Grand Canyon | 
| Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Mary Mcdonnell, Mary-louise Parker
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 9485
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: D2001248D
UPC: 024543012481
EAN: 0024543012481
ASIN: B000056BSJ
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 1992
Release Date: March 13, 2001
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Product Description
Director Lawrence Kasdan's GRAND CANYON is an introspective tale of the unlikely friendship of two men from different worlds brought together when one (Kevin Kline) finds himself in jeopardy in the other's (Danny Glover) rough neighborhood. Other characters from disparate Los Angeles origins (including Steve Martin, Alfre Woodard, and Mary-Louise Parker) also cross paths in this soul-searching lament of modern social conflicts.
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This murky rumination on keeping faith in our troubled times was an early sign that writer-director Lawrence Kasdan (Silverado) was losing his once-powerful grasp on the art of storytelling. Set in modern Los Angeles--with all its random violence, venality, ubiquitous police presence, earthquakes, and dreams--the film concerns an unusual intersection of lives and chance occurrences that alter everyone's perspective on destiny. Kasdan, very understandably, is attempting to create an experience for viewers as intuitive as the undefined forces propelling his characters. But from the outside looking in, there isn't enough internal logic in the story to help us connect the dots. Steve Martin has an interesting part as a garish film producer who undergoes a change in priorities after being assaulted on the street. --Tom Keogh
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 I want those two hours of my life back. December 1, 2008
Tom (Cincinnati)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw this movie in the theatre with some friends when it first came out. We barely made it through this train wreck without walking out. I immediately considered it to be among the worst movies I'd ever seen. How gratifying to see that many professional critics had the same sentiments. Long, boring, pretentious, PC, etc., etc. A torturous waste of time.
 Still A Great Movie December 1, 2008
Jason Liptow
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie Grand Canyon is still one of the most under-rated of all time. I just watched it again this evening for the first time in several years and it still hits home like a shot to the stomach. The actors (Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Steve Martin) are phenomenal. Lawrence Kasdan tries to make sense of the world in a way that leaves you thinking for months after watching this movie. I originally saw this movie in the theaters when it was first released and it still, possibly more so, makes its point about all humans and their actions being intertwined with each other and how much we have in common is as important as our differences between one another.
A thought-provoking movie at its core, Grand Canyon is truly a great movie.
 Saw the movie again after 17 years October 28, 2008
deb p (Yuma)
Saw the movie again today. I did enjoy how the stories intersected. No matter what you think we are not islands. We do influence each other for good or for bad. I am not used to R rated movies anymore so the F-bombs and profanity was very offputting. The thing that I can reccomend without reservation is the soundtrack. It was still as awesome to the story as I remember. Put that on your i-pod and crank up the Bose speakers. Phenonmenal!
Thought Provoking Movie April 14, 2008
Summerlover97 (Medical Lake, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I watched this movie without reading the reviews beforehand. I was interested to see what was written about the movie afterwards, so here I am. I won't go into rehashing the plot of the movie; but would like to touch on one theme I feel is missing in most, if not all, reviews.
What we do in our life affects others; our choices and turn of events within our life has something to do with the contact and interaction of those around us, along with life experiences. Each person on the face of this earth contributes in some way, no matter how slightly, to shaping the lives of those they come in contact with, whether it be insignificantly or very involved.
The Grand Canyon is a wonderful symbol of this theme. We as a society are ever changing and evolving; there is erosion going on within our society (this seems to be obvious to all); however, for as different and separate we see each other, we are all part of something very large and beautiful, and that is what holds us all together.
I recommend this movie to families, especially families with teens. Discussion should follow afterwards about what each feels they got from this movie; and about how important each and every person is... we all matter. We all have the responsibility to understand that what we do, no matter how insignificant we feel the action, affects life and people around us.
One of My All-time Favorite Movies February 5, 2008
S. Holden (Virginia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was blown away the first time I saw this film. The Grand Canyon is a metaphor for the alienation between different groups of people (ranging from married couples who have grown apart from one another to racial and socioeconomic divisions in larger society). This movie creates a little magic in the bridge-building possibilities, and sends a message of hope. One subtle note is that in various outdoor scenes in the movie, you will hear birds singing in the background. One of the recurring bird songs is that of the Canyon Wren, a lovely series of cascading trills that is recognizable to anyone familiar with it's song. It is a movie with a timeless spiritual theme about alienation, redemption and loving one another across the chasms that tend to divide us. There are great performances by Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Alfre Woodard, Kevin Kline and Mary McDonnell.
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