READ THIS FIRST: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!
Laserdisc Title: "THE FRONT PAGE (1974)"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayne, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Carol Burnett
Production / Year: 1974 Universal Pictures
Running Time: 105 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated PG
Distributed By: MCA Universal Home Video
Catalog / Spine Number: 16002
Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks, if any
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, creases, light scuffs, slightly worn-out corners or edges and small taped-up splits middle of top and bottom spines
Synopsis:
Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht's classic newspaper comedy--about a conniving editor who talks his star reporter out of getting married long enough to cover a big story--has survived lesser adaptations than this one. (Ever see Switching Channels?) But few have been more disappointing. Billy Wilder teamed Walter Matthau (as the unscrupulous editor) and Jack Lemmon (as the fast-talking reporter), who try to get the scoop on everyone else in the story of a convicted killer who escapes on his way to the electric chair. But Matthau and Lemmon, as good as they are, succumb to the temptation to do shtick--and Carol Burnett shows up in a florid, unfunny performance as a hooker. An attempt to bottle the same lightning that struck with The Sting--but Wilder, Lemmon, and Matthau just can't do it.
Recently seen in Grumpy Old Men and Out to Sea, and soon to appear in a sequel to Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Jack Lemmon and Walter Mattau play battling newspapermen in 1920's Chicago. In this fast-pace version of the comedy classic from legendary director Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot, The Apartment), Lemmon is ace reporter Hildy Johnson and Matthau his irascible editor, Walter Burns. Hildy wants to quit and marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon), but Walter will do anything to stop him an an escaped killer (Austin Pendleton) gives him just the scoop he needs to lure Hildy back to work. Wilder and Longtime collaborator I.A.L Diamond adapted the Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur stage hit, previously filmed under its own title and as His Girl Friday, and later remade as Switching Channels.
"The Front Page" is a must-see for any fans of Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau! I bought the movie before I ever even saw it and I loved it! These two are as funny as ever in this comedy about two reporters who are on top of the hottest story in town. This is a great film to watch, although Carol Burnett's character was a down side to it, but you hardly even notice it with the rest of the fine cast. The Laserdisc offers an overall good presentation of the film in standard (unfortunately not widescreen) format. Bottom line- it's worth buying, even if you've never seen it! Especially with the great price!
THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER
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