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Honeymooners (2005)
Runtime: 89 mins
Synopsis: 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,... 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. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Regina Hall, Gabrielle Union, John Leguizamo
Screenwriter: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Danny Jacobsen, Don Rhymer
Producer: David T. Friendly, Marc Turtletaub, Eric C. Rhone, Julie Durk
Composer: Richard Gibbs
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 11, 2006
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Cedric the Entertainer - Star, Mike Epps - Star, John Schultz - Director
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- Featurettes - 1. THE MAKING OF THE HONEYMOONERS
- Deleted Scenes (6)
- Extended Scenes
- Alternate Scenes
Reviews
It could be part-autobiographical for director John Schultz who blunders through a tediously half-baked plot and fails to make it pay off.
A disconnected series of skits and one-liners likely to satisfy children while only infuriating nostalgic adults in search of the magic of the Fifties sitcom.
A stroll down sitcom memory lane in name only, The Honeymooners seems as if any resemblance to the original TV classic could only be accidental.
Fans of the original series probably won't care for it, and the rest of us could probably get the same kind of entertainment in our living rooms, for free.
Even if one were willing to overlook the fact that The Honeymooners is virtually nothing like the show that supposedly inspired it, the film would still come off as an unnaturally prolonged, second-rate UPN sitcom.
"The Honeymooners" is a good-natured movie that's not so much a remake as a nod to the old television series.
If we can recast Jackie Gleason’s signature role of Ralph Kramden with Cedric the, ahem, “Entertainer,” why not Jim Carrey as Cliff Huxtable in “The Cosby Show Movie”?
Cedric the Entertainer inhabits Kramden's role comfortably, but there's no rage or bite in his acting.
I have some real affection for The Honeymooners because I liked the core cast so much. I just wish that everything else was on the same level.
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