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Along Came Polly (Widescreen) (2004)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston Director: John Hamburg Rating: PG-13
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Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston) is irresistible as a free spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there! Along Came Polly is the most hilarious comedy smash to come along in years!
Ben Stiller plays risk-averse Reuben Feffer, whose best-laid plans for life and love careen wildly off track when his bride dumps him on their honeymoon for a muscle-bound scuba instructor. Stunned, humiliated and in the grip of acute indigestion, Reuben plans to play it safer than ever. But a chance encounter with an adventure-craving, childhood friend named Polly (Jennifer Aniston) shoots him into a whirlwind of extreme sports, spicy foods, ferrets, salsa dancing and living in the moment.
Writer-director John Hamburg (writer of ZOOLANDER and MEET THE PARENTS), teams once again with Ben Stiller to make an offbeat character study that is guaranteed to induce helpless laughter. Reuben, an overanxious insurance risk analyst (Stiller), weighs his every action by assessing pros and cons. He finds himself dumped on his honeymoon by fickle wife Lisa (Debra Messing) who runs off with Jacques, a nudist scuba instructor (Hank Azaria). A few days later, Reuben is back in New York at a pretentious gallery opening, wondering why he's bothering to test the waters so soon, when along comes Polly Price (Jennifer Aniston), a quirky, worldly, adventurous soul, whose only flaw appears to be a generalized lack of commitment. The formerly germ-obsessed, controlling Reuben is transformed by Polly's free spirit, her predilection for spicy food, and her pet ferret. Her love of salsa dancing makes him jealous and painfully uncomfortable. But his heart is aflame. Hamburg, who began his directorial career with SAFE MEN, has proven himself a reliable producer of charming realism and a brand of comedy comparable to that of the Farrelly brothers. Editor William Kerr has an extraordinary sense of comic timing, which gives ALONG CAME POLLY's funny factor a boost. Stiller's salsa solo is striking--the actor is actually an amazing dancer. Last but not least, Philip Seymour Hoffman (PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, FLAWLESS) nearly steals the show as Reuben's best friend Sandy Lyle who plays both Jesus and Judas in a community production of GODSPELL. |
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Starring:
Ben Stiller | Jennifer Aniston | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Debra Messing | Alec Baldwin | Hank Azaria | Bryan Brown | Jsu Garcia | ...more
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Directed By:
John Hamburg
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Genre:
Comedy, Romantic
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DVD Release Date:
February 8, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG-13
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Year:
2004
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Widescreen Edition
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English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
English (DTS)
French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) | |
Running Time:
91 minutes
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Studio:
Universal
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UPC/Barcode Number:
025192384325
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Rodolfo Goes Hollywood - The feisty ferret gets a fabulous makeover and attends his first Hollywood premiere!
- Cutting Room Floor - Hilarious deleted scenes you'll only see on this DVD!
- Do Overs - Outtakes, goof-ups and other moviemaking bloopers!
- Making the Movie - Go behind the scenes to see how this outrageously entertaining comedy was made!
- The Inside Scoop - No holds-barred movie commentary from director John Hamburg.
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