Product Details

• Actors: Michael Caton, Alan Cassell, Andy Pappas, Paula Duncan, Roy Billing
• Directors: Dean Murphy (II)
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Screen Media
• DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00092ZMXY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,942 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Two lifelong friends (Paul Hogan and Michael Caton) have discovered a way to save big money come tax time. All they have to do is pretend they’re a loving gay couple. It seems so simple, but when a meddling tax inspector comes to town to investigate the couple, all hell breaks loose in this laugh-out-loud comedy. The pair’s hilarious misadventures will warm your heart and keep you in stitches even after the credits have run.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, July 26, 2005

By	chicoer2003 "chicoer2003" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Strange Bedfellows is a lot like the full monty. It's a quaint Australian movie that will leave you with a smile. Ot's funny (not hillarious) A good movie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bit of Aussie Humor and Tongue in Cheek, September 1, 2005

By	Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS is one of those films that plays like a TV sitcom without the canned laughter - especially now that gay themed shows have made it big on television. This film's main charm is its Aussie flavor and that forgives a lot of the shortcomings of a fluffy idea of a script.

Essentially, two men (Paul Hogan and Michael Caton) decide to avoid back taxes and take advantage of a new law that allows same sex partners to gain the rights of married couples by passing as a gay married couple. How they go about convincing each other that they can pass as gay in order to convince the authorities and then how they can learn to act gay and live a gay life to back up their story is the action of the movie. Many stereotypes are included but somehow the Aussies know how to pull this off with minimal offense.

The overall theme, after the story is all said and done, is one of tolerance and compassion for people who are in different societal climes. Hogan and Caton pull this off well, showing how really everyone they meet in their charade is just a 'regular guy' - and for that reason the film becomes more tolerable than the usual farces that deal with 'passing'. Not a great movie, but one with a wink! Grady Harp, September 05

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A GAY CROCODILE DUNDEE?, September 29, 2005

By	Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS is a somewhat lighthearted examination of relationships, perceptions and masculine bonding. In an attempt to avoid bankruptcy, Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee himself) convinces his lifelong friend (a superb Michael Caton) to pose as his life partner to capitalize on a new tax law supporting gay couples. Of course, there is the expected coaching from the local male hairdresser (who is really straight but fakes his homosexuality because it's expected); a trip to a gay bar in Syndey where they bond with a collection of "fops"; and the showdown at the big local dance. The movie is to be admired for its refusal to fall into the general stereotypical emotions about homsexuals, and for its sensitivity to relationships in general. It's not riotously funny, but is mildly amusing. Hogan seems a little too removed from the film to be effective, but Caton and the other supporting players (including Pete Postelthwaite as the investigator) are charming.