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The incomparable screen team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn take on the law--and each other--in Adam's Rib, one of their all-time greats. Witty, intelligent, and laugh-out-loud funny, this courtroom comedy establishes their reputation as the strongest, most brilliant, and long-lasting couple on the screen. Attorney Amanda Bonner (Hepburn) is moved to defend a dizzy blonde (played to perfection by Judy Holliday) who has shot her two-timing spouse. But Amanda doesn't know that her own husband, Adam (Tracy), a sharp assistant district attorney, has been assigned as prosecutor in the case. Level-headedness quickly turns to single-mindedness as the trial gains momentum--and the counselors just may need some counseling to keep the case from overruling their marriage! Hepburn's Amanda Bonner is like the one and only Hepburn herself: beautiful, intelligent, funny, rebellious and determined. Tracy, the very model of the easygoing, smart, obstinate modern man, is the perfect complement. Together, they make this courtroom battle of the sexes a true comedy classic.
"Smart! Sophisticated! One of Hollywood's greatest comedies!" Leonard Maltin
"...Adam's Rib gives us writers, performers and a director all operating at peak levels of performance; a classic comedy." Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
Editor's Note
A playful allusion to the Book of Genesis, ADAM'S RIB is an inspired farce and perhaps the best showcase for the fantastic Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn duo. George Cukor uses the chemistry between his stars to create a delightful, sophisticated comedy about the battle between the sexes, based on a sharp and sprightly Oscar-nominated script by Cukor's collaborators, Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. When two married lawyers take opposite sides of a case, they create comic fireworks both in and out of court. District Attorney Adam Bonner (Tracy) prosecutes a young woman, Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday), who has shot her philandering husband's mistress; her attorney and Bonner's wife, Amanda (Hepburn), is determined to prove that the prosecution's case is only a reflection of sexist double standards. Amanda thinks that women should have the right to do exactly what men have done for years--get revenge. ADAM'S RIB is a film that is superbly directed, written, and acted, a true romantic comedy in classic Cukor style.
Plot Summary
When two married lawyers take opposite sides of a case, they create comic fireworks both in the court and out. District Attorney Adam Bonner heads the prosecution when a pistol-packing ditzy blonde goes after her girl-chasing husband and his mistress. But his wife and defense attorney Amanda thinks women should have the right to get revenge, taking on a trial that proves all's fair in love, war, and court. An ahead-of-its-time script by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, combined with an electric chemistry between Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy and deft direction by George Cukor, make this a sophisticated piece of entertainment which was later turned into a television series.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Theatrical Trailer | | English Dolby Digital Mono | | French Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1949 | | Catalog ID: 65055 | | UPC: 00012569505520 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1951) | | | Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, Nominee, Best Writing, Story And Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"..With its witty and acerbic screenplay by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, Cukor's battle-of-the-sexes comedy has a verve and sophistication that seem beyond present-day Hollywood..." 08/01/2003 p.66At-A-Glance Film Reviews 10 of 10
Not another living pair has ever matched the screen chemistry of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, nor duplicated their unique talents. And this magical film is their best... Adam's Rib is devilishly clever, riotously funny, and charmingly sweet. It's thought-provoking, fun, and expertly made--top notch performances complement an inspired script...
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