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| L.A. Story [1991] | ![L.A. Story [1991]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RCDXD4X6L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mick Jackson
Actors: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marilu Henner
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: £15.99
Buy Used: £4.39
You Save: £11.60 (73%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40473
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), German (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060021171344
ASIN: B00005IBAX
Theatrical Release Date: February 8, 1991
Release Date: May 20, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 L.A. Story November 14, 2008
This film is a classic because it works on many levels. Stupid jokes sit comfortably alongside comedic pearls of wisdom. Slapstick set pieces give way to real moments of moving self unawareness portrayed by the likable main characters. Surreal sight gags give us small insights into life in L.A, fondly puncturing the very ridiculousness of it at the same time as thinly veiling Martins' absolute love for the city in which he grew up. Martin delivers classic lines with his usual straight-laced collar-loosening agitism. Richard E Grant is both pompous and lovable as the Englishman abroad and Sarah Jessica Parker is joyous in a very early career role. A GREAT film highly recommended. Get it.
 Similar to Woody Allen's Manhattan December 23, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Quite similar to Woody Allen's Manhattan, and not quite as good, but pretty close to it. Steve Martin stands for comedy, and this movie is filled with jokes; some very funny others pretty stupid. What I like the most with this film is the acting of Sarah Jessica Parker before she hit it big with Sex and The City...
very funny,highly original,romantic and enlightening May 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the best movies I have seen in terms of its combination of romance and humour.In terms of its ability to give the viewer a picture of how quirky the people and places of of Los Angeles are,it has no equal (even the supernatural seems normal in LA Story) - a serious article in a journal couldn't be more informative.Steve Martin wrote LA Story himself and there is so much going on in the movie that you really get an insight into how much goes on in Martin's mind and just how knowledgeable he is about so many things.The cinematography and direction are top-notch and the extras section of the DVD has interviews with all the main actors and with the director.The main feature is 90 minutes of high quality cinema - if you only watch it once,but I expect most people will watch it at least two or three times.
 Too long, too slow, and not funny enough August 9, 2005
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm sorry, I like Steve Martin a lot, but it is a sad day when the most interesting thing in a film is a road sign. That's true of this movie, the digital freeway sign Martin "talks" to is the most interesting character in the film - and that wears thin after a while. The romance is pleasant enough, but this film is full of surreal (and pointless) interludes and the characters are too stereotypical. The plot is painfully slow, and relies on stupid coincidences to move forward, and while Steve Martin does get some funny lines, the other characters are simply not funny at all. And its too long too !. Sorry. I wanted to like this film, but in the end it bored the pants off me.
Dreams can come true August 29, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This film is perfect for anybody who still believes in romance and fate and hopes that somewhere, somebody is looking down on us helping us to make the right decisions.
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