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Walking and Talking (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 18  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.1/10

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Runtime: 82 mins

Synopsis: Catherine Keener and Anne Heche star as childhood friends who have now grown up, moved to the big city, and are trying to maintain their friendship as they each deal with their ever-changing life and loves. WALKING AND TALKING, writer-director Nicole Holofcener's debut feature film, is a... Catherine Keener and Anne Heche star as childhood friends who have now grown up, moved to the big city, and are trying to maintain their friendship as they each deal with their ever-changing life and loves. WALKING AND TALKING, writer-director Nicole Holofcener's debut feature film, is a smart, witty, perceptive film that explores what it's like to be single in New York City in the 1990s. As Laura (Heche) gets engaged to Frank (Todd Field), Amelia (Keener) grows closer with ex-boyfriend Andrew (Liev Schreiber) while considering going out with Bill (Kevin Corrigan), a film geek who works in a video store. The strain that their individual relationships put on each other soon threatens to drive Amelia and Laura apart, as Laura prepares to get married, and Amelia must care for her sick cat. Holofcener's keen ear for dialogue makes WALKING AND TALKING an honest, utterly believable examination of a lifelong friendship that is suddenly in trouble as the innocence of childhood can no longer make problems go away. Keener and Heche are wonderful as the best friends, with excellent support from Field, Schreiber, Corrigan, and the rest of the cast (which includes SOPRANOS star Vincent Pastore as a bizarre therapy patient and THE WEST WING's Allison Janney as a comforting neighbor). Billy Bragg's wonderful songs make up much of the soundtrack. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber, Todd Field, Kevin Corrigan

Screenwriter: Nicole Holofcener

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 5, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1

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  • TBD

Additional Release Material:

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Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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Superbly well made; great performances.

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Rich Cline
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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
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A romantic comedy about NY yuppies, who are always on the telephone, set in the West Village, idealized by Holofcener as a cozy neighborhood with no violence, drugs, or harrassment.

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10/31/06
Emanuel Levy
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If any of Nicole Holofcener's films were to appeal to a male audience (or at least provide the fewest squirm-inducing moments to it), it would be Walking and Talking.

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07/30/06
Matt Bailey
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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/20/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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...the main emphisis appears to be on making the characters sound "clever" and "witty."

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07/27/03
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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An intriguing insight into the big R

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07/11/03
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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a totally charming, though lightweight, look at a childhood friendship

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05/28/03
Brandon Judell
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Nell Minow
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Brian J. Arthurs
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Scott Weinberg
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A funny and fetching drama about friendships between women.

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06/29/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Rita Kempley
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Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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