Product Details

• Actors: Leslie Ackerman, Peter Bergman, Steve Bluestein, Jim Fisher (III), Rowby Goren
• Directors: Rowby Goren, Chuck Staley
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM/UA Video
• VHS Release Date: February 20, 2001
• Run Time: 69 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000059ZW9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,737 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good back in the days comedy, November 30, 2009

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Rowby Goren (Los Angeles California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cracking Up (Amazon.com Exclusive) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Well I ordered this video because I Directed it many years ago!

It featured some of the top improv performers in Los Angeles (Groundlings, etc.) and was produced by Neal Israel & Joe Roth who have considerable credits themselves :)

Not sure if it's available in DVD (yet), but if you have a VHS machine handy you might want to check out this video -- you'll see some improv performers who went on to greater fame in films and TV.

...Rowby

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Cracking Up" had me cracking up..., January 23, 2004

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MajorGeek (Conway, AR United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cracking Up (Amazon.com Exclusive) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was fortunate enough to have worked as a theater projectionist when this movie came out. You know, all the fresh-popped popcorn and soda I could consume for free and the opportunity to see this film about 14 times in the two weeks that it ran. This is one of those movies much like "Airplane" that you need to see a few times to catch all the gags. True, the budget for the movie was pretty low, but that was idea. Basically, a lot of comedians and comedy troupes got together and performed skits that were loosely woven around a central theme, that Los Angeles had suffered a 9.7 earthquake. If you like shows like Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, and Mad TV, you may enjoy a lot of these wacky skits. One of my favorites is one with Fred Willard as the boss in a bed store who gets into a conversation with a potential customer about mattresses, but somehow the poor customer misunderstands the subject and thinks Willard is speaking of something much more personal! At this price, you could always record over the movie if you didn't like it. Somehow, I think you'll want to save it.

One thing that puzzled me and ticked me off a little was that they changed the original theme song on this tape. I don't know if there was an issue with rights or something, but the original theme was very different.

[UPDATE]

This movie was only about $6 when I wrote this. I guess my review has increased its value! Not sure why but it says $20 at the main Amazon screen, but only $7.99 here.