Product Details

• Actors: Rebecca Jones, Colman Domingo, Eisa Davis, Chad Goodridge, Stew
• Directors: Spike Lee
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010
• Run Time: 135 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002T4GY50
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,889 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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PASSING STRANGE - DVD Movie

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent adaptation, December 27, 2009

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Lynn Ellison (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passing Strange (DVD)

I also saw the show on Broadway in 2008 and absolutely loved it. I was excited to hear that Spike Lee had filmed the last performance on Broadway and that it was planned for a DVD release. However, I was skeptical - the show was so high energy and engaging; I didn't know if it would translate to the small screen.

I saw the film at SXSW 2009 and thought that Lee did an excellent job at capturing the energy and emotion of the show. There were times when I was dancing in my seat - the same points where I was dancing in my seat at the Belasco. You may not have heard of this show, but I encourage you to get the DVD and see for yourself - it's really good. It'll be well-worth the cost of the DVD.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent capture of the Broadway show, December 20, 2009

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winegeek (Cherry Hills Village, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passing Strange (DVD)

I saw this film at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on a big screen. Spike Lee artfully captures the final night's performance of this Broadway show. Excellent camera angles and lighting make Stew's outstanding score and the energetic performances of the actors and singers all that much more enjoyable. Well worth seeing!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spike Lee is a genius, December 9, 2009

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T. Weissman (NEW YORK, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passing Strange (DVD)

Saw the show off and then on Broadway, and was ready to be disappointed by yet another stage-to-screen taping. I could not have been more wrong. Spike Lee's talent is so evident in every angle of this film, bringing you as close as humanly possible to the experience of seeing it live.