mary I knew, were "best" friends and joked and wisecracked throughout the show. This movie was so-o-o-o-o boring! Even the beginning when they meet up again after years of separation, was so like "Do I know you?!" Rhoda and Mary were the first "Girlfriends"--they lived in each other's apartment, took classes together, borrowed each others clothes, held each others hand through a crisis or a "bad" date, and even had little spats. They have a history and it didn't show at all in this movie. Plus, they both lacked the energy that they used to have. It didn't have anything to do with their aging--their characters and the script were just plain boring! I'm surprised Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper even agreed to give this movie to their fans of 30 years! I thought they would be mature, savvy, experienced, and entertaining like "Maude" or the "Golden Girls." I didn't hear one funny line like "I don't know why I'm even bothering to put this in my mouth, I should just apply it directly to my hips." I didn't even last to the end, it was so dull. If you were/are a die-hard Mary and Rhoda fan, don't watch this movie. It will destroy every fun loving memory you ever had of the humorous "Mary/Rhoda" duo on tv!

Mary and Rhoda.......2006-03-24

I have to say I was very disappointed with this film and I love Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper.
It starts off great with flashbacks of Rhoda and Mary Richards,then there is no mention of the other cast of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show",Lou,Ted,Phyllis,or Sue-Ann.
They both now have a daughter each,and then the film gets very heavy and could easily just be another movie of the week.
Its just a shame that none of the orginal writers of "The Mary Tyler Moore",Treva Silverman and Allan Burns weren't involved.
I hope a better reunion movie of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"/"Rhoda" is made.

A little disappoining.......2005-03-16

This didn't really do much for me. But what I really wrote to say was, when are they going to put out the wonderful RHODA on DVD. If anything, RHODA was even better than MTM. The relationship between Rhoda and her sister Elaine (whatever happened to her) was classic television comedy. If anyone out there is listening, please bring out RHODA on DVD, pretty please, I'm sure a lot of fans of the show feel the same as me, and I cant beleive its not out already.

If You Love Mary, Don't Even Think of Watching This.......2005-02-13

Let me start by saying that Mary Tyler Moore was my first crush. Oh, why can't all moms look and act like Laura Petrie from the Dick Van Dyke Show?, I thought. Younger than most moms, curvy, with big brown eyes, a rarity on TV. Keep starchy
Mrs. Cleaver, her pleated dress and her earrings, I adored Mary Tyler Moore. And when Mary got her own show, I was in TV heaven every Saturday night. Mary was just as perky and cute on her own as she was with Dick Van Dyke, but now funnier, more hip, and her own comedic flair brought out the best in her supporting cast. But that was then, this is now.

I'll digress a moment. Henry Fonda, a national institution for the Grapes of Wrath, The Oxbow Incident and Advise and Consent, among many other great films, once explained why he made the 1960s stinker "Sex and the Single Girl." He said an actor needs to do SOMETHING periodically to keep in the public eye so people don't forget. Very true, the public does have a tiny little memory. Come to think of it, why did we invade Iraq again?

This rationale must be the explanation why Mary Tyler Moore made the Godawful "Mary and Rhoda" - she was afraid if she didn't do something the public would desert her faster than you can say Pinky Toscadero.

The thin plot of the show is not even worth mentioning, but I'll report that the most shocking thing about "Mary and Rhoda" is not what you'll find out about Mary Richards. It is what you'll find out about Mary Tyler Moore. She has no sense of humor. The first time around, under the the supervision of her then-husband and former NBC exec Grant Tinker, plus James (Terms of
Endearment) Brooks at the helm, she was in the right place at the right time. Lacking these compuses of intelligence and taste, poor Mary has no internal sense of quality to call her own to save her. The result is absolute disaster in every area, starting with the writing. Barnet Kellman, Candice Bergen's "Murphy Brown" director cannot salvage the tainted material. There is no joy to be had from viewing, but only unintentional pathos. Ms. Moore, aside from obvious facial plastic surgery, shows off in a tight outfit a pair of cantaloupe-sized boobs she never possessed before, or, more accurately, never purchased before. Sad, sad, SAD. So you are warned: if you are a Mary-file like myself, just be happy to remember her as she was.

Love Mary, Rhoda, Lou, Murray, SueAnn, Georgette & All.......2005-01-22

This movie aired in February 2000 on ABC. Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper were reunited in their roles from the 1970's sitcom of Mary Tyler Moore (MTM).

As a child, I wanted to grow up to be MTM ... strong, independent, just a very good person. I wanted to have friends who kept me entertained like Rhoda! While I didn't grow up to be Mary, I do have terrific "Rhodas" in my life.

It was really nice go back in time to a place with Mary and Rhoda, yet seeing that they too have the same problems in life that the rest of us do.

The one thing that was disappointing to me about this movie was: What was Lou now doing - was he still into news broadcasting? Where was Murray - Did he write that book? How was Georgette's life going since Ted passed away? Did Sue Ann ever find a man? "What ever happened to Phyllis and her daughter?

No one spends that much time of their life with mutual friends and not talk about them. Remember this? Remember that?? Why don't either of them ever ask about the others?

Instead, the movie focuses on Mary Richards' return to TV news and Rhoda's attempts of a new career as a photographer's assistant.

Much like sports teams and your job, there are main characters (Mary and Rhoda), but you have terrific team mates and support staff that complete you. Wish they would have remembered the whole cast was what made the show such a terrific success!

I hope they will release more seasons of the MTM on DVD. There is an abundance of people out there who would love to have this series on DVD!

Average customer rating:

Slow movie
very mixed bag
tear jerker
Typical heartwarming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie

The Locket [Region 2]
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave , Chad Willett , Marguerite Moreau , Lori Heuring , and Lourdes Benedicto
Director: Karen Arthur
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Customer Reviews:

Slow movie.......2007-05-07

A so/so movie. Love Vanessa Redgrave but this movie is not the best. Obviously, a made for tv movie.

very mixed bag.......2006-05-26

tear jerker.......2005-06-27

Typical heartwarming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.......2003-12-02

Average customer rating:

Slow movie
very mixed bag
tear jerker
Typical heartwarming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie

The Locket
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave , Chad Willett , Marguerite Moreau , Lori Heuring , and Lourdes Benedicto
Director: Karen Arthur
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video