| | | Meet yesterday's answer to today's world.
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
The sidewalks of New York will never be the same thanks to sharp-dressing, fast-talking newspaperman Johnny Twennies (Gibson Frazier), an ace reporter stuck in the 1920s who's blissfully unaware that he sticks out like a sore thumb in modern Manhattan. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her, his boss wants him canned, and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep himself from getting killed? A feast for the eyes in glorious black and white, this charming indie hit takes you on a rollicking tour of love, music and laughter, now dressed to the nines for the first time on DVD in this splashy special edition!
"A real leap of imagination!" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
Johnny Twenties is a modern New Yorker, but only in the physical sense. Everything about him is leftover from an era long gone, and he himself is convinced that he is living in the 1920s. This screwball fantasy follows the confrontations he has with his modern neighbors as he attempts to cope with the ethics and attitude of the late 1990s.
| Features | Deleted Scenes | | Alternate Scenes | | Theatrical And Alternate Trailers | | Gallery Of Original And Alternate Poster Art | | Photo Gallery | | Audio Commentary With Star And Co-Writer Gibson Fraizer | | Behind-The-Scenes Featurette | | Informative "Pop Up" Notes And Johnny Twennies Glossary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Image |
| Release Date: 8/6/2002 |
| Running Time: 80 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 1868 | | UPC: 00014381186826 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times
"...This film is about a man with the style of a character in a 1920s wisecracking movie, who lives in the 1990s....MAN OF THE CENTURY is a peculiar delight, a one-of-a-kind movie..." 11/05/1999 p.32The New York Times 7 of 10
...best appreciated as a stylistic juggling act... The movie comes up with just enough silly variations on its premise to keep it afloat until its desperate madcap finale at a stuffy '20s dinner party. - Stephen Holden
San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
It's sharp and irresistible, and there's no other movie like it... has enough charm and energy for anyone to enjoy it. But its special appeal will be to people who know old movies, the older the better... - Mick LaSalle
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