Product Details

• Actors: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson, Bill Campbell, Barbara Garrick
• Directors: Pierre Gang
• Writers: Armistead Maupin, Nicholas Wright
• Producers: Alan Poul, Kevin Tierney, Suzanne Girard, Tim Bevan
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: DVD International
• DVD Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Run Time: 290 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1578482100
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,126 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get "More Tales" While You Can, December 14, 2000

By	"zed102" (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Tales of the City (DVD)

A must have DVD for any fan of the "Tales of the City" books or mini-series...even if you do not have a DVD player yet! This DVD is hard to come by so grab a copy of it while you can. While some viewers might have some problems with the re-casting of some key roles from the original series (particularly Nina Siemasko replacing Chloe Webb as Mona Ramsey), Armistead Maupin's characters and twisting storylines make it a little easier to accept the new actors. "More Tales" also gives you a chance to see some current TV stars in very different roles -- Thomas Gibson from "Dharma & Greg" and Billy Campbell from "Once And Again." Key holdovers include Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis who, along with Maupin, provide insightful voice-over commentary on this 2-disc DVD set.

An important part to any DVD (or movie) purchase is whether it holds up after repeated viewing and this certainly passes the test. Unfortunately, the original PBS "Tales" is tied up in a legal mess and unavailable on DVD for the forseeable future. Looking forward to "Further Tales" set to air in Spring 2001. It is rare these days for an author to have such creative control over a movie/mini-series project. Maupin's love for these characters (and the actors who play them) is clearly evident. Hopefully, future "Tales" DVDs will have the caring treatment that was put into this set.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not As Great As the Books But Still Good To See !!!, June 25, 2000

By	"iheartcrass" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Tales of the City (3pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ok. The stories of 28 Barbary Lane continue with more laughs, more sex and more mysteries with Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City, a six-part miniseries (COMPLETE SET OF THREE TAPES) follow-up to the highly successful Tales of the City. Picking up where the original left off, Anna Madrigal (Dukakis) is still keeping watch over her tenants Mary Ann (Linney), who finds love with the mysterious Burke (Ferguson), and Michael "Mouse" Tolliver (Hopkins, replacing Marcus D'Amico), who falls hard for the dreamy Dr. Fielding (Campbell). Meanwhile, Mona (Siemaszko replacing Chloe Webb) heads off in search of her birth mother; and Beauchamp (Gibson) deals with his wife Dede's (Garrick) impending motherhood. More Tales is just as enjoyable as the original, and since there is less time introducing the characters, there's more time spent with them and developing them. Tensions about showing nudity and depicting homosexuality, which caused a controversy with the first production, have been lessened (this was made for Showtime, not PBS as the original was), making the sequel more relaxed. As before, the series captures 1970s San Francisco in all its glory, featuring fabulous period details in the clothes, music and fads of the era. It's like reuniting with long-lost old friends!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb sequel to a great TV Miniseries, January 27, 1999

By	A. Andersen (Bellows Falls, VT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: More Tales of the City (3pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

MORE TALES fleshes out characterization, answers a few mysteries left over from the original and deepens our understanding of our beloved friends at 28 Barbary Lane as they grow and change. Most striking is Paul Hopkins creation of Mouse. The oriignal actor in the role was delightful and most appealing but Hopkins has something extra - besides his drop-dead gorgeous face - a quiet strength and sensitivity, a radiance, if you will- especially in his near deathbed monologue of a letter to his homophobic parents, proudly and eloquently stating his gay pride. His modulated and carefully controlled voice holds back strong emotion beautifully. Get out the box of kleenex! Dukakis is once again PERFECT as Anna Madrigal. Jackie Burroughs (where do these marvelous character actors come from) should have pulled off an Emmy for her original characterization of an octogenarian whorehouse madam. Warm glows, much love - God, I wish I lived with these people. Hope there are more to come!.