Product Details

• Actors: Colin Friels, Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, John Lithgow, Diana Rigg
• Directors: Bruce Beresford
• Writers: William Boyd
• Producers: Bruce Beresford, Avi Lerner, Jane Barclay, John Fiedler, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 1995
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783210973
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,592 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Good Man in Africa [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a smart and funny movie, with a wonderful lead performance by Bruce Beresford, who I've never seen act anywhere else. This movie got trashed in almost every review I've come across, except "Playboy Magazine" who gave the movie a rave review. I have to say, I think "Playboy" was right, and all the other reviewers were wrong. I lived in Africa for a year when I was a boy, and this movie captures what it is like to live in Africa; I felt like I was in a time machine, taking me back to my Africa days. Sean Connery's part is small, but he is first-rate, as always. This movie is an over-looked gem.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good humour, June 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Good Man in Africa [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a good comedy that I enjoyed. If you have lived in a developing country it is funny. I enjoyed the silly oversexed diplomat (who wasn't far off the mark of some single diplomats around the world), the ambassador, who was really hilarious and the myths the Africans believed. It is all good light hearted humour.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable, September 16, 2008

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Frank E. Petruzzini "FP" (Warren, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Man in Africa [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a great film to watch. The acting was excellent all the way through the film. Diana Rigg and Sean Connery in the same film is a can't miss and Colin Friels was their equal, every performance from all the actors was just fantastic. I wish this was on DVD.