NOTHING IN COMMON (DVD/P&S/WS 1.85/MONO/ENG-SP-PO-CH-KO-TH-SUB/FR-BOTH) DVD

Nothing in Common
Garry Marshall directed this film which starts as a light comedy but moves into heavy-duty drama later on. David Basner (Tom Hanks in a good performance) works in an ad agency, where he enjoys bantering with his co-workers and meets a lot of women. He hasn't been especially close to his father (Jackie Gleason) and never thought about him much until his Dad is left devastated when his wife of 36 years walks out on him. He is soon faced with serious health problems as well. This propels the elder Basner on a downward slide that affects David and their relationship. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cast Tom Hanks as David Basner Jackie Gleason as Max Basner Eva Marie Saint as Lorraine Basner Hector Elizondo as Charlie Gargas Barry Corbin as Andrew Woolridge Bess Armstrong as Donna Mildred Martin Sela Ward as Cheryl Ann Wayne John Kapelos as Roger, the Commercial Director Carol Messing as David's secretary

Crew Rosanna Norton - Costume Designer Garry Marshall - Director Glenn Farr - Editor Janice Hampton - Editor Charles Rosen - Production Designer John A. Alonzo - Cinematographer Alex Rose - Producer Raymond Stark - Producer Roger M. Rothstein - Producer Nick Abdo - Producer Roland Hill - Set Designer William Ladd Skinner - Set Designer Michael Preminger - Screenwriter Rick Podell - Screenwriter Larry Grusin - Screenwriter

Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common was an attempt by Tom Hanks to add some dramatic credentials to his status as a comic lead. The first half of the film, dealing with his character's life in the advertising business, has enough comedy in it that the audience accepts Hanks more easily when the film turns melodramatic in the second half. Jackie Gleason is good as the father, but his work is occasionally undone by the maudlin scenarios he is forced to play. Director Garry Marshall was shooting for a Terms of Endearment-like mix of comedy and pathos, but he is at heart a comedy director. The laughs in the film are crisply paced, occasionally pointed, and generally entertaining. Those sequences are so much stronger than the tearjerking ending that the audience cannot help but be let down. However, the good material in this film makes it one of the more interesting films from Hanks in the 1980s. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por, KO, TH Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video Remastered in high definition Widescreen and full-screen presentations Audio: English [mono] and French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai Theatrical trailer Interactive menus Scene selections DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 118 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 255. Scene Selections 1. Start [5:37] 2. The New Creative Director [1:45] 3. Charlie Gargas [3:09] 4. "Your Mother Left Me." [2:25] 5. Max's Lair [4:54] 6. Lorraine Basner [1:39] 7. Donna Martin [6:32] 8. Cheryl Ann Wayne [1:38] 9. Andrew Woolridge [4:11] 10. The Boss's Daughter [9:01] 11. Hunting Ducks [2:14] 12. "Burning of the Heart" [2:54] 13. Two Weeks to Greatness [3:42] 14. A Live Presentation [:28] 15. "You're Fired." [4:17] 16. "I Lost My Lines." [5:00] 17. Driving Him Crazy [3:39] 18. Emotional Pitstop [1:34] 19. "If It Wasn't Love" [5:12] 20. 3 Beers & 10 Airballs [4:52] 21. "Your Mother Was Frigid." [4:00] 22. The Commercial Shoot [2:54] 23. A Night on the Town [6:20] 24. "He Could Lose His Legs." [3:00] 25. "I'm Not Going to NY." [3:01] 26. "I Was in the Neighborhood." [8:03] 27. Max's Surgery [4:12] 28. Going Home [6:57]