Product Details

• Actors: Christine Baranski, Gerry Becker, Veanne Cox, Adam Fleming, Paula Garcés
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Digital Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: January 20, 2004
• Run Time: 83 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000WN1MW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,465 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Marci X" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

"JAP" meets rap in Marci X, a feel-good comedy that was filmed in 2000 and shelved for three years. Despite its lowly fate, this cross-cultural satire has a respectable pedigree, written by In and Out screenwriter Paul Rudnick (A.K.A. Premiere magazine columnist "Libby Gelman-Waxner") and directed with surprising vitality by Hollywood veteran Richard Benjamin, who seems doomed to a string of flops. Lisa Kudrow is perfectly cast as a Jewish socialite whose corporate mogul father (Benjamin) is being ruined by controversy involving a raunchy hip-hop star (Damon Wayans) on his payroll, and an ultra-conservative senator (Christine Barnaski) who demands censorship and public apologies. Aided by Marc Shaiman's catchy spoof-songs, Rudnick and Benjamin earn some big laughs when Kudrow and Wayans hook up for some color-blind synergy, but Marci X never quite hits a groove. It was stale before its release, and toothless when it should have had bite. Still, it's recommendable as Benjamin's most ambitious comedy since 1982's My Favorite Year. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

A jewish-american princess is forced to take control of a hard- core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the labels most controversial rappers. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Starring: Lisa Kudrow Jane Krakowski Run time: 84 minutes Rating: R Director: Richard Benjamin

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decide for yourself, January 18, 2008

By	Roger Beickel "Amature Musician" (La Grande, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie has gotten far too many negative reviews. Yes, this movie is dumb. But anyone who cares to take a second look can see that it was well thought out. The satire is great and timely. If you are not too proud or high minded to enjoy lowbrow comedy then you should give this movie a chance. Too many critics love to tear a movie apart because it does not suite their personal tastes, and they go out of their way to make everyone else hate it as well. This is too bad, and such people shouldn't write reviews at all, in my opinion. Good movie critics need to give people a chance to decide for themselves what they sould like or dislike. Just because you are a movie critic doesn't mean your tastes are better than anyone else's.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Stupid, But in a Good Way!, August 28, 2003

By	Ed Mich "Ed" (New York) - See all my reviews

When talking about this movie the first word that comes to mind is "flop." And flop it did. Not even the famous faces of Lisa Kudrow and Damon Waynes could save the box office effect of Marci X. After being shelved for a little over a year, director and actor Richard Benjamin decided to bring the movie out this summer. There was no advance screenings and there was hardly any promotion for it. It made a quiet entrance and is making an even quieter exit. In openign weekend it failed to make more then 900,000 dollars. But I saw it. And needless to say, there were flaws. But it was funny. Parts of this movie were just so stupid that they made me laugh untill I was red in the face. When I went into the theatre I counted the amount of people that showed up for the evening show. There were about six, not including me and my mother, who saw the film with me and surprisly didn't fall asleep.

The movie stars Lisa Kudrow as Marci Feld. She's rich, and doesn't have a job. She does however like to hang out with fellow rich friends Caitilen, Lauren, and Kristin. But during a social get together, her father Ben Feld(director Richard Benjamin) is interrupted because of a news report concerning him. Feld's empire holds Felony Assault, a record label, run by Tubby Fenders, who is in jail. Fenders artist Dr.S(Damon Waynes)has made a controversal album(song titles include Shoot the Teacher, and The Power in my Pants) Senator Mary Ann Spinkler(Vote for Spinker)decided to gather a group of people to boycott everything run by the man who controls Dr. S....Marci's father. This causes Ben to have a heart attack in the effect of this. She also holds a hearing about the matter.

Ben is held in isolation so nothing in the media about him could cause him to get furthur heath problems. Marci decides to prepare for the hearing and try to get Dr. S to change his public image, while alone the way falling for Dr. S, angering his girlfriend Yolanda. From there Marci and Dr. S began the showdown with Spinkler, to try and save her father's company.

I didn't have a problem with this movie. I thought it was funny and it offered an escape for an hour and a half. It's not a movie to really judge on it's artistic format, but to go out and have a good time with it. There are too many people that think it has to be serious to be a good movie. It's a matinee movie, heck mabey even a movie to pay full admission for. It's not as good as other summer comedies like My Boss's Daughter, but you leave the theatre feeling satisfied. So see a movie without all of the big Hollywood effects, or the great dazzling reviews, and go just expecting to have a good time. Lisa Kudrow and Damon Waybes(with his light voice) go perfectly together. I don't expect a sequal, I don't want a sequal, but seeing this movie was just fine.

ENJOY!

Rated R for language and sexual content.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Marci X", August 25, 2003

By	sec127 (Getzville, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This is one fun, wild, crazy comedy. Yea its over the top and kinda dumb but it is so funny! Lisa Kudrow is great is her role. The charecters are fantastic and colorful! This is an all around fun film! Very over looked! If you loved "Undercover Brother" and "Bringing Down the House" you'll love "Marci X"!