Product Details

• Actors: James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Buck Henry
• Directors: Peter Yates
• Writers: Andrew S. Karsch, Todd Alcott
• Producers: Andrew S. Karsch, Lisa Bruce, Michele Newman, Robert Nickson, Sidney Kimmel
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, German
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Allumination
• VHS Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WMBR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,651 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encore!, February 27, 2008

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Heidi Steffy "hlinnstoryteller" (Erie PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curtain Call (DVD)

Be prepared to laugh. It is always a joy to watch Maggie Smith and Michael Caine play off each other. They are so accomplished. James Spaeder does a very good job holding his own with these two. This is not the average love story. After all there is nothing average about a ghost couple with a history of fireworks in their relationship. They have a lot to teach, and do it well just being themselves. In spite of the fact that everything seems to go constantly awry, all that unseen "help", Spaeder's character proves to be a clumsy but apt pupil. Just a pleasure to watch.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Curtain Call, May 6, 2000

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Diane B. Cook "DD Cook" (The Deep South) - See all my reviews
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A delightful romantic comedy with the talented James Spader, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, and even Sam Sheppard, it is set in Manhattan, with a lovely old home furnished in fabulous antiques, including two ghosts who were famous theatrical personalities in life. Spader inspires giggles with another of his always surprising comedic presentations, especially in his "fright" when the ghosts appear. The music is warm and the characters are rich. The dialogue is bright. The film offers a beautiful fantasy escape to upper class New York and a look into the publishing business - enjoy it with a glass or two of wine, and it will seem very believable.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old-fashioned fun, March 21, 2008

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libriarsque (Texas) - See all my reviews

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I'll watch any movie that has Maggie Smith and Michael Caine together; their comedic chemistry is strongly reminiscent of William Powell/Myrna Loy. It's also nice to see James Spader in a comic role, which he handles quite well.

This is a very entertaining, light-hearted movie which wears well over more than one viewing. The only part of the plot that ever-so-slightly annoys (at least, it does me) is that the girlfriend, played by Polly Walker, never gives Spader's character a chance to explain; she always interrupts him, then runs away. But of course, that in itself provides some of the "conflict" in what would otherwise be a mere piece of fluff.

This DVD is worth purchasing for Caine and Smith alone, and also for those of us who love old-fashioned fun.