Product Details

• Actors: Tim Matheson, Sean Young, Edward Asner, Kristen Bell, Bug Hall
• Directors: Sam Pillsbury
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Good Times Video
• VHS Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000AGQ2I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,481 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Sweet Film, January 28, 2005

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Michael Cuomo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King And Queen Of Moonlight Bay (DVD)

In all honesty I purchased this dvd because it was cheap and had the sexy Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) in it. I wasn't expecting much from it, but it turned out to be a heart-warming film. The performances were excellent and it had a nice look to it. There are no extras and it only comes in full-screen (it was a made-for-tv movie) but it was entertaining enough to watch. I'm glad I bought it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moonlight Bay Shines, August 13, 2006

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B. K. Stepp (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King And Queen Of Moonlight Bay (DVD)

This is a TV movie and it has the usual TV type dramatic elements such as alcoholism, divorce, dysfunction, etc. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was also genuine and sweet. It's a simple story of a 17 year old girl (Kristen Bell) spending the summer with her father (Tim Matheson) whom she hasn't seen in ten years. He lives by a lake in a small town in Arizona which gives the movie a very nice look and mood. I wish it were shot in wide screen to take better advantage of the scenery but alas, this is TV fare.

Matheson and Bell are very good together and the supporting characters are low-key and likable. I enjoyed my time at 'Moonlight Bay' and I think you will too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a quiet film which tugs at the heart, June 16, 2011

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R. A. Frauenglas "Brooklyn Bum" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (DVD)

The KING and QUEEN of Moonlight Bay is a film released in 2002. I LOVED it! Tears were coursing down my cheeks at the end. It has a great cast. Kristen Bell played a 17-year old who decides to spend her last summer before university with her dad, played by Tim Matheson, whom she has not seen since he walked out on her & her mom when she was just six. Sean Young played Tim's love interest & Ed Asner played a sweet curmudgeonly retired English teacher who becomes a sort of mentor to Kristen.
The entire movie takes place in a small town on the shore of Lake Havasu in Arizona, where Tim lives in a trailer outside of town right on the lake. This is a quiet film about human emotions & relationships. Tim is taciturn & keeps his emotions & ideas to himself. He has found work as a handyman in a place where he can wall himself off from responsible human relationships. Will he finally open up enough to begin a life with his on-again, off-again girlfriend? Will he let his daughter back into his life & love her as the dad she needs to have. Will Kristen finally build a relationship with her dad? How does Ed fit into their lives & how does she handle awakening sexual desires with her first real boyfriend? Ed adds color to the whole film, which is very short at just 88 minutes in length. The actors all give superb performances. No one is over the top. Everyone is believable. This movie is simply a wonderful slice of life & tugs at the heart.