| | | A romantic comedy about the fine art of thievery.
Features: DVD
Jake and Tina (John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell) are a sexy, jet-setting couple, madly in love and living far beyond their means in a posh London hotel. Confronting a lifestyle-and-death situation, they plot the phony theft of Tina's prize sculpture to collect the insurance. Unfortunately, Jake and Tina aren't the only crooks in London. When a real thief snatches the sculpture, the lovers immediately suspect each other of a double cross. The accusations fly and the investigations go into high gear, leading to a hilarious predicament of mix-ups and mayhem!
"Two thumbs up...something special!" Siskel & Ebert
Editor's Note
Jake and Tina are a sexy, jet-setting couple, madly in love and living far beyond their means. They plot the phony theft of Tina's prize sculpture to collect insurance. Unfortunately, they are not the only crooks and a real thief snatches the sculpture instead!
Plot Summary
Jake and his girlfriend Tina reside at a ritzy London hotel... which they can't afford. They have in their possession a small statue sculpted by Henry Moore, a gift from Tina's estranged husband. The financially troubled Jake is entertaining thoughts of selling the artwork -- worth $50,000 -- to solve some of his money problems. But a wrench is thrown in the works when a maid enamored with the figure steals it, although she is unaware of its high value. This puts a wedge in Jake and Tina's relationship, as each believes the other has stolen the statue...
| Features | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Surround |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Artisan |
| Release Date: 6/18/2002 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 12549 | | UPC: 00012236125495 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...The two stars prove to be a smashing romantic match....OBJECT is a shrewdly observed and intoxicating romance..." 03/07/1991 p.90New York Times
"...Enjoyably snobbish....Real style in the performances..." 04/12/1991 p.C14 Los Angeles Times
"...An elegant farce....Listening to Malkovich put the most arch twist on the most innocent words is a special kind of pleasure..." 04/12/1991 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...quietly, intelligently written and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, is only about these financial problems on a surface level. What's underneath is really the ability of these people to learn to love and trust one another. The movie is too cool and witty to descend to obviously sloppy emotion, but in Jake and Tina we see two hedonistic drifters who have finally been forced to take stock of who they really are... - Roger Ebert
Rolling Stone 8 of 10
The two stars prove to be a smashing romantic match... a shrewdly observed and intoxicating romance. It manages to make emotional maturity a witty proposition. - Peter Travers
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