Product Details

• Actors: Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands, Tim Curry, Lacey Chabert, Eion Bailey
• Directors: Glen Pitre
• Format: Color, DVD, 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: First Look Pictures
• DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001AVZWQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,735 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Based on the true but little known story of wwii. The home front follows a man & a woman who fall in love but raise suspicions aiding german subs which lurk just off the shoreline in the gulf of mexico. Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 06/21/2005 Starring: Tatum Oneal Tim Curry Run time: 99 minutes Rating: R

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slow going period drama, May 4, 2004

By	K. Gittins (CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The movie is a slow-moving period drama which takes place in Louisiana at the start of America's entry into WWII. One particular military-type pokes around looking for coastal fishermen (one of which is Tatum O'Neal's character) who may be trading goods with the Germans who are sinking US ships off the coast. O'Neal's character has a not-so-hidden past which causes the townspeople to be suspicious of her and her family (which includes Lacey Chabert).

Tim Curry has the best character, and shows the best acting, as the mostly-drunk Catholic priest. Lacey Chabert was pretty good. Others were so-so.

While the movie itself was OK, the "featurette" was irritating. It consists of a few sentences (and even has titlecards for each snippet) that are 10-20 second "soundbites" from the 4 or 5 major characters. Arg! The titlecard tells you what the person is going to talk about, and the length in seconds. The person speaks one or two sentences, then fade to black and cut to another titlecard telling us what the person is going to talk about, and the duration in seconds. This is repeated about 20 times (4 or 5 subjects per actor). Tatum is even shown in two different outfits. Talk about tedious! Even with all the filler, it is only a few minutes long.

Funny thing that the DVD cover shows a German U-Boat - the only place you'll see it. Also, the title on the cover and description on the back "The Home*Front" with a star between words. The title in the movie itself is "Home Front", and in the crappy featurette, it is listed as "The Scoundrel's Wife" and is referred to as such by Lacey Chabert.

I don't recall any language, but there is an R-rated glimpse of Tatum's tatas as she and her suspected doctor-friend do the horizontal bop, and Lacey is sort of naked in the bathtub for a second, though the angle is not optimum on that.

Movie is maybe 3-plus stars, with a 1-star extra.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall .. Very Entertaining, July 1, 2004

By A Customer

I was very pleased to find "Homefront" at my local blockbuster, as I had heard many interesting things about it. I found the movie to be quite entertaining, and the acting to be above par. Tim Curry was actually very believable as the coniving priest, and it's always a joy to watch Julian Sands. However I believe a new talent has been found in Kurt Gerard, who played one of the German soldiers taken hostage. Although Gerard had limited screen time and dialogue, I felt drawn to his character, and his on-screen prescence. I surely hope we get to see more of him in the future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tatum's still a little darling!!, May 19, 2004

By	Main "what was it museli." (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Moving World War Drama which brings a welcome return to the screen for the gorgeous TATUM O'NEAL after way too long an absence. The Scoundrels Wife is well-told and played by all and benefits from a strong central emotionally charged performance by Tatum in a film which deserves a wider audience than it will probably get. For fans of w.war drama's and Tatum O'Neal, you won't be disappointed!