The Big Kahuna R

The Big Kahuna
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 17, 2003
  • Originally Released: 1999
  • Label: Lions Gate

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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh73%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 79

Upright71%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 8,175
Rating: 3.5/4 -- Sharp-edged, perfectly timed, funny and thoughtful. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
It's no surprise, of course, to see co-star Kevin Spacey tear up the screen. Full Review
Newhouse News Service
Nov 4, 2019
Rating: B+ -- At our best, we admit our faults. And we admit that others, no matter how different, have something to teach us. What a surprising thing to learn from a film.
Looking Closer
Dec 6, 2004
Rating: 3/4 -- The destination is well worth the sometimes baffling and tedious journey.
Detroit News
Jan 1, 2000
Spacey surfs the hot air of the dialogue with grace.
Sight and Sound
Dec 1, 2004
...Sharp-edged, perfectly timed, funny and thoughtful. Spacey and DeVito are two of the smartest actors in the movies, filled with the joy of performance...
Chicago Sun-Times
May 12, 2000
It's smart, funny and insightful and it's quite easy to see what attracted the stars to it.
Film.com
Jan 1, 2000

Product Description:

First-time feature director John Swanbeck teams up with producer-actor Kevin Spacey for this big screen adaptation of Roger Rueff's play HOSPITALITY SUITE. The story concerns three lubricant salesmen who have gathered in a Witchita, Kansas hotel room in order to throw a cocktail party for prospective buyers. They are Larry (Spacey), a harsh, cocky veteran; his partner Phil (Danny DeVito), a passive recovering alcoholic; and Bob (Peter Facinelli), a naïve new colleague whose ethics drive Larry into fits of disbelief. The trio waits for the night's arrivals--most specifically, "The Big Kahuna," a man so wealthy that he has the ability to single-handedly revive Larry and Phil's struggling careers. After the party, Larry and Phil are dumbfounded when they discover that Bob actually spoke to him, only their conversation consisted solely of religious dialogue. Larry sends Bob in search of "The Big Kahuna" with the order that he discuss business if he wants to remain employed. The subsequent hours provide each individual with the chance to exorcise his inner demons once and for all. Limited in its usage of locations, Rueff's big-screen adaptation of his play contains inspired performances from Spacey, DeVito, and Facinelli.

Product Info

  • UPC: 031398833529
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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