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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 6, 2003
- Originally Released: 2002
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Kevin Kline & Emile Hirsch | |
Performer: | Steven Culp, Patrick Dempsey, Embeth Davidtz, Joel Gretsch, Edward Herrmann, Rob Morrow, Harris Yulin, Paul Dano, Jesse Eisenberg, Rishi Mehta & Rahul Khanna | |
Directed by | Michael Hoffman | |
Screenwriting by | Neil Tolkin | |
Composition by | James Newton Howard | |
Produced by | Andrew Karsch & Marc Abraham | |
Director of Photography: | Lajos Koltai | |
Executive Production by | Cooper Lane, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Sidney Kimmel & Eric Newman |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/5 --
The movie may not be worthy of an Oscar, but Kline's highly nuanced performance is certainly worthy of our attention.
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Toronto Star
Rating: B --
William Hundert (Kevin Kline) isn't charismatic or cool
I like that about him. He isn't selling his own personality, authenticity, or commitment; he isn't selling education as self-actualization (Dead Poets Society)
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Decent Films Guide
...Kevin Kline turns in a finely modulated performance...
Hollywood Reporter
Rating: C- --
A soulless rehashing of Dead Poet's Society is hardly the savior of American education
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Old School Reviews
It's a simpering, ineffective ersatz-drama, so simple-minded and unrealistic and so full of fussy stupidity, it exiles you.
Washington Post
Rating: 2.5/4 --
It's comfortable and pleasant, and if you squint you can practically see Dead Poets Society. And then it surprises -- just a bit, but enough.
Seattle Times
...Kline does a welcome, restrained job....[Hirsch] makes an excellent son of privilege...
Entertainment Weekly
Product Description:
At St. Benedict's prep school, the boys are disciplined, mannered, and ready to learn. But when a bad apple enters the classroom of the well-respected Mr. Hundert (Kevin Kline), chaos ensues. Sedgewick Bell (Emile Hirsch, DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS) is a kid with a chip on his shoulder and a powerful senator for a father. He is a shock to the system of Mr. Hundert, whose firm moral standards and unshakeable integrity are genuinely challenged by Sedgewick's eye-rolling, rule-breaking, uncaring insubordination. Determined to change Sedgewick, "mold him," and bring out the strong and true character that he believes to be at the core of every student, Mr. Hundert makes Sedgewick his priority. However, their bond will remain a thorn in Mr. Hundert's side for years thereafter, even beyond his retirement.
Based on a short story by Ethan Canin, and directed by Michael Hoffman, THE EMPEROR'S CLUB uses crisp photography and convincing performances to communicate this wholesome tale of honor, morality, and trying to do what's right at all costs.
Based on a short story by Ethan Canin, and directed by Michael Hoffman, THE EMPEROR'S CLUB uses crisp photography and convincing performances to communicate this wholesome tale of honor, morality, and trying to do what's right at all costs.
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- Sales Rank: 12,667
- UPC: 025192274022
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