| Actors: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe, Robert Weems Director: Stephen Frears Creators: Barbara De Fina, Jim Painter, Martin Scorsese, Peggy Rajski, Robert A. Harris, Donald E. Westlake, Jim Thompson Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense Studio: Hbo Home Video Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 06/30/1998 Original Release Date: 01/04/1991 Theatrical Release Date: 01/04/1991 Release Year: 1998 Run Time: 1hr 50min Screens: Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Languages: English, French Subtitles: Spanish, French See Also: |
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  | Grifters Ws Actors: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe, Robert Weems Director: Stephen Frears Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense R 1998 1hr 50min Annette Bening twists like a mink on a leash through Stephen Frears's adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel. This may be the perfect trope for the moral hysteria that coils around a mother, her son, and his girlfriend in this... more » |
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Movie ReviewsELEVATOR TO HELL wdanthemanw | Geneva, Switzerland | 04/29/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by Stephen Frears, THE GRIFTERS is a winner. With three top actors, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening and John Cusack, Frears invites us to a non-stop ride to hell.Caught between his mother and his girl-friend, John Cusack will have a hard time to survive and become a man. You can almost touch the hate those two women feel for each other. Their last encounter is really a scene you will remember : set in Phoenix, in a motel, in a subtle variation of PSYCHO's first murder, it is a moment of great cinema.Cusack is outstanding as the gentle grifter, Frear's cinematography is first class and Anjelica has never been so devilish. No doubt about it, THE GRIFTERS is a masterpiece of the film noir genre.A DVD that bleeds." Superb J. Center | Wilmington, DE United States | 03/24/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "I've never been a John Cusack fan, but he's utterly riveting in the role of a coming-of-age grifter caught between two indelible women. Annette Bening, at least here, is a pure force of nature, a sexy tsunami overwhelming everything in her path. And Anjelica Huston??? Her entire career has been one splendid performance after another, and this is one of her finest. You simply cannot take your eyes off her. The interaction of these three is one of the best examples of ensemble acting outside of an Altman film. And the little subtleties around these three -- from the brilliant set piece of the orange scene to the almost-identical dresses worn by Lily and Myra to Elmer Bernstein's moody score -- make The Grifters a compelling experience. The only disappointment is that the CD has NO extras at all, but you could certainly make the case that this is a movie that can stand completely on its own." Nice Special Edition of a great movie TheBandit | SEA-TAC | 01/07/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "A fantastic movie about con artists. The tone of this movie is perfect: utterly unsentimental, deadpan, cool and calculated. Great score, great performances (not just the three leads, there are tons of bit parts that are very memorable), great dialogue. The pacing is snappy. I'm not going to say the movie is flawless, but honestly I can't think of anything particularly negative to say about it.The DVD is a modest collector's edition. Some may say the extra features are a bit spare, but what is here is very useful and informative. The commentary track is consistantly listenable. There are four participants: the director, the screenwriter, and stars Cusack and Huston. The four were recorded separately and edited together seamlessly to make an entertaining and insightful track. Also here are two short but well-made featurettes, one covers the making of the film and the other sheds some light on the work of the author who wrote the book upon which the film is based." Perhaps the best of the 90s genre Rocco Dormarunno | Brooklyn, NY | 07/14/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Perhaps this was the best directorial accomplishment for Stephen Frears. Perhaps it was the roles of a lifetime for Huston, Cusack and Bening. Perhaps, no definitely, it was the best crime film of its time.
THE GRIFTERS... I won't go into the plot. Other reviewers have done enough. But it does poke at some old questions. Is there honor among thieves? No, not really. But can there be respect? Yes, I think the film brings that out. What about love? Ooof! That's a tough one. IF you've seen the movie, and liked it, the commentaries are wonderful. But even more important is the glimpse at the life of Jim Thompson whose novel inspired the film. The making of THE GRIFTERS is equally intriguing. I'm no grifter, although at times I wish I were... But still, trust me, this Collector's Series is worth the reasonable price." |
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