| | | The highly acclaimed romantic comedy from Edward Burns.
Features: DVD
Three brothers from Long Island try to reconcile their lives and loves in this charming romantic comedy which won Best Picture at the Sundance Film Festival. After their good-for-nothing father dies and their mother leaves to be with the man she really loves, brothers Joe, Barry and Patrick are left with only each other as they struggle with their own relationships. Married Jack is tempted to have an affair. Patrick isn't sure his fiance is "the one", and Barry can't deal with the the fact that he is actually falling in love. Written, directed and starring Edward Burns, The Brothers McMullen is a heartwarming look at matters of the heart.
"A terrific, crowd-pleasing comedy! It's a treat!" Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Two thumbs up!" Siskel & Ebert
Editor's Note
Three Irish-Catholic brothers living in Long Island--a "serious" Catholic worried about his relationship with a Jewish woman, a steadfast husband having an affair, and a commitment-phobe being pressured by a girlfriend--talk over their romantic entanglements. The 27-year-old writer-director-producer-star, Ed Burns, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for this debut.
Plot Summary
Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women.Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his perfect wife. Barry is the relationship-wary middle brother who, to his surprise and dismay, is finally falling in love. But Patrick, the most religious brother, ironically is the one who must deal with issues of premarital sex and abortion--a situation that leaves him consumed with guilt. Fortunately for the siblings, however, they're all temporarily living under the same roof, where they can discuss their problems and philosophies--and help each other make it through this troubled time.
| Features | English Dolby Digital Stereo | | English Dolby Digital Mono | | French Dolby Digital Surround | | Audio Commentary | | Spanish Subtitles | | English Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 2000568 | | UPC: 00024543005681 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival (1996) |  | Edward Burns, Winner, Grand Jury Prize |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Ardent, affecting and wonderfully funny..." 08/24/1995 p.110USA Today
"...Passionately filmed..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 08/09/1995 p.5D Entertainment Weekly
"...Sweet, sometimes funny....[Burns is a] bright, smart, lucky filmmaker..." 08/18/1995 p.34 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Quietly fascinating....The movie brings into focus how rare religion and spirituality are in American films..." 08/18/1995 p.39 Uncut
"Straight-talking, romantic yet unsentimental, it's the kind of comedy we wish Woody Allen still made. 08/01/2004 p.136 Washington Post 8 of 10
...a hilarious look at guys in their natural state: Their thinking bufuddled by testosterone and Bud... this knowing, low-budget comedy will appeal to men, who'll recognize their behavior, but also to women, who'll see it as goosing the gander. - Rita Kempley
San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
...this movie is so much fun that nobody will overlook the humanity that lights up first-time writer-director Edward Burns' autobiographical look at his kin... The film is so well-acted that it seems not acted at all. Burns has created an endearing gathering of people... - Peter Stack
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