Kicking and Screaming is really about the biggest things there are: our dreams in a lonely, chaotic world where we think we know God, only to find He's not so much dead as just not answering the phone.
Kicking & Screaming (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 18
Rotten:14
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A witty, New York-set talk-fest about a group of twentysomethings who, with college degrees and no prospects, lean on each other and a friendly local bartender in their quest for the meaning of life.
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Olivia d'Abo, Chris Eigeman, Josh Hamilton
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Olivia d'Abo, Chris Eigeman, Josh Hamilton, Parker Posey, Elliott Gould
Director: Noah Baumbach
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Release:
Aug 22, 2006
DVD Features:
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Material:
- Bonus Short - CONRAD AND BUTLER TAKE A VACATION (2000)
- Interviews - 1. Noel Baumbach - Director
- 2. Noel Baumbach - Director; Chris Eigeman, Josh Hamilton, Carlos Jacott - Stars
- Outtakes - Deleted Scenes
- Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Essay - Jonathan Rosenbaum
Reviews for Kicking & Screaming
Mixing the neurotic drive of Woody Allen with the urbane wit of Stillman, this well-written debut presents an uncompromising take on guys who simply can't let go of college--and their prolonged adolescence.
Charts the aimlessness and ennui of four insufferable, maturation-adverse college grads with relaxed realism.
Not much happens, but it captures that moment between college and the real world with perceptive [occasionally glib] accuracy.
Sporadically funny film with an achingly predictable plot – your enjoyment of this will hinge on whether or not you think Will Ferrell is a Comedy God.
Smart and well-performed - captures a time and a feeling with grace and intelligence.
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