Product Details

• Actors: Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin (II), Delroy Lindo
• Directors: Mike Figgis
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: January 25, 2000
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000021Y7L
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,292 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Mr. Jones" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Richard Gere is pretty convincing as a severe manic-depressive whose episodes of euphoria sometimes find him dancing on a two-by-four far above the street or climbing onstage during a symphony performance to "conduct" the orchestra. When the pendulum swings the other way, he is practically catatonic. As a character study, this film by Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) has its truly compelling moments, but Mr. Jones isn't just a character study. Inexplicably, Figgis ushers in a preposterous romance between this poor fellow and his psychiatrist (Lena Olin), a relationship that is supposed to raise interesting ethical and dramatic issues. All it does is make one wonder what the devil the doctor is thinking of, and why Figgis felt it necessary to go down this lose-lose path. With Delroy Lindo in a nice part as a sympathetic construction worker who tries to help Gere's character. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

RICHARD GERE DELIVERS A POWERFUL PERFORMANCE AS A MAN PLAGUED BY THE EXTREME HIGHS AND LOWS OF MANIC DEPRESSION, AND WHO PSYCHIATRIST CAN'T HELP FEELING DRAWN TO HIM. SPECIAL FEATURES: FULLSCREEN AND WIDESCREEN VERSIONS, SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, THAI, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINESE AND KOREAN, AND MUCH MORE.

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent with many funny, touching moments, June 11, 2002

By	lester williams (Live Oak, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr Jones (1993) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm M-D so take that into consideration. Gere doesn't get enough credit for his acting because he has his own persona like John Wayne and critics can't get over this. His is an outstanding performance, trust me. Lena is my favorite actress to watch and listen to so factor that in also. There are just so many funny scenes in this movie! (And a few oddities; Gere is no carpenter--you hammer nails with your wrist, not your arm.) Fun moments: Gere quoting from Alice In Wonderland while playfully teasing Olin's stock psychologist demeanor, the dialogue in and around the car ride, the table tennis sequence is priceless, in fact all of the dialogue between these two excellent actors is worth watching. Two outstanding dramatic moments are 1)the point of Gere's discovery of Olin's prying into his past(and catching him in a chilling lie)and 2)the subsequent confrontation in the rain; this is Olin at her--or anyone's--best...economical and searing. The only major misfire in this movie is the sexual involvement...should have been platonic but this is easily one of Hollywood's best efforts from the 1990s. I bought it. Aaaahhh, Leeena!! Yum

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars love element took away from Gere's performance!, September 27, 2000

By	Shelly (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr Jones (1993) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Gere is great at portraying the extremes of bi-polar disorder, but the film is lacking in two major areas. One is the boring doctor/patient relationship and the other is the fact that bi-polar patients also exhibit weeks, months, and even years of "normal" behavior. I wish the film dealt more with the difficulties of having relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Bi-polar disorder is a serious one and medication is a must in order to balance yourself. The movie should have shown some of the struggles of finding the right medication for it.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie about a fascinating mental disorder, August 16, 2000

By	"jcolean" (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr Jones (1993) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a fan of Richard Gere, and I came across this gem a few years ago by word of mouth. This is a wonderful movie that tackles a thorny mental disorder that is receiving much attention today -- bi-polar, manic depressive disorder. It seems that bi-polar sufferers, despite their having a classified "mental disorder", are often exceptionaly creative, brilliant individuals. Many of our great artists, writers, painters, and musicians were (are) manic.

Mr. Gere does a fantastic job of portraying such a brilliant/unstable manic sufferer, and really brings the disorder, with all of its twists and turns, to life. The story is true to the struggles and realities of manic sufferers, and uses wonderful images of planes crashing overhead, tightrope walks, and grandiose symphonies that metaphorize what it must be link to be manic. The story veers only in its hollywood insistence on the highly unlikely patient-therapist romance.

Five stars for a compelling and original performance by Richard Gere, and a movie that brings to light the fascinating and devestating consequences of manic depression.