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Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound
Thirteen years ago, Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) left for London to pursue a prestigious internship, promising his girlfriend Kate (Téa Leoni) that they'd only be apart for a year. Now Jack is a high-powered Wall Street bachelor, while Kate's a distant memory. That is until Jack wakes up one day in a suburban New Jersey bedroom next to Kate--13 years older than he remembers--with a baby crying int he next room and a six-year-old girl calling him Daddy. This romantic comedy, filled humor and surprise, gives Jack a glimpse into what might have been, with all its side-splitting consequences.
"Hilarious!" UPN-TV
"One of Nicolas Cage's best performances in a comedy!" Fox-TV
Editor's Note
Nicolas Cage stars as Jack Campbell, a career-driven workaholic who has everything: an exciting job, a Ferarri, a closetful of Zegna suits, and the attention of any woman he wants. His life changes when, after working a full day on Christmas Eve, he intervenes in a convenience store holdup. The apparent criminal, Cash (Cheadle), speaks to Jack in epigrams about his satisfaction with life. When Jack wakes up the next day, he's suddenly living in a New Jersey suburb, where he's married to his college sweetheart (Leoni) and is the father of two children. At first he is aghast, but Jack soon warms to his new life even though he knows that it cannot last. Unabashedly sentimental, the film is also a great comedy, as Cage gives a superb performance that makes the most of his character's obvious disgust with his suburban surroundings and even allows for a few moments of hysterics reminiscent of VAMPIRE'S KISS. Filled with great performances (notably Ms. Leoni's role as Jack's wife), inspired comedy, and a premise that suggests a slightly darker version of classics like A CHRISTMAS CAROL and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE FAMILY MAN is an affecting and entertaining holiday film.
| Features | Anamorphic Widescreen | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | English DTS Surround Dolby Digital | | French Dolby Surround | | Music Score Commentary With Composer Danny Elfman | | Hilarious Outtakes And Deleted Scenes | | DVD-ROM Features | | Making Of Featurette | | Feature Commentary With Director Brett Ratner And Producer Marc Abraham |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/23/2006 |
| Running Time: 126 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 20941 | | UPC: 00025192094125 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Blockbuster Entertainment Award (2001) |  | Nicolas Cage, Winner, Favorite Actor | | | Tea Leoni, Nominee, Favorite Actress | | | Don Cheadle, Nominee, Favorite Supporting Actor |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...A truly substantial comedy....[The film] gift-wraps a dream role for its star, allowing Cage to meld his pre- and post-Oscar personae..." 01/01/2000 p.98Box Office
"...Moments of veracity and humor..." 01/01/2001 p.63 Sight and Sound
"...Well-observed comic turns....Handsomely shot..." 02/01/2001 p.41-2 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Tea Leoni is lovable....The movie is sweet, light entertainment..." 12/22/2000 p.37 San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
...Nicolas Cage gives a performance that invites audiences to lay cynicism aside... Perfectly cast TŽa Leoni matches him move for move... Cage can segue from light comedy to a moving statement of conviction with no crunching of gears. - Bob Graham
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