Product Details

• Actors: Oprah Winfrey, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Robin Givens, Moses Gunn
• Directors: Donna Deitch
• Writers: Karen Hall, Gloria Naylor
• Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Black, Carole Isenberg, Karen Hall, Patricia K. Meyer
• Format: Color, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Xenon
• VHS Release Date: February 24, 1998
• Run Time: 200 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304846150
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,461 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars SHAME ON THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THIS FILM, August 12, 2003

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Cheryl L. Collins "cool nana" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Women of Brewster Place (DVD)

This is one of the best films about black women. I was very happy to see that it was finally a DVD. The DVD version is chopped up something terrible. Many of the scenes have been deleted. When movies are made into DVD, as a rule, there are many extras added. Often times the deleted scenes are part of the DVD. Don't buy the DVD unless you've never seen this movie before. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed.

65 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SHAME ON YOU, AMAZON!, March 10, 2001

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MP Grier "MPG1120" (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women of Brewster Place [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Certainly, this film is excellent. However, the version sold here is incomplete. Several key scenes are missing including Cora and her children at _Midsummer Night's Dream_ and the infamous meatloaf scene. One of the only drawbacks of our new virtual world is that you must buy something and open it before you find out it's not what you wanted. There are two versions sold here; I bought the more expensive one, thinking it would be more comprehensive. Buy the cheaper one! You can't miss more than I've missed.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Now you done made me mad, November 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Women of Brewster Place (DVD)

I remember watching this made for TV movie a few years ago. However I was disappointed with the DVD. You can actually see where it was sliced and diced.
Some parts in particular: Oprah finds Ms. Eva to be "asleep" after Ms. Eva did not pick up the kids after school. Oprah returns to the house with the kids. She calls out Ms. Eva name several times. Once Oprah touches her, she realizes that Ms. Eva has passed.
Then there were obvious cuts where there was nothing but a blank screen. Another cut scene: Basil was in jail and Oprah came to visit. "Basil don't you want to sit and talk for a spell? No mama, unless you came to bail me out I have nothing to say", or something to that effect.
This was a hard to find DVD and I was thoroughly disappointed by it. It would have been nice to view the movie in its entirety but I didn't get that.