Product Details

• Actors: Oprah Winfrey
• Directors: Holly Dale
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Harpo / Buena Vista Video
• VHS Release Date: September 30, 1997
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304562233
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,464 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For all of us who get discouraged from time to time (and who hasn't?)--especially feeling out of control and frustrated with yo-yo dieting--America's No. 1 inspirational speaker, Oprah Winfrey, provides real hope. Winfrey, so adept at making emotional connections with others on her talk show, turns that spotlight squarely on herself in an emotional and revealing hour. Despite her incredible success, she says, for years she was deeply unhappy. But in May of 1992 she finally reached the decision that helped her move forward in clarity. As she says, "I've learned that time is the one thing you cannot waste.... I hope that somebody will see this and connect in a way that will save them time." Oprah's Connection is one not to miss. --Anne Hurley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oprah changed my life with this video!!!, May 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Oprah: Make the Connection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is not a work-out video. Buy this video if you are looking for practical tips on how to like yourself, get physically active and control your weight. Oprah shares personal lessons about her weight and offers ideas on how to come to terms with how we look. So inspirational, it will help change your life, I watch it over and over again.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very touching, moving, inspiring, funny, August 26, 1999

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This review is from: Oprah: Make the Connection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just watched this last night. I was a little worried about it for some reason but now I'm so glad I bought this. I'm sure I'll watch it many times and lend it to friends. You thought you knew Oprah? She really bares her heart and soul here in the name of helping others come to the realizations she's come to. Very inspiring. Beautifully shot and produced. Solid information on exercise, but unfortunately touts a very low fat diet, which latest research and many people's experience have proven is not healthy over the long term. But if you get sound nutrition information from Beyond Pritikin or The Diet Cure, you can follow the other recommendations in this video and find inspiration in Oprah's struggles and triumph. It inspired me to get up before 5 this morning to exercise! (Only because I have to be to work by 8.) Do it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly inpirational!, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Oprah: Make the Connection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you have ever battled with being overweight, this video will truly inpsire you. I'm not typically interested in the "self-help" genre of books and videos, but this was a gift from a friend.

I listened to this globally admired woman who has fame and fortune, express the same profound pain and sadness I felt as I battled with my weight problem. I really did "make the connection."

This video will inspire those who think they are hopeless to stop their self loathing and do what is right for their health, bodies, and mind.

I highly recommend it.