Breakin' All the Rules [Special Edition]

Director: Daniel Taplitz Daniel Taplitz

Overview

"An aspiring writer pens a best-selling ""how-to"" book about breaking up in this feature-packed DVD edition of the popular Jamie Foxx comedy -- arriving on DVD from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Viewable in either 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen or 1.33:1 full-frame, this release offers a multitude of audio options including closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital Surround with optional English and French subtitles. When you're finished experiencing this hilariously insightful look into male/female relationships, go even deeper by listening to a commentary track featuring the cast and crew. A making-of featurette takes a look at the production of the film, and a mock-interview with Quincy Watson (Foxx) finds the faux author expanding on his philosophy. A gag reel is sure to have viewers rolling on the floor, and for slapstick fans, this release also includes a restored, colorized version of the classic Three Stooges short Hoi Polloi."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2004
UPC:	0043396013124
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	46,721

Special Features

Closed Caption;Gag reel; Cast and crew commentary; Making-of-featurette; Quincy Watson mock interview; The newly colorized and completely restored The Three Stooges¿ short film: "Hoi Polloi

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jamie Foxx	Quincy Watson
Gabrielle Union	Nicky Callas
Morris Chestnut	Evan Fields
Peter MacNicol	Philip Gascon
Jennifer Esposito	Rita Monroe
Bianca Lawson	Helen Sharp
Jill Ritchie	Amy
Samantha Nagel	Sandra
Grace Chan	Secretary
Danny Comden	Sam
Octavia L. Spencer	Stylist
Heather Headley	Herself
Patrick Cranshaw	Mr. Lynch
Tate Taylor	Attendant
Bob Stephenson	Ticket Master
Gerald Emerick	TV Host
Amie Petersen	Girl
Faune Chambers	The Betty
Mario Carter	Man at Party
Ambrose Lamond Clayton	Man at Party
Trae Ireland	Man at Party
Trina Johnson	Woman at Party
Clyde Sherman	Man at Bar

Technical Credits

Daniel Taplitz

Daniel Taplitz	Director,Screenwriter
Lisa Tornell	Producer
Paddy Cullen	Executive Producer,Producer
Justine Baddeley	Casting
Mark Byers	Special Effects
Ethan Jensen	Stunts
Sam Nicholson	Special Effects
Kim Davis Wagner	Casting
Kevin Halloran	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The cookie cutter comedy Breakin' All the Rules is notable as Jamie Foxx' last theatrical release before Collateral and Ray brought him dual Oscar nominations. After a hit streak like that, it should also be his last small paycheck and last trivial genre film, for awhile at least. Breakin' All the Rules is reminiscent of Mark Brown's Two Can Play That Game (2001), but with the genders reversed -- Foxx here assumes the role of the relationship maven essayed there by Vivica A. Fox. Both films even feature Gabrielle Union as a romantic pivot point. Really, though, Daniel Taplitz' film is no less bound by the "rules" of lite African-American romantic comedy, a genre with numerous entries, yet few standouts. Breakin' All the Rules makes a game attempt for distinctiveness by including enough mistaken identities and romantic criss-crossing to make Shakespeare's head spin, but that's the only thing Shakespearean about it. More typical is its handful of scenes in which Foxx' dog gets drunk on bourbon. The actors have chemistry and the dialogue isn't half bad, but there's just not much that is memorable here. The one-on-one scenes between Foxx and Union are the film's high points, as they contain an intimacy and truth absent from the slapstick that informs the rest of the production. But Foxx does not ultimately rise very far above the material, reminding viewers that a good script and good director are what round a good actor into an award winner.