Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Be Kind, Rewind

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Save it for DVD, and even then, it only takes off after the first half. Ends strongly with a nice message though.

First half hour maybe. Way too much Jack Black. But the reenacted videos themselves are pretty fun.

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Why Rush Hour II? Why not Lethal Weapon - the toilet scene? I mean, the Danny Glover connection would have been good (with Sigourney a la Ghostbusters connection).

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The NYTimes had a fun article on the making of, in Passaic:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/nyregion/25movie.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=be<i>kind</i>rewind&st=nyt&oref=slogin

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