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Perfect Date Movies Vol. 4 - Love & Laughter (Raising Arizona / Me, Myself & Irene / Nine Months / The Man with One Red Shoe)

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The five volumes in FOX HOME VIDEO's PERFECT DATE MOVIES all have a "Love & ____" theme. The four titles in each set are on individual discs and presented in widescreen format. Quality of the transfers is excellent. Provided extras are those typical of full-priced, single release DVDs: commentary tracks, theatrical trailers, "making of" featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, etc.

This penultimate edition is highlighted by a Coen brothers comedy. Also included are a comic spy caper, a shrink with his own issues, and a one-man good cop/bad cop movie.


SYNOPSES for PDM #4 (Love & Laughter)--

THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE-- An internal power struggle at the CIA and some false information embroils an innocent airport arrival in a game of deadly espionage-- all because he was spotted wearing two different color shoes. An outstanding cast (including Laverne & Shirley's 'Squiggy') struggles through a weak script.

ME, MYSELF & IRENE-- A cop with a dual-personality disorder falls in love with a female fugitive he's transporting from Rhode Island to upstate NY. After misplacing his medication, the mild-mannered officer's evil alterego takes over. Things worsen when a group of corrupt policemen begin stalking him and his charge.

NINE MONTHS-- A child psychologist who suffers from a commitment phobia panics when he learns his longtime girlfriend is pregnant. Story follows a predictable "break-up and make-up" path. Supporting cast includes four relatives of director/screenwriter Chris Columbus.

RAISING ARIZONA-- An unlikely couple (ex-cop and ex-con) are unable to conceive, so they steal one of a furniture tycoon's quints. Having to contend with a rough-looking bounty hunter as well as scheming friends and co-workers makes life utter chaos for the kidnappers. By far the best movie in this collection. Directed by Joel Coen ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?").


The theme of PERFECT DATE MOVIES, Vol. 5 is "Love and Devotion."


Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.

(5.3) The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) - Tom Hanks/Dabney Coleman/Lori Singer/Charles Durning/Carrie Fisher/Edward Herrmann/James Belushi/Tom Noonan/David L. Lander/David Ogden Stiers

(6.2) Me, Myself & Irene (2000) - Jim Carrey/Renée Zellweger/Anthony Anderson/Mongo Brownlee/Kate Forster/Chris Cooper

(5.2) Nine Months (1995) - Hugh Grant/Julianne Moore/Tom Arnold/Joan Cusack/Jeff Goldblum/Robin Williams

(7.5) Raising Arizona (1987) - Nicholas Cage/Holly Hunter/Trey Wilson/John Goodman/Frances McDormand/M. Emmet Walsh (cameo)