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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 09/09/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 25 Genres: Comedy Drama, Family Drama, Ensemble Film

Paul Newman earned an Oscar nomination (and won citations from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Berlin International Film Festival) for his performance in this well-drawn comedy-drama. Sully (Newman) is a 60-year-old man who emotionally seems to have never quite emerged from adolescence; scraping by on part-time work in construction, Sully has built a life around avoiding responsibility. He hasn't spoken with his ex-wife (Elizabeth Wilson) in years, he lives in a rooming house owned by his eighth-grade teacher Mrs. Beryl (Jessica Tandy), his best friend is a mildly retarded handyman, Rub (Pruitt Taylor Vince), and he has a crush on Toby (Melanie Griffith), who is half his age and married to Carl (Bruce Willis), who sometimes gives him work. One day, Sully nearly runs into his son Peter (Dylan Walsh) and discovers that he has a grandson he never knew about; for the first time, Sully finds himself thinking that he ought to start behaving like a grown-up -- or at least get to know his family before it's too late. Nobody's Fool also features Gene Saks as Sully's lawyer Wirf, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the overly-enthusiastic Officer Raymer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Paul Newman - Sully
Jessica Tandy - Miss Beryl
Bruce Willis - Carl Roebuck
Melanie Griffith - Toby Roebuck
Dylan Walsh - Peter

Robert Benton's flawless adaptation of Richard Russo's Nobody's Fool contains one of the late career peaks for the venerable Paul Newman, and outstanding work from Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. The film comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the aspect ratio of its original theatrical presentation. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Although there are no supplemental materials of any consequence, it would be accurate to say that Nobody's Fool has never looked or sounded better on home video than it does on this release from Paramount. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide