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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 07/01/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 22 Genres: Comedy Drama, Military Comedy

Penny Marshall's feel-good comedy, invoking parts of Dead Poet's Society, Sister Act, and Private Benjamin, features Danny DeVito as Bill Rago, a divorced advertising man who is fired from his job. During an appointment at the unemployment office, a counselor finds him a job as a civilian instructor at the local Army base. At the base, he is assigned a group of eight army hardcases. Rago is supposed to increase this group's "basic comprehension." Sweating it out and unable to interest his students in anything, he finally latches onto Shakespeare. He turns the lecture into a master class on -Hamlet with the students converting the Shakespeare tragedy into a rap musical. Looking askance at all this is drill sergeant Cass (Gregory Hines), who feels that the whole class is a waste of time. Finally winning the respect of his students, Rago now has to win the hearts and minds of the contemptuous Cass and his staff. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Danny DeVito - Bill Rago
Gregory Hines - Sgt. Cass
James Remar - Capt. Murdoch
Cliff Robertson - Col. James
Lillo Brancato Jr. - Donnie Benitez

This comedy drama from director Penny Marshall makes its way to DVD in a no-frills package. Renaissance Man has been transferred to disc in its original widescreen aspect ratio, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. No bonus material has been included for this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide