Product Details

• Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VAFOU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,018 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Divorce American Style" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

After 17 years, married life has become predictable and stale for Richard and Barbara Harmon. After splitting up, they discover divorced life is even worse! Stars Emmy ® winner Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another modern classic chopped up in stupid standard screen!, December 24, 2004

By 

Edmond Gauthier (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Divorce American Style (DVD)

Thank goodness Dick Van Dyke's brilliant Never A Dull Moment recently got the classy widescreen treatment it so richly deserved, but Divorce American Style? Nope! They threw it into the crummy standard screen bin, like it was a piece of trash!

I mean it only starred Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds, was directed by Bud Yorkin, with Conrad Hall as the Director of Photography. So I guess the studio (Columbia/Tristar) just didn't think these people were GOOD enough to deserve a widescreen release!

I will gladly buy this DVD, because the theatrical version was GREAT, but only IF it ever comes out in its original widescreen aspect ratio. Continue to boycott all standard screen butcher jobs, everyone!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID FULL FRAME BUTCHER JOB, March 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Divorce American Style (DVD)

yet again...a studio "dumbs down" a release by not giving us the full image. Teach them a lesson by boycotting these "butchered" releases...Conrad Hall (the cinematographer) deserves better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous mid-20th century design spoiled by full frame release, April 6, 2006

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K. Burke (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Divorce American Style (DVD)

This movie, besides being extremely well acted by all its stars (including the magnificent Jean Simmons in her mature prime) is also a beautifully designed and shot time capsule. What a shame that it was disrespected by a worthless "full frame" release.