Housesitter | 
| Director: Frank Oz
Actors: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris, Donald Moffat
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 3006
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D20319D
ISBN: 078322740X
UPC: 025192031922
EAN: 9780783227405
ASIN: 078322740X
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1992
Release Date: July 22, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 3-JUN-2003
Media Type: DVD
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The teaming of Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn would seem to have been sure-fire casting, but Housesitter's writing is never strong enough to sustain it and the film's hit-and-miss quality has more misses than hits. Martin plays an architect who builds his dream house for his high school sweetheart (Dana Delany), then surprises her with a marriage proposal--both of which she rejects. Distraught, he goes back to New York and pours out his heart to a woman he meets in a bar and beds (Hawn), not realizing she is a flaky con artist. She knows a good thing when she hears it and heads for his hometown, moves into the empty dream house, and begins passing herself off as Martin's new wife. Though the writers build in a variety of complications (involving Delany, as well as Martin's parents and boss), the film finds its jokes only in fits and starts, though Martin has a particularly hilarious moment when he must sing to his father in front of a crowd of strangers. --Marshall Fine
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 A lovely, feel good movie April 12, 2009
Elizabeth A. Hein (Chicago, IL)
This is such a charming movie. Goldie Hawn the scammer and straight laced Steve Martin make an enjoyable on-screen couple. I have seen this movie dozens of times and I have not tired of the storyline or the scenery. Pop the popcorn and settle in! This light, fun film will not disappoint.
Love this duo April 10, 2009
David A. Therrien (Utah)
Can you go wrong with this team? Davis (Martin) builds a house for his dream girl only to be turned down. In the mean time Gwen (Hawn) is a drifter girl waitressing where she meets Martin and they end up spending the night together where he tells her about the house only to be gone before morning.
She finds the picture and knowing Davis never foes there decides to pay it a visit where she passes herself off as his wife ONLY to add to the mess runs into Davis' parents. Davis finds out and well lets just say the lies and plots just get nuttier by the minute. A must see too hard o give total description and not make this review a book.
lets just say if your a fan of Either of these actors you WON'T be disappointed.
Fun & Funny March 26, 2009
D. Bratcher (Texas, USA)
This is a really cute and romantic movie! It's almost like good, fun marriage counseling, if there is such a thing! Great date-movie.
A COMEDY TO BE TREASURED March 22, 2009
Can Coemlekci (Istanbul Turkey)
Even before viewing a film with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, a film viewer knows the film already has a comedic cache. "Housesitter" is one of the best comedies of the past 20 years and remains fresh and funny after repeated viewings. Hawn as a chronic but charming liar and Martin as a man trying to jump-start his faltering personal and professional lives, make for a winning combination. The supporting cast is wonderful, with the street people Hawn hires to pose as her "parents" hilarious and yet touching. This is a film to own and watch repeatedly.
My favorite movie July 21, 2008
W. McMichael (Herndon-Oak Hill, VA United States)
I don't tend to watch movies over and over. However, I do have favorites and do watch them again and again over the years. For both my wife and me, this is the number one favorite. We watch it about twice a year. As others here have mentioned, it is a mood elevator. I ease into it with anticipation until the chair shopping scene. After that, I just go with the flow of it on my cloud nine all the way through.
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