Product Details

• Actors: April Barnett, Ryan Smith, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Cedric Yarbrough, Andrew Friedman
• Directors: Armen Kaprelian, Kent Llewellyn
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Magnolia
• DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000QQET82
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,454 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Closing Escrow" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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CLOSING ESCROW - DVD Movie

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cleverly funny film about the foibles of the home-searching process, August 23, 2007

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dorianh49 "computer guy" (Murrieta, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closing Escrow (DVD)

I happened to catch this movie last night on high-definition cable. Having never heard of it (and not knowing about it's premise), I thought I'd watch a little bit, as my wife and I are saving up to buy a home of our own, and it seemed that there might be some insight to be gleaned by viewing it. I quickly realized, however, that this was a farcical mockumentary in the style of "Best In Show", "A Mighty Wind", and "Spinal Tap" (this film, "Closing Escrow", has no cast or crew in common with those movies, as far as I know).

Although the writing isn't as snappy as its predecessors, it's still quite good, with a couple well-written and acted characters. The journey of 3 completely different couples looking for their perfect home, each with the "help" of their own quirky realtor, all eventually converging on the same home in the finale, is equal parts hilarity, weirdness, and almost-went-somewhere gags.

This is one of those films that will most likely have a cult following among realtors and others in the home-buying biz; for the rest, this is probably a good week-night rental.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta see this one, August 26, 2007

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MPG (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closing Escrow (DVD)

This is the kind of movie that as you are watching it, you start to realize the humor in even the most subtle ways. You don't need to have gone through a home purchase to have fun watching this one. Just sit back and enjoy the crazy scenario of each home buying couple and their strange realtors as they unfold.

If you HAVE gone through the purchase of buying home, it will probaby conjure up a number of funny moments from your own experiences.

Definitely check this one out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Movie but I missed the Christopher Guest Cast, July 5, 2008

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stdakd12 "stdakd12" (East Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closing Escrow (DVD)

I thought the movie rated well; however, I was psyched out to see some of the Christopher Guest cast in this "mockumentary," but none of the Guest cast showed up, and I could see each one of them in the different roles. Imagine seeing Fred Willard as a Real Estate Agent with a chain saw...etc.

Anyway, kudos to the wonderful job the writers, producers, directors and actors did. Everyone did a supurb job, and I hope to see these producers do some more mockumentaries in the future. It seems as if they have their own cast, so I will be looking forward to seeing them in the future. You give Guest and cast a good run for the money. Thanks for the great entertainment on the fourth of July weekend.