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Made & Swingers 2-DVD Set Collection (1996) Starring: Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Ron Livingston Famke Janssen Plot Synopsis: "Swingers" This is a story about Mike a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It s been six months since his girlfriend left him and he s not doing so good. So his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship. Review: "Swingers" For anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of the Los Angeles "lounge" scene that was in vogue during the early and mid-1990s here s the movie that virtually defined that brief but colorful nightlife milieu. As an added bonus it just happens to be a very funny observant story about love loss and male bonding among a group of friends who struggle to find decent jobs by day and lurk through Hollywood s hottest nightclubs by night. A sort of latter-day Rat Pack they include Mike (writer-actor Jon Favreau) and his closest buddy Trent (Vince Vaughn) who are waiting for the big show-biz break that seems to be eluding them. Mike s twisted up about the girlfriend he left back East to pursue his going-nowhere standup comedy career and Trent uses the word "money" as an adjective ("Man we look totally money tonight") with such frequency that you may find yourself slipping into lounge-lizard mode after watching the movie. One of the most noteworthy indie-film success stories of the 90s this time-capsule comedy seized its moment in the spotlight launched several promising careers and continues to maintain its lasting appeal. DVD Details "Swingers" Actors: Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Ron Livingston Patrick Van HornDirectors: Doug Liman Format: Anamorphic Closed-captioned Collector s Edition Color Dolby Widescreen NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: September 24 2002 Run Time: 96 minutes Plot Synopsis: "Made" Bobby is a struggling boxer and bodyguard for his stripper girlfriend. But he hates his work and wants to move up. So he agrees to go to New York City for his boss to help in the delivery for a money laundering scheme. His partner in crime is his best friend Ricky an obnoxious loudmouth who has seen one too many mafia movies. Bobby tries to keep it cool and get the job done but Ricky s antics threaten to blow the entire situation. Review: "Made" Progressing beyond their indie hit Swingers Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughan return with Made playing (respectively) Bobby and Ricky long-time pals in Los Angeles. Failing as amateur boxers they re recruited by their mob-connected boss (Peter Falk) to make what should be an easy delivery to an East Coast kingpin named Ruiz (Sean "P. Diddy" Combs). By the time they reach New York Bobby s no-nonsense approach has been bulldozed by Ricky s hopelessly false bravado which he s blithely absorbed from too many mobster movies. While Ricky invites disaster with reckless ambition Bobby just wants a happier legitimate future for his stripper girlfriend (Famke Janssen) and her neglected young daughter. Made is an urban comedy that s sharper than its popular predecessor if not quite as appealing. Favreau and Vaughn make a hilarious odd couple of the underworld and Vaughan s bullish performance--even as it grows redundant and deliberately irritating--is a raucous blend of stupidity and baseless braggadocio. Even more surprising is Combs playing a thinly veiled variant of himself and providing some of the film s funniest most authentic confrontations. As Favreau mines danger humor and pathos from carefully modulated scenes the movie gains unexpected depth that sustains it through lulls of inspiration. And while Sam Rockwell Bud Cort and others pop in to spin gold in walk-on roles Made continues to work its subtle charms even with a tacked-on happy ending that arguably doesn t belong. DVD Details: "Made" Actors: Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Joe Goossen Famke Janssen Makenzie Vega See more Directors: Jon Favreau Format: Closed-captioned Color Dolby Widescreen NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Studio: Live Artisan DVD Release Date: November 27 2001 Run Time: 94 minutes Actors: Patrick Swayze Lisa Niemi Anthony Zerbe Christopher Neame Brion James
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