Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Bruce Payne, Kristin Dattilo, Buckley Norris
• Directors: Noah Stern
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vestron Video
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302236061
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #353 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comedic guide to relationships in the 90's., May 27, 1999

By A Customer

Contrary to Leonard Maltin, who is, after all, in his late 40's, and very unlikely to have ever actually had sex, my friends and I found Pyrates to be a wonderfully funny tounge-in-cheek tale of a relationship so hot it burns... literally. The pair, one a concert cellist, the other a photography student, meet at a rave, fall in lust and burn the city down with their romance. You see, their sex causes combustion. It's quirky, it's absurd, it's fun! The story goes on to explore all the stages of the relationship - obssessive love, feeling trapped, ennui, break-up, getting back together - interspersed with commentary from the Greek chorus of her 14 year old student, and his 30ish womanizing roommate. Toss in the recurring theme of their attempts to solve their firey tendencies, and it becomes a movie that inspires laughter at the recognition of feelings experienced, situations known, and people that you'll be familiar with. People between the ages of 25 and 35 will be most likely to enjoy it. Lighten up, Leonard!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jonathon hit the nail on the head., June 17, 2001

By A Customer

My husband groaned when I picked this one up at the rental place--looked like a bad movie, read the back like a bad movie--but it's great! I came here trying to see if I could get it on DVD because we want to own it. If you liked Strictly Ballroom or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, then this is right up your alley.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Perfection of Rivkah Rothstein, November 18, 2001

By	Greekfreak (Pusan Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

My sister rented this one night amidst cries of extreme derision... we weren't pleased until we watched it all the way through, and afterwards we had to apologize. If this was going to be the future of cinema, the nineties seemingly had hope.

Of course, this movie got buried into obscurity (relegated to the domain of 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon'), which is a shame, because it was more insightful and a lot funnier than any other date film on the market. It predates the pop culture leanings of Tarantino (script-wise), and the casting is brilliant.

You'll love the 'Tainted Love' serenade scene because we've all been there, and because it's amazing in it's awfulness. The film deserved a lot better.