Punchline R

Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.
Punchline
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 3 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: April 4, 2017
  • Originally Released: 1988
  • Label: Mill Creek Entertainment

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Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten56%

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Total Count: 18

Spilled42%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 7,258
A movie that engages us with its distinctive blend of humor and heartbreak Full Review
Spirituality and Practice
Jul 19, 2003
...Bold, sneaky, brilliant...
Los Angeles Times
Sep 30, 1988
Rating: 2/4 -- The problem may be that the movie isn't nearly tough enough. It needs to be more hard-boiled, more merciless in its dissection of egos, more perceptive about the cutthroat nature of show business. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 3/5 -- Unfunny, at times morose, comedy-drama about standup comics.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Mar 24, 2008
Though Punchline defies the Hollywood penchant for producing either pure comedy or straight drama, its view of those with the guts to stand before an audience and dare them to laugh is oddly uplifting. Full Review
United Press International
Aug 23, 2016
Hanks is a standout again...
USA Today
Mar 24, 1989
...Hanks stands and delivers with a poignant and insightful turn...
Premiere
Nov 1, 1994

Product Description:

Lilah Krytsick (Sally Field) is a New Jersey housewife and mother of three who has been told all her life that she is funny. Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) is a failed medical student whose natural comedic talent has allowed him to steal the spotlight at New York comedy club the Gas Station, thus keeping him from focusing on the other failures in his life. Lilah decides to follow her dreams and try her luck on the Gas Station stage, but her act falls flat. When she strikes up a friendship with bitter Steven, he helps her sharpen her comedy while she attempts to help him pull his chaotic life together. This unique comedy/drama features a strong supporting cast including John Goodman, Damon Wayans, and Paul Mazursky.

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Product Info

  • UPC: 683904546142
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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