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MPAA Rating: R Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 05/22/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Black Comedy, Crime Comedy, Gangster Film

A dying man finds that horses, blondes, and the Mob may end his life faster than cancer in this dark comedy from the U.K. Joe (Billy Connolly) is a regular guy who runs a flower shop and has never had much in the way of good luck. Things seem to be grim for Joe when he's diagnosed with a brain tumor, but a bit of good fortune appears on the horizon when he wins a jackpot at the racetrack. However, Hush (Sharon Stone), an exotic dancer who has fallen deeply in debt to a gang of thugs, steals Joe's newly won fortune to pay them off. Joe gets his money back by explaining to the gangsters what happened, but only because they mistake him for a syndicate kingpin they've heard about but never met. When the gangsters discover that Joe is a florist and not a career criminal, they find the situation less than amusing. Beautiful Joe also stars Ian Holm, Gil Bellows, and Jurnee Smollett. While the film enjoyed a theatrical run in Europe, it debuted in America on the Cinemax premium cable network. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Billy Connolly
Sharon Stone
Ian Holm
Gil Bellows

This dark British comedy gets a modest but attractive presentation on DVD. Beautiful Joe has been given a letterboxed transfer in the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio; the transfer has also been enhanced for playback on widescreen monitors. The original audio track has been presented in a Dolby Digital Surround mix, while an alternate Spanish language track appears in Dolby Digital Stereo. Along with closed captioning in English, the disc has been encoded with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Theatrical trailers have been included as a bonus, as well as biographical information on the cast and crew. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide