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Dead Solid Perfect [VHS]

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We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD! We Want DVD!!!! Get it in VHS if you absolutely must... but this one deserves DVD.

Move over Dorf and forget all about TIN CUP. DEAD SOLID PERFECT is the best golf movie ever made. It's on the same level as CADDYSHACK, only more mature, so as not to scare away the conservative duffers. Randy Quaid and Jack Warden are wonderful and Corinne Bohrer is the cutest thing to ever grace the links this side of Annika Sorenstam.

It's criminal that DEAD SOLID PERFECT has not yet made an appearance on DVD. It's funny, it's got nice production values, great acting, drama, and Corinne Bohrer.

Although not his biggest commercial success, `Dead Solid Perfect' may be the funniest book written by one of this country's great talents, Dan Jenkins.

In the text, there is a combination of comedic genius, and a true love for the subject matter, the game of golf. Add 50 some years of experience reporting on the game, and Mr. Jenkins has just about every aspect of this story nailed, cold.

I know many who think one of his earlier books, Semi-Tough to be an exemplary piece of writing, I agree, but the film it produced turned out luke-warm as best.

This film is better, although it can not be described with the superlatives of Jenkins original. Sometimes it's just impossible to capture the essence of such multi-layered characters on film in 2 hours or less.

Not to knock Bobby Roth, or the two principals, Randy Quaid, and Jack Warden who both did good turns: Quaid as Kenny Lee, the talented but struggling tour golfer and Warden as "Bad-Hair' Wimberly, the cash-rich sponsor. For golf fans it's a good movie and certainly more honest and original than Tin Cup. For the rest I'd say only fair.

It's an absolute shame that this movie is not out on DVD. Randy Quaid gives a great performance as an unfocused, over-partying bottom ranks PGA tour player whose marriage is on the rocks. This movie is a perfect blend of humor and drama. It is also as inspiring as Rudy and Hoosiers.

I watched the VHS version a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it and would place it up there with any sport movie. Randy Quaid plays the character of a party animal golfer to a tee. Why won't the studios listen to the public and release this as a DVD so those of us with taste can buy it to play it over and over.

Enjoyable performance by Quaid & is semi-believeable in it's golf action & speak. Kathryn Harrold(?) does a good job as Quaids wife-to-leave. This is NOT a kids movie by any means............& I 2nd all the calls for a DVD version. This movie is worthy of it. Funny as hell in parts with Jack Warden.

As a former tour player now out of the game, this film captures alot of what the PGA tour used to be. The race to "Monday Qualifiers" by what we were referred to as "rabbits" was filled with alot of the shenanigans this movie portrays. I'm sure the PGA wasn't especially thrilled with the movie, but this system produced greats like Trevino, Rodriguez, and many more. Would love to see this movie out in DVD (haven't owned a VCR in years)soon! As per other reviews, B movie with great content and storyline. Would by 10 DVD's for gifts for my golfing buddies!

Still underrated. A great sports movie, and, for my money the best golf movie ever done. It is a lot more believable than Tin Cup. It also doesn't hurt that it has the greatest scene of brief, completely unnecessary nudity I've ever seen.
To quote one of the other reviewers: DVD - DVD - DVD - DVD.

Looking for an in depth study of the psychology of being good at something? Some insight into how women, male friends, helpers, sponsors and others play into that? You might like this. It's also a great lot of fun, and documents pretty accurately the golf scene of a few years ago. Frankly, it hasn't changed that much, they still don't let the women play with the men. But there are plenty of women playing with men in this movie.

I read the original Dan Jenkins novel some time back. It was great, but more complex, and I sort of got lost in the clever details and missed the main themes. But in the movie, which simplifies the novel for the sake of time, they come dramatically shining through.

The only complaint, other than it not being on DVD, is that there are one or two implausibilities, like Beverly getting up the day after surgery and going to a golf tournament. I believe that's a change from the book. But it's effective. Oh, and did I mention, there's a great music soundtrack too.

This is the poor man's Tin Cup...unrealistic much like Cup, but fun. Randy Quaid plays the struggling, wanna be, tour pro and personifies the "dead on", albiet, stereotypical lifestyle of the borderline professional athlete...living life to excess, drinking, gambling, and womanizing. After all, isn't this what life on the road in an old convertible Caddie is all about. The golf scenes won't drive you to the golf course to tee it up immediately after watching the movie, but there is just enough substance here to keep you interested. And for those of you who are slaves to cleavage, be sure to check out Quaid's girfriend Corrine Bohrer...enough said.