Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Director: Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky

Overview

"Often considered Bette Midler's comeback film, Paul Mazursky's Down and Out in Beverly Hills comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental materials include trailers. This is a decent release from Disney/Buena Vista, but there is little here to interest the average DVD consumer. That is a shame considering this film's status as one of the finest satires of the '80s."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2002
UPC:	0786936124972
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	R
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	13,134

Special Features

Closed Caption;Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nick Nolte	Actor
Bette Midler	Actor
Richard Dreyfuss	Actor,Sadie Whiteman
Little Richard	Actor
Tracy Nelson	Jenny Whiteman
Elizabeth Pena	Carmen
Evan Richards	Max Whiteman
Donald Muhich	Dr. Von Zimmer
Paul Mazursky	Sidney Waxman,Stylish Jogger
Valerie Curtin	Pearl Waxman
Jack Bruskoff	Mel Whiteman
Barry Primus	Lou Waltzberg
Irene Tsu	Sheila Waltzberg
Michael Yama	Nagamichi
Salvador Espinoza	Caterer's Assistant,Caterer's Assistant
Ranbir Bahi	Ranbir
Eloy Casados	Tom Tom
Felton Perry	Al
Mike the Dog	Matisse
Bill Primus	Actor
Michael Greene	Ed
Ken Koch	Patrick
Dorothy Tristan	Dorothy
Raymond Lee	Yamato
Carolyn Allport	Girl Feeding Kerouac
Sue Kiel	Roxanne
Reza Bashar	Iranian Neighbor
Joseph Makkar	Iranian Boy
Jason Williams	Lance
Darryl Henriques	Geraldo
Nick Ullett	Nigel
Michael Blue	Cop
Allan Malamud	Caterer
Michael Voletti	Maurice
Donald V. Allen	Security Guard
Neil Cunningham	Security Guard
Bobby Good	Security Alarm Dispatcher
Sandy Ignon	Barry
Margrit Ramme	Sandra Goodnight
Pearl Huang	Translator
Yung Sun	Minister Chan,Chinese Delegation
Eugene Choy	Chinese Delegation
Mae Koh-Ruden	Chinese Delegation
George Sasaki	Chinese Delegation
Lew Hopson	Paramedic
Carlton Cuse	Water Man
Bill Cross	Helicopter Pilot
Alexis Arquette	Band Member
Toni Grant	Herself
Andre Phillipe	Party Guest

Technical Credits

Paul Mazursky

Leon Capetanos

Paul Mazursky	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Ken Speed	Special Effects
Leon Capetanos	Screenwriter
Geoffrey Taylor	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Renoir's Boudu Saved From Drowning is the ostensible source of Paul Mazursky's hilarious satire of Beverly Hills affluence, but it seems much more like a comic version of Pasolini's Teorema. The story centers on Jerry (Nick Nolte), a homeless man who is prevented from drowning himself in a Beverly Hills swimming pool by its owner, Dave Richard Dreyfuss. Dave takes in the stranger, and it soon appears that Jerry is the answer to every family member's prayers. Mazursky's dissection of upper-crust anomie is surprisingly good-natured, suggesting that those in its grip are far worse off than a bum. Nolte's bewilderment at his hosts' embrace is quickly replaced by an instinctive sense of exactly how he fits into their lives, but Dreyfuss steals the movie as a man whose boredom with his lucrative business makes him comically grateful for this new diversion. Bette Midler also has an amusing turn as a shopper of world-class talents.