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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1976 DVD Release: 07/09/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Period Film, Crime Comedy, Caper, Buddy Film

Harry and Walter Go to New York was born of the theory that, the more stars and money that you throw into a film, the better the film will be. The theory has seldom been proven true, and it certainly wasn't in this case. Harry (James Caan) and Walter (Elliot Gould) are a third-rate vaudeville team, playing tank towns in turn-of-the-century USA. Thrown into the hoosegow on a petty-theft charge, our heroes make the acquaintance of big-time crook Adam Worth (Michael Caine). Once they're sprung, Harry and Walter follow Worth to New York, with the intention of pulling off a huge bank robbery. Lissa Chestnut (Diane Keaton), a bird-brained suffragette, is also mixed up in the proceedings though she never seems certain of who or what her character is from one scene to the next. The film's one tangible asset is its meticulous re-creation of 1890s New York, courtesy of art director Harry Horner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

James Caan - Harry Digby
Elliott Gould - Walter Hill
Michael Caine - Adam Worth
Diane Keaton - Lissa Chestnut
Charles Durning - Rufus T. Crisp
Lesley Ann Warren - Gloria Fontaine

Mark Rydell's crime comedy Harry and Walter Go to New York comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. This Columbia/TriStar release does have good picture quality, making it worthwhile for fans of Elliott Gould, James Caan, Michael Caine, or Diane Keaton. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide