Product Details

• Actors: Jason Priestley, Kimberly Williams, Peter Riegert, Robert Loggia, Jay Kogen
• Directors: Wallace Wolodarsky
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: July 22, 1997
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303679021
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,605 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious black comedy--criminally under-appreciated, June 20, 2006

By	Raegan Butcher (RainCity, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I went to see this at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1995. I went because the synopsis sounded interesting. Plus the guy who had written and directed it was connected with the Simpsons, surely a major plus when it comes to comedy. The audience was filled with teenage girls, obviously drawn by the name of Jason Priestly on the marquee. It made the subsequent viewing of the film THAT much funnier (well, at least to me) to sit there and wonder what these girls were thinking as the film progressed and Priestly started killing folks with such wonderful deadpan indifference.This movie is SCREAMINGLY funny. Peter Reigert is top-flight comedy gold in every scene he has as the burned-out veteran hit-man. The real revelation is how funny Jason Priestly can be when given a chance. His character here is almost like Peter Sellers from BEING THERE; he is so impassive and deadpan, yet the film revolves around his performance and it must be good for a film like this to work; well, Priestly delivers. His character is goofy and sweet and yet somehow chilling too in his casual attitude to murder. Why this film has languished in total obscurity is a mystery. When i saw the film, most of the audience didn't know what to think; the teenage girlies were rather shocked;they didn't find it amusing to see their 90210 heartthrob pistol-whipping people before icing them, but I did. When the film ended, the director, Wallace Wolodarsky, was just sitting there, alone.He had introduced the film briefly beforehand and said he'd be happy to field questions when it was over. I approached him (since no one else was going to) and I think I frightened him a bit with my exuberance; I had a shaved head at the time and i looked a bit weird and I said, too loudly, "That movie was brilliant! It was hilarious!" He said,"Thank you," and slowly backed away from me. I thought, "well, you can't win them all." And I left him in the theater filled with people who didn't understand his movie.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cold Blooded Dark Comedy, June 1, 2006

By	Vito (In The Apartment Above Yours) - See all my reviews

THIS MOVIE DESERVES TO BE ON DVD! I am waiting for the DVD to buy it.

How could you not love the Dark Humor in this movie that is delivered in an innocent and simple dead pan is brilliant. Jason Priestly wowed me in this role as Cosmo. This was in heavy rotation on cable a few years ago when I saw it the first time. I cannot wait to see it again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best dark comedy I've ever seen.... by far., March 4, 2006

By	Swobo96 (Aurora, IL USA) - See all my reviews

I gave this movie five stars not because it is worthy of an Oscar for best picture, but because a good dark comedy is hard to find. Therefore, within the genre it definitely deserves five stars; but if dark dark dark dark dark comedy is not your thing, then take a pass. Otherwise, heed the advice of the reviews that others have posted here and buy this movie (even if it's on VHS).