Product Details

• Actors: Brian Wimmer; Peter Berg; Marcia Gay Harden; Peter Gallagher
• Directors: W.D. Richter
• Writers: Mark Andrus
• Producers: W.D. Richter; Dan Lupovitz
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MGM
• DVD Release Date: December 31, 2009
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002Y26UOW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,482 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Late for Dinner" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Two best friends unwittingly participate in a bizarre 1962 experiment which brings them twenty-nine years into the future. Shocked to find themselves in the loud, rude and expensive new world of 1991, the pair return to their hometown and attempt to re-enter the lives of loved ones left behind so long ago.  Important Note: This film has been manufactured from the best-quality video master currently available and has not been remastered or restored specifically for this DVD release.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable Romantic Comedy, December 15, 1999

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Elaine Gaslin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Late for Dinner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A young family man (Brian Wimmer) and his brother-in-law (Peter Berg) are a couple of good guys who stumble into a bad situation. After a few twists and turns, they end up cryogenically frozen, only to return nearly three decades later to try to reclaim their lives. Wimmer gives an outstanding performance in trying to woo and win back his now much older wife, and Berg is incredible as a chronically ill (and amusingly child-like) young man. Marcia Gay Harden is also excellent as the bewildered wife, and there are many other solid supporting characters.

The film is great entertainment for nearly all ages and tastes. It is funny and sincere, and will leave you with a smile on your face. This is one movie that you will want to OWN. Once you have seen it, you will want to watch it again and again, and share the experience with others. Late for Dinner is a movie that you will never regret and never forget.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed by the quality, January 4, 2010

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wygit (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Late for Dinner (DVD)

OK, the movie is lovely, an old favorite, which has never come out on DVD.
I hadn't tried the "manufactured on demand" videos before and was a bit concerned, seeing how some of those aftermarket videos are produced, but this is pretty close to DVD quality.

No special features, but you know, that's not a bad thing when you consider the trade off is that you pop the DVD in, and the movie starts playing.

Video and sound quality are much better than I expected.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Charming Romantic Comedy, March 22, 2005

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G. Reid (Roseland, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Late for Dinner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

On the run from a crime they didn't commit, the two buddies end up caught in the biggest chill ever: guinea pigs in a dangerous cryonics experiment. Frozen Alive! And they don't thaw out for about 30 years. But they have not aged. Then they go back to their old life, but everything has changed. Can love conquer all? But if love does indeed conquer all, Willie and Joy will have a chance to share their once-in-a-lifetime romance twice.

Romantic Comedy (TommyK 365/3)