Product Details

• Actors: Jason Robards, Marsha Mason, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Broderick, Dody Goodman
• Directors: Herbert Ross
• Writers: Neil Simon
• Producers: Herbert Ross, Neil Simon, Roger M. Rothstein
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1983
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000006GE2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,443 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of those great family movies, November 9, 2004

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moonbeamie "moonbeamie" (Tennesse, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max Dugan Returns [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a Neil Simon fan. I will reluctantly admit it. This is not a biographic type movie like Brighton Beach Memoirs. It is not edgy like the Sunshine Boys. It is my favorite movie he has done because it has a family feel without being to sad.

Everyone little kid has wished that some rich relative would blow in and buy all the answers to their problems. So Max Dugan has decided that he will buy the love of his daughter and his grandson. One problem... He is wanted by the police and the mafia. With a lot of lies and side stepping Max buys a few weeks with his family. He just doesnt expect to love them so much.

I hope they do release it even in a bargain Vhs. They don't make family films like they used to.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Family Comedy Without The Saccharine, June 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Max Dugan Returns [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Nora (Marsha Mason) is a single mother who lives with her son Michael (Mathew Broderick). Their modest life is turned upside down when Nora's estranged father Max Dugan (Jason Robards) shows up in the middle of the night offering stolen money in exchange for a dying wish: time to get to know his grandson. Further complicated by the fact that Nora is dating a policeman (played brilliantly by an inquisitive Donald Sutherland) who can't help get the feeling that the new houseguest isn't who he claims to be.
Marsha Mason and Jason Robards are brilliantly funny together exchanging loving father-daughter quips. A young Mathew Broderick holds his own (showing many of his classic mannerisms) as Nora's son caught in the middle of it all. Recommended to all who want a warm-hearted laugh from a unique family story.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Movie With A Wonderfully Unique Storyline, September 13, 2001

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Cortney Alcoset (Stanton, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max Dugan Returns [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been watching Max Dugan Returns since I was a child. It was one of my all time favorite movies as a kid. I love the storyline of the movie. It is a wonderfully unique storyline, one that you don't see much of these days. I have never seen a more entertaining plot in a movie. I got quite a kick seeing Matthew Broderick at such a young age. Jason Robards is truly excellent. I hope this movie can live in the hearts of families for years to come. It is truly a classic.