Grand Canyon [Region 2] | ![Grand Canyon [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ooDrWR%2B5L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Mary McDonnell, Mary-Louise Parker
Category: DVD
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Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 293595
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036009072
ASIN: B00006420Z
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 1992
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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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 An almost grand, 'Grand Canyon'... February 1, 2010
David Wilkins (Minnesota)
Director Lawrence Kasdan is a talented man. As a friend and associate of Spielberg and Lucas, he played an important part in developing the Indiana Jones and Star Wars juggernauts. And he wrