| Product Summary | | Publisher: Paramount | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00097363414643 | | Buy.com Sku: 40724393 | | Item#: V267EG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 23507 | | Category Keywords: Money Theatrical Release | Rating:  |
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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a man with big dreams that never work out. His friend, sewer specialist Ed Norton (Mike Epps) is always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble. Standing by their husbands are devoted wives Alice (Gabrielle Union) and Trixie (Regina Hall) who make ends meet by waitressing at a neighborhood diner. Throw in a stray dog named Iggy who runs like the wind (when he's motivated) and you have a comical underdog story for the whole family.
Editor's Note
In THE HONEYMOONERS--an update of the classic 1950s television comedy that starred Jackie Gleason--Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver and irrepressible dreamer whose mind constantly whirs with new plans to get rich. But six years after meeting his wife, Alice (Gabrielle Union), none of his schemes have resulted in anything more than clutter in the closet of their Brooklyn apartment. When Alice's dream of buying a home looks like it could become a reality, the Kramdens team up with their best friends who live upstairs, Ed (Mike Epps) and Trixie (Regina Hall), to amass the $20,000 for a down payment before a shady land developer (Eric Stoltz) beats them to it.THE HONEYMOONERS gives a few nods to the original series, like Ed's trademark hat, and a sweet twist on Ralph's signature line: instead of threatening to knock Alice to the moon, he promises to take her there someday. Cedric the Entertainer is an ebullient screen presence, revealing the good heart beneath Ralph's swagger as he struggles to keep from letting Alice down yet again. With its talented cast and zippy script, THE HONEYMOONERS is a comedy anyone can enjoy.
| Features | Commentary by Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps and Director John Schultz
| | Featurette on the Making of The Honeymooners
| | Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes | | Theatrical Trailer | | Full Screen Presentation |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 2/5/2008 |
| Running Time: 89 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 341464 | | UPC: 00097363414643 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"Cedric the Entertainer has some of Jackie Gleason's improbable physical grace, and a winning manner..." 06/10/2005 p.E13Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
The Honeymooners is a surprise and a delight, a movie that escapes the fate of weary TV retreads and creates characters that remember the originals, yes, but also stand on their own. Playing Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton, Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps don't even try to imitate Jackie Gleason and Art Carney; they borrow a few notes, just to show us they've seen the program, and build from there. And Gabrielle Union and Regina Hall, as Alice and Trixie, flower as the two long-suffering wives, who in this version get more story time and do not ever, even once, get offered a one-way ticket to the moon. Instead, Ralph even sweetly promises Alice he will "take her to the moon," - Roger Ebert
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