Product Details

• Actors: Kim Adams, James Brolin, Pamella D'Pella, Tony Genaro, Woody Harrelson
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302722063
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,446 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars do you shock easily?, February 22, 2000

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Robin (Indpls., Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ted & Venus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The first time I viewed this movie, frankly I was sickened. It is not a pretty picture. There is not one person protrayed that I would actually like to meet. However it haunted me, I couldn't forget it. I tried to tell myself it was silly, dated, couldn't decide if it was a comedy or just a mix of whatever. I ended up watching it again, and the second veiwing was very different. I found that I saw a definate "courage" in the acting and directing of Bud Cort. This is a man that is not afraid to put himself out there, in the worse possible light i.e. a mentally unstable stalker. There is one scene where he is running away from the court ordered mental hospital, running down a hill, if you look closely, you will see the attention to detail that Bud Cort used. Ted's fly is open. There is scene after scene of this detail and attention to charater in this film. I began to look differently at all the people protrayed, since this was a true story and set in the time period that the film was made. Some people are not pretty, and are unstable, but have depth and talent, while others are pretty and shallow, or self-centered, or angry, or stoned and living by whole different set of rules. The poetry and language are skocking even by todays standards, and powerful. The whole movie shows the contradictions in people,and in life. And while Ted is clearly wrong..he was clearly wronged also. And his "Venus", bless her clueless little heart was in all honesty more fearful of the passion, and repulision of that same passion that Ted brought out in her than she was ever fearful of Ted personally. Bud Cort doesn't let either of his stars off easily in this film,(He plays Ted) they both are flawed, and in major denial, Ted's flaws are just not socially exceptable. The final scene is heart wrenching, and horrible to watch. The whole of the film is a vision in horror. Bud Cort makes his points here beautifully with one of the ugliest movies I have ever seen. I would personally watch anything with Bud Corts name on it now. I have ended up watching Ted and Venus several times, and each time I find something new. not for everyone!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, Bud., February 11, 2008

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Yancey "Odelay" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ted and Venus (DVD)

Tried this out as a Bud Cort fan . . . and wish I hadn't. Wouldn't recommend wasting the time with this one. Very slow and rather creepy unless you like stalkers.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Little man, what now?, March 26, 1999

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Robin Dillon (Denton, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ted & Venus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I don't know how or why anyone ever gave washed up cult star wonderboy Bud Cort the opportunity to Write, Star In , AND Direct an entire film! The life and career of Mr. Cort has always been a somewhat morbid fascination of mine (we've all heard the analogy of the train wreck... so horrible, yet strangely intriguing, and I just can't look away). Plot is extremely weak. No meaningful character development in any fashion. Ted (Cort) was mentally devoid, greasy, and creepy as hell... In the movie, too! His object of desire was a pretty girl (the basic object of anyone's desire physically), however she was immature, very unintelligent, and was dating a totally gross, ugly guy whom I refer to as (the human foot), for reasons that will be obvious if you are ever so unfortunate as to be forced to sit through the whole thing. The number of cameos is disgusting.( a sort of charity work for people who co-starred in faerie tale theatre productions with bud, and an attempt to reunite the cast of Cheers). If a kind word were to be forced out of me regarding this movie, I guess I'd have to say it was the gratuitous nudity. It ordinarily brings down a movie's integrity, but in the case of "TED AND VENUS" it actually added at least 30 seconds of base-level entertainment. Vomit.