Product Details

• Actors: Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jack Arendt, Jozef Fahey
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Run Time: 176 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008975D
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A stage classic that holds up, April 21, 2003

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Bill (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Man Who Came to Dinner (DVD)

Very enjoyable staging of Kaufman and Hart play. Nathan Lane and Jean Smart, as you would expect, squeeze every possible laugh from their lines. They're wonderful.

One caveat: The play is filled with quick references to personalities of the period (the 1930s), and most of that might go right over some people's heads. But much of the comedy is timeless, so everyone is bound to enjoy it in the end.

There is more to this DVD than a previous reviewer would have you believe, but only a bit more. In the intermissions, there are some descriptions of the characters and whom they are based on. And there is an enjoyable segment with Kaufman's daughter and Hart's wife (the eternally graceful and charming Kitty Carlisle). The banter between Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson in these segments is weak, however. Essentially you're getting exactly the same thing you would have seen when this was broadcast.

We're fortunate to have had this performance captured on film, and I hope there will be more of the same.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Funny, Great, January 3, 2007

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David Clarke "ThePhantomLeo" (Huntsville,TX/Baytown, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man Who Came to Dinner (DVD)

This recording from a recent production is amazing. Nathan Lane is great and larger than life, as usual. The rest of the cast does wonderful jobs. This is a treasure!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come to Dinner!, July 26, 2003

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cendrillion00 "cendrillion00" (Hummelstown, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man Who Came to Dinner (DVD)

This is my favorite play of all time and it's all because of this production/video. Nathan Lane is my absolute favorite actor ever and he is perfection in this show. The material is quick and comical but there are also great moments of heart. Every cast member embodies their part and one can tell that they are enjoying themselves in the act. Harriet Harris plays secretary, matching wits and glares with Lane's 'Sherry'. Jean Smart plays a Broadway actress who gives her best (and most frequent) performances in the bedroom; Byron Jennings is the arrogantly lovable Beverly Carlton; and Lewis Stadlen is Banjo- a wacky Hollywood director who at times during his performance channels Jimmy Durante-the movie counterpart. The narrations done by Natasha Richardson and Liam Niasson are ok to sit through once but during repeat watchings they can be skipped over. I have watched this many times over and I'm still laughing. Kauffman and Hart's words have found their true home with this ensemble!