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The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming

Alan Arkin (Actor), Carl Reiner (Actor), Norman Jewison (Director) Rated:

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When sightseeing Soviet commander (Alan Arkin, The In-Laws) runs his submarine aground off the New England coast, his crew's attempts to find a boat to dislodge the sub almost starts World War III. Arkin leads and all-star cast that includes Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith and Jonathan Winters - in this riotous, uproarious and sidesplitting comedy. Russian Lt. Rozanov (Arkin) and his crew hit the beaches of Massachusetts unaware of the panic they're about to start. Despite the Russians' harmless intentions, the folks in town think a full-scale Soviet invasion has been launched! What's worse, their police chief (Keith) has left his hysterical assistant (Winters) in charge... and the one man who knows the truth (Reiner) is only stirring up more chaos! The great Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night) directs this wonderful comedy based on the Nathaniel Benchley novel with a screenplay by William Rose (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World). The hilarious cast includes Paul Ford, Theodore Bikel and John Phillip Law.

Special Features: Making-of Featurette hosted by Norman Jewison | Original Theatrical Trailer

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Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Item model number : KLSC1499DVD
Director : Norman Jewison
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time : 2 hours and 6 minutes
Release date : February 10, 2015
Actors : Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters
Subtitles: : English
Studio : Kl Studio Classics
ASIN : B00PWY0URM
Number of discs : 1

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S. Vecchio

Jewison went to Russia and the audience loved the positive light placed on the Russian sailors

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2015

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Grew up watching all these actors in the early sixties.

I heard Norman Jewison, the director, tell a fascinating story a couple of years ago.

Just after finishing the film, Jewison said a man with a heavy Russian accent in an ill fitting suit showed up at his home, early on a Sunday morning.

He was there to extend and invitation from Nikita Khrushchev to join him at the Kremlin for the Russian premier of the movie.

Jewison informed the man Americans were not allowed to travel to Russia. The man told Jewison to give him his passport, and he would take care of it. Jewison said, "For some reason I did, and he returned 3 days later with all the appropriate visa stamps.

So, Jewison went to Russia and the audience loved the positive light placed on the Russian sailors, and all the evidence that Arkin's assertion that everyone on that island was "complete and total crazy"

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Aaron_Zanzibari

Better than 5 stars---in retrospect

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015

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What a wonderfully farcical concept this movie is. Given the general hysteria of the 60's and 70's about the Cold War, coupled with wonderful acting by all, including the children, this movie is a tour de force.
I recently re-watched this after the passage of many years and forgot how hilarious the movie is from start to finish. I especially love Alan Arkin's performance---I didn't realize until recently that he was of Russian ancestry and spoke fluent Russian. (I wasn't paying close attention to the fluency of his Russian and the Russian pronunciation of the other cast members who portrayed the "Russian Invasion Force" on that island community).
And his broken English accent is just out-of-this-world. What a wonderful actor he was, along with Carl Reiner, Jonathan Winters, Brian Keith, and the others. Those 4 in particular are sorely missed and were quite special as artists. There's something extra special about watching a movie of such great caliber after the passage of so many years, especially in light of where we've been in light of geopolitics, with added maturity and new insights, and with the sudden tensions all over again in Ukraine, Crimea, and post-cold war Russia.

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Thomas J. Venditto

Great Classic comedy film

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015

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Great classic comedy film. The all star cast featuring Carl Reiner, Alan Arkin, Jonathan Winters, Paul Ford and even Brian(mumbles) Keith are hilarious! The film also features many lesser names and bit actors who all have their moments. Special accolades to Winters, who split's your sides just standing there!

The film tells the story of what might happen if a Russian submarine were to have ran aground in a sleepy New England (island?) coastal town during the height of the cold war of the 1950s. The lure of the film is it's depiction of ordinary people attempting to cope with extraordinary circumstances. In the end, they realize that love, common sense and common decency rule.

The film is typical of the period, in that the pace is slow(by today's standards) and much of the humor is subtle. The lines delivered by the actors are generally funny not because of their content, but more so because of the actors' incredible timing and facial expressions.

Disclaimer>The film is NOT politically correct; Reiner makes jokes about hitting his son; people drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes; they make fun of the Russians' accent and there are lots of guns . . . If this stuff doesn't bother you, you probably have a sense of humor and you'll enjoy this film.

