Housesitter [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Oz Frank Oz

Overview

Housesitter is a lightweight comedy about an architect (Steve Martin) who builds a dream house for his girlfriend (Dana Delany), who rejects him right after the house is completed. In despair, he has a one-night stand with a woman (Goldie Hawn). Several weeks later, he returns to his house to find that the woman has moved in, furnished the entire house, and has told his friends and family that she is his wife.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/2019
UPC:	0191329091470
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	23,783

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve Martin	Newton Davis,Actor
Goldie Hawn	Gwen Phillips
Dana Delany	Becky Metcalf
Julie Harris	Edna Davis
Donald Moffat	George Davis
Peter MacNicol	Marty
Richard B. Shull	Ralph
Laurel Cronin	Mary
Roy Cooper	Moseby
Christopher Durang	Rev. Lipton
Heywood Hale Broun	Travsis
Cherry Jones	Patty,Restaurant Guest
Vasek Simek	Karol
Suzanne Whang	Moseby's Secretary
Mary King	Lorraine
Mary Klug	Lorraine
Alice Duffy	Hazel
Ken Cheeseman	Harv
John Lyons	Actor
Tony V.	Bus Driver
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley	Bus Driver
Belle McDonald	Aunt Betty,Uncel Ray
Kevin O'Brien	Caterer Truck Driver
Maggie Steig	Party Guest
Molly D. Gerard	Party Guest
David Hannegan	Party Guest
Edward Mason	Party Guest
Grenville Cuyler	Party Guest
Rose-Ann San Martino	Shopkeeper
Hazel Gardner	Mother with Stroller
Phyllis Jubett Gould	Dobb's Mill Pedestrian
George Jones	Restaurant Guest
Moira J. McCarthy	Restaurant Guest
Michael Nurse	Dedication Ceremony Speaker
Howe F. Perrigo	Bus Person
Patricia Madden	China Shop Proprietor
Miles Goodman	Composer
Frank Oz	Actor
Penny Downie	Actor
Louise Brealey	Actor
Olivia Poulet	Actor
Jessica Gunning	Actor

Technical Credits

Mark Stein

Brian Grazer

Frank Oz	Director
Mark Stein	Screenwriter
Bernard Williams	Executive Producer
Brian Grazer	Producer,Screenwriter
Al Di Sarro	Special Effects
Bud Davis	Stunts
Yasmine Amitai	Sound Effects
Elisha Birnbaum	Sound Effects
Martin Raymond Bolger	Sound Effects
Kristine Bulakowski	Sound Effects
Richard P. Cirincione	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The dream pairing of Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn does not produce the comic gold, so to speak, one would hope for, but Housesitter still has its share of lukewarm pleasures. Frank Oz's follow-up to the hits Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and What About Bob? is at its best when allowing the two veterans to engage in their experts-only subliminal sparring. As lie builds upon lie and both must go along with the others' whoppers for their own preservation, it's wonderful to watch Martin and Hawn match wits, trying to work each other into a corner without blowing the whole charade. The frustration, disbelief, and panic they barely contain, instead forcing a smile and having to run with the other's story, is priceless. However, the script on the whole doesn't live up to these best moments, asking altogether too many characters to play a lot dumber than they would really be. The ending is too hasty to sit well, for that matter. There's something too restrained about Housesitter, especially if one considers it a screwball comedy. Martin and Hawn's verbal gymnastics are good, but one wishes Oz would have found room for their gifts at physical comedy, which both have made something of a trademark. Still, their other trademarks -- Martin's righteous outrage ("I punched a totally innocent Hungarian!") and Hawn's blithe teasing -- make Housesitter worth recommending to their fans.