Starring: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Ed Begley Jr., Lillo Brancato Directed By: Penny Marshall Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 01, 2003 Running Time: 128 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 03, 1994
Description: Expect big, big laughs when funnyman Danny DeVito (TWINS, RUTHLESS PEOPLE) joins forces with talened director Penny Marshall (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, BIG) to deliver a lively five-star comedy you're going to love! DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck businessman who desperately takes the only job offered -- a teaching position in the U.S. Army. His mission: keep a ragtag bunch of underachieving misfits from flunking out of basic training! Be on alert for laughter as this unlikely new teacher and his underdog class unexpectedly inspire one another to be all that they can be!
Amazon.com: Penny Marshall directed this well-intentioned drama-comedy about a middle-aged advertising executive (Danny DeVito) whose heart has never been in his work. Fired for incompetence, DeVito's character is on the skids; but then comes an unusual job offer: Teach a bunch of boot-camp army recruits to read and think. The first-time teacher leads the uniformed men and women to an appreciation of Shakespeare, but he still has to grapple with his own problems with commitment and responsibility. Watching this film is like staring at a pool of broken eggs that never quite becomes an omelet. The story's promise is always there, but the satisfaction never quite comes. Still, there are some nice moments, and the whole thing works better on video than it did in the theaters. --Tom Keogh
What Fun and Instructive I'm not a huge fan of comedies, nor do I particularly care to watch Danny DeVito movies, but Renaissance Man is really good. It has a wonderful story, is well acted, and it is very motivational. RM sheds a positive light on the values of motivational instruction. DeVito portrays a down on his luck ad man who needs motivation of his own. He takes a job a basic training base and is given a handful of troops to prepare for the basics of basic. The movie is as much about his need for inspiration as it is about the troops whom he inspires. He uses Shakespeare to motivate his troops, and it works marvelously. Great story, very good acting, and inspirational. Highly recommended.
renaissance man i loved renaissance man it was funny and heartwarming i bought the movie yesterday and its my second favortie army/military movie ive ever scene sgt bilko is my first favorite army/military movie anyway if you haven't seen renaissance man go either rent it or buy it it will really make you laugh
Doesn't Get Any Better They couldn't have picked a better cast if they tried in this movie. Danny DeVito should have won every award known to movies on this one. When he goes up the tower I could feel my muscles pulling for him to get him up on the swaying rope bridge. My stomach had thousands of butterflies as he scaled down the wall. I felt his fear every step of the way and the pain he had in his hands from the rope burns. The movie I feel actually gives quite a bit of attention to Danny's height or lack there of. But it is done so beautifully and yet it shows his inner strength and character stands tall! Whether you are a DeVito fan as I am or love military movies, you can't go wrong with this one. There is drama yet the one liners had me rolling with laughter. Basic training is given a whole new meaning for those of us that have never served in the military. The stamina our soldiers must have everyday rings clear. Although a fictional storyline, I was drawn in immediately to the story and it seemed as if I was there living in the drama and exerting the physical strength. Not only Danny DeVito but the whole cast should take a bow for a job superbly done!
A FAVORITE MOVIE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! This is a heart-warming, FABULOUS movie! I show it to my students before teaching HAMLET. Character transformations, funny, tear-begging at the end... A MUST-SEE!!!
You don't need a college degree to be intelligent My ultimate favorite movie! An ad-man who see the world through his own wants and desires, learns he is much more than his money and degree. He loses his job to end up in a military camp training new recruits to "think". Little by little, he learns he is not so all important. He becomes humble and teaches these so called losers to read and understand "Hamlet". He and they both realize that intelligence is within us all. Someone just has to take the time to teach us and listen to our needs. This movie is a real tear-jerker. You cry for each triumph and each loss. I adore this movie. It is a must see type of movie!
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