Product Details

• Actors: Ray Walston, Ashley Peldon, Sally Kirkland, Cliff Deyoung, Diane Ladd
• Directors: Terence H. Winkless
• Producers: Julie Corman
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Feature Films For Families
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000941CYU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,167 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Based on the Newbery Award winning book: The Westing Game!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No where near!, December 12, 2008

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M. Colvin "eduka2b" (SEK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Westing Game (DVD)

If I hadn't read the book this might have been an ok movie. However, the movie is NOTHING like the book! I use it to show my students what they are missing out so many times when they watch a movie instead of reading the book...We Venn Diagram the movie and the book. It makes a good compare and contrast.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars the Waste-ing game, January 30, 2010

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Audrey Delaney (collegeville, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Westing Game (DVD)

I had my English class read the book, they loved it and of course asked if a movie was ever made. I told them about the terrible reviews that it got, but they said they'd write a comparison if I let them watch it. Deal! Anything to get them to write more. 90% of them liked the book more and most thought the movie was terrible and changed far too many details.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Completely Unlike the Book, October 9, 2004

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This review is from: The Westing Game (VHS Tape)

If you're looking for a faithful adaptation of the book, look elsewhere. This movie bulldozed over key characters and plot points. So disappointing.