Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lions Gate
• VHS Release Date: April 4, 1991
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302034655
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,475 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lost Classic, May 2, 2003

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Rick Holly "Rick Holly" (Lafayette, NJ. USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shmenges:Last Polka [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have an old blurry video copy of this film that I got twenty years ago when HBO showed this comedy masterpiece. I really need a good clean copy. If you are a John Candy fan and haven't seen this, get it. Eugene Levy and John Candy as Yosh And Stan Shmenge, put the finishing touches on the characters they played for years on SCTV. Rick Moranis reprises his role as a Litonian crooner and performs such songs as the Doors "Riders On The Storm" as a Polka. Yosh and Stan performing their Polka tribute to Michael Jackson is hilarious. Get this video if you can. You won't be disappointed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Levy and Candy!! A very funny satire., January 4, 1999

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This review is from: Shmenges:Last Polka [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you liked SCTV or enjoy movie satires, this is a "must see." Eugene Levy and John Candy play two Leutonian polka-meisters who, through one ploy or another, try to climb their way to the top of the mid-western polka circuit. Their "retirement" is a last-ditch effort to overcome a disasterous concert (where they try to capitalize on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" success). Just seeing John Candy dressed up in Jackson-esque attire is worth more than a few laughs. The Last Polka features Catherine O'Hara (as one of the Lemon Twins (all three of them)) and Rick Moranis (as Lynx Minyick (sp?)) a Leutonian mix of Pepe Le-Pew and Neal Diamond. It's a movie that you have to watch several times to truly enjoy all of the subtle humor and wonderful character acting. I really wish this was back in-production, because I've worn my tape out!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful satire, March 16, 2004

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L. L. Golden "Dilley Sue Bar" (Warrior, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shmenges:Last Polka [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Last Polka owes much of owes a "documentary" style not only to "The Last Waltz" but also "The Compleat Beatles". However, the humor is pure SCTV and it will delight anyone unwillingly exposed to polka music and/or the Lawrence Welk show. Like everyone, I wish HBO would re-release this small gem, preferably in a DVD format. I need to hear the Lemon Twins!