Favorite Scene #1: The Russians tie Muriel in a chair and hang her on the wall(by the chair). Next, her husband comes down to breakfast, hard of hearing, and doesn't notice her hanging on the coat hook, right behind her.
Sipping his tea says, "that's the way she want's it, that's the way it's gonna beeee"
Classic interaction of a New England couple of 40X years of marriage.
Favorite Scene #2: Jonathan Winters preparing to go to work(for the emergency) and prepping his family . . . the kids that look like him with the blank stares . . . his comments to his wife . . . LOL.
Favorite Scene #3: The use of a black VW Beetle is great. Although not a Russian car per sea, but definitely a Socialist invention and symbolic of the latter.
Quotes:
"My name is Walt Wittaker"; "Ok Widlaka Walt . . ."
"Norman, they're opening up the baaaar!"
"We've just got to have more guns!"
"Emergency, everybody to leave stleets"
"We've got to get organized!"
and of course
"that's the way she want's it, that's the way it's gonna beeee"

Another fine example of people being funny without a single curse or sexual innuendo. ; )

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Feeling down? Watch this.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2018

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My go to movie - along with the original The Importance of Being Earnest - when I need a mood enhancer. I know all the best lines and use them to great advantage. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor.

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cora

Entertaining Blast from the Past

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2018

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This little Cold War comedy is a real blast from the past. It's entertaining, it has a few real laugh out loud moments (Muriel tied up in her kitchen is my favourite), but it's decidedly of its time. Which is the 1960s. Anybody born after the end of the cold war may not find the premise of the film all that funny, but those who remember the constant paranoia about Russia attacking America will chuckle about the embarrassed Russian sailors who want nothing more than get out of America with their disabled submarine and the American islanders getting their knickers in a twist over the Russian "invasion".

The Russians are unexpectedly likable, Eva Marie Saint is very lovely, the precocious young boy is suitably irritating even though he is always right (or maybe just because he is always right), and Carl Reiner's writer on a retreat on the island is hilariously idiotic. It's mostly situation comedy with a bit of witty dialogue. Nice that any Russian dialogue is spoken in proper Russian, presumably dubbed by native speakers (and subtitled in English). Great film to while away a long wet Sunday afternoon.

The picture and sound quality of the DVD is surprisingly good for a film from the time. English subtitles are availabe for those who may need them.

David Cameron

If you like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", you'll probably like this too.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2017

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Cold war comedy that never fails to get a laugh. A quote to set the scene:

"Don't tell them anything! He hasn't even tortured you yet!"

"Muriel said the Russians have landed, whatever that means, Chief. And she said they were attacking her personally!"
"Remember last time, when she called about that Peeping Tom - you know who that was, don't you? It was that Luther Grilk's horse."

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Brian Pickering

Nonsense from another world - the past.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2015

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A quietly outdated cold war comedy from a day when we were all afraid of seeing a Russian tank rolling down the street. I love it but then I lived through that era so I would. It involves everal insane characters from the American outback who heard there was a war on from a neighbour in the chemist yesterday. A very satisfying piece for those who yearn for the sillier days gone by, and very funny too although today's cool kids will not I think agree.

3 people found this helpful

sputnik

Slight flaw in the transcription

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2018

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Great direction and acting with bold, clear, imagery make this a must-view film. In general the transfer to Blu-ray is good but there appears to be a flaw in the equipment used. There are some pixels across the top centre of the frame that appear lighter than the background in bright frames. Once you are aware of them you keep checking to see if they stay there! An annoying 'feature' of this disc which could have been avoided.

Bookshelf Builder

Still funny after all these years

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2009

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My dad showed this to us when we were kids, and I still laugh today. It's not a subtle or brilliant film, but it is full of great characters and comic performances from some wonderful actors, and it's got a good heart, too. It may be a bit old-fashioned, and the plot may not make much sense to the younger generations who can't remember the Cold War, but I'd recommend it as fun for the whole family. As a cold war satire it isn't as sharp or scathing as Dr. Strangelove, but for a family comedy it still manages to make it's point about the stupidity of the whole situation.

The DVD looks good--I originally saw it on VHS pan-and-scan, so to see the full picture is great, and the colour is sharp. The one small issue I took was with the subtitles translating the Russian into English (which you can't turn off). They weren't there when I originally watched it, and I'd be surprised if the original release had them, because they are rendered unnecessary by the acting. You can hardly fail to understand what is going on, with the gestures and facial expressions, and I found it funnier without. I think there was only one line I had originally missed that the subtitles filled in, and I found them distracting. Oh well, only a small issue with a good DVD.

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