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Myth of Fingerprints [VHS] (1997)

Starring: Randee Allen, Arija Bareikis Director: Bart Freundlich Rating: R (Restricted) Format: VHS Tape
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Randee Allen, Arija Bareikis, Justin Barreto, Chris Bauer, Nicholas Bourgeois
  • Directors: Bart Freundlich
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • VHS Release Date: April 20, 1999
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 080019344X
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,844 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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A Sundance Festival special, this indie family comedy-drama was given unduly harsh treatment by critics when it was released. Starring as the long-estranged son of an emotionally distant father, Noah Wyle comes home to his family for Thanksgiving in hopes of reconnecting with his old girlfriend, and receives unexpected results. But he's not the only one coming back. There's the brother with a cute fiancée (Hope Davis), who doesn't quite understand what all the tension is about. There's the glum sister (a hilarious Julianne Moore) who is down on love and everything else until she connects with a childhood acquaintance. And Mom (Blythe Danner) is there to referee it all. But the central conflict involves Wyle and his father (Roy Scheider in a wonderfully eccentric performance). --Marshall Fine

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy - nobody EVER discusses anything REAL .........., May 10, 2004
This review is from: The Myth of Fingerprints (DVD)
I've watched this movie several times - to see if I missed anything before, just to see it again, because it's mesmerising (for me, anyway), and because I'm secretly hoping that it wasn't really THAT sick ......... the acting, photography, direction were all superb - the message came across so very true to life in every way ........... and because of all that, I often watch it when it's re-run on the tube; Noah Wyle does an excellent job of portaying the son who suffered so pointedly, the betrayal that goes on in this family - and as in all (or most anyway) families - this one is affected via the trickle down of the tone set by the parents - the father - Roy Scheider - isn't just distant; he's downright mean and destructive - blurred from being discerned clearly, because of his eccentricities - although I did feel that he contrived all of those too. And Blythe Danner did an excellent job of portraying the mother who goes on for decades overlooking her husband's cruel streaks, his creepy deceits, his silence, anger, and his tone-setting refusal to tolerate open communication; in spite of all this unpleasantness in the household, and the effect this all has/had on the now grown children - I enjoy this movie because it all "hangs together" so real and true. It's hard to believe that in this day and age, that there surely are families like this - who simply never communicate openly atall - ever!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars dysfunctional family so real, it hurts....., March 6, 2006
By MATT (ARIZONA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Myth of Fingerprints (DVD)
you'll recognize yourself and people you know, and it will strike an emotional chord wth you.
thought provoking, intense, distant and cold.
all performances are a sensation, julianne moore a standout as usual. a thanksgiving gathering gone wrong. buried and bitter feelings abound and resurface again.
look elsewhere if your expecting a happy ending, this isn't that kind of movie. the father/son relationship is very sad. anger underneath the surface between them.
there is a cellar scene where the father goes down and sees a family film from long ago. a birthday party for his son. this scene is very moving, showing the father how horrible he acted toward him. the look on roy scheider's face while watching the reel is heartbraking....he has no feelings at all of what he did, and why. subtle to its center, it is a good film.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a great soundtrack through and through, November 2, 2001
By A Music Lover (the seaside) - See all my reviews
David Bridie and Rufus Wainright on one CD? To fans of them it is a dream. This is where i first found them both (The music really grabbed me when i watched the flick). David Bride and John Phillips are from the Aussie band "Not Drowning, Waving" and this soundtrack sounds a bit like the NDW soundtrack to "Hammers". The addition of 2 great Rufus' traditional covers and Bing Crosby keep you in visual movie mode. This very mellow and introspective music, so if that's what you like, I recommend it highly! jeff@deco.net
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful film
I am not going to say much. This is simply one of the finest films I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. I've watched it several times a year since it came on video. the end....
Published 25 days ago by Serial Fella

2.0 out of 5 stars Very boring and unfulfilling
I watched this movie a couple of years ago, because of the cast mainly.
I don't remember if I liked it or not, must have not hated it or loved it because I would have... Read more
Published 17 months ago by rickshayne

5.0 out of 5 stars D.D.
Is the family both the centerpoint of our adult strength and the source of our weakness?
The question lingers upon coming to the end of Myth of Fingerprint, and one is left... Read more
Published on December 16, 2006 by D.D.

2.0 out of 5 stars Big Shrug (spoilers)
Some pretty pictures, some good acting on the parts of some of the actors as they portray a bunch of dysfunctional people home for Thanksgiving. Read more
Published on April 18, 2006 by T.F.

3.0 out of 5 stars disfunctional Wyle
lots of love making in this one. Wyle gives a great role as the son of a father and their lives arent really great as Wyle comes back after he is gone for awhile. Read more
Published on October 14, 2003 by Michael Bolts

5.0 out of 5 stars I Know Them
Loved this movie with an all-star cast playing characters who seemed too familiar. Thanksgiving in Maine was the perfect setting for the 4 adult siblings who return home to... Read more
Published on September 25, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Gathering
This Indie film hits home to all of us. Not one family is perfect (I don't care what anyone says) - so anyone can relate to this movie. Read more
Published on February 8, 2003 by J. Chamberlin

1.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyment interruptus
What an unsatisfying movie! It tried to encompass too much, left a myriad of threads dangling, and finished with an abrupt, ta-da! The End. I can't stand stories like this. Read more
Published on January 5, 2003 by Manola Sommerfeld

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent acting; interesting but unsatisfying movie
The acting and the beautiful cinemetography carried this movie, gave it its emotional core and made you care about the characters, whom were largely unsympathetic to begin with... Read more
Published on January 1, 2003 by Kitty

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the rest of the movie?
I actually went to Blockbuster (I hate the one in my area) to find this movie because I'd heard it was pretty good and Julianne Moore and Noah Wyle are two of my favorite actors... Read more
Published on October 19, 2002 by K. Green

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