Product Details

• Actors: Dean Cain, Andy Dick, Sean Patrick Flanery, Mitchell Whitfield, Luke Wilson
• Directors: Tamra Davis
• Writers: Tracy Fraim, Art Edler Brown
• Producers: Art Edler Brown, Brad Krevoy, Bradley Jenkel, Christopher Buchanan, Deborah Ridpath
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Orion
• VHS Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792898753
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,257 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, December 9, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Men (DVD)

BEST MEN surprised me very much; I wasn't expecting such a delightful, if a little bit depressing, movie. Directed by Tamra Davis with a keen eye on characterization and humor, this movie is one of those you smile most of the time, and have a good time with its surreal and zany plot.
Luke Wilson plays Jesse, a convict getting out of prison after a theft, and who is getting married to his sweetheart, Hope (Drew Barrymore). Along for the ride are his best friends (Dean Cain as a former Green Beret, who is gay; Mitchell Whitfield as the lawyer Saul, who was Wilson's lawyer; Andy Dick as the nerdy Teddy, who is in a bad marriage; and Sean Patrick Flannery, who plays Billy and is secretly the philanthropic bank robber known as Hamlet because he spouts off lines from the play when he robs the banks. Billy doesn't tell his buddies that he's planning on robbing a bank before the wedding, but one thing leads to another and all the men are holed up in the bank with the local sheriff (Fred Ward) who also happens to be Billy's father! Soon, the inevitably nasty FBI comes in, headed by the sadistic and cold agent, played with malevolent glee by the durable and dependable Raymond J. Barry (Dead Man Walking, The Chamber).
The movie moves from some very humorous scenes to a devastating finale. This dramedy works because the performances are top notch and the script while manipulative is honest. Brad Dourif gives one of his best performances since "Cuckoo's Nest" as the mentally challenged Vietnam vet. Fred Ward, Dean Cain, Sean Patrick Flannery and Mitchell Whitfield are also excellent. It's the best work I've seen Cain do.
The movie entertained me immensely, and I would recommend it to audiences who enjoy a dramatic comedy! Or is it a comic drama?
Cheers!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Men, October 7, 2000

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"nkgriffith" (Saint Albans, WV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Men [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie has it all. Exploration of relationships, platonic and romantic, self-examination, character study, comedy of folly, and all without being heavy-handed or boring. All the performances are top-drawer and each character has something to offer which is great and rare, making this truely and ensemble piece. Dean Cain's performance is especially captivating, but not so much that it fails the mix. You like and care about each one of the characters, warts and all. I would recommend this movie to anyone, because I think anyone regardless of taste preferences would find something to love about this movie. Definately worth the look.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars most underrated film ever, September 11, 2000

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BRIAN (san francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Men [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i saw this film on cable back in may, and 5 minutes after it was over i went looking to buy it on the internet. i found you couldn't get it anywhere. finally, it's coming back, on video. hopefully it will get the credit [and exposure] it deserves. it is great. it has comedy, drama, action, romance and everything else you could want in a film. see it today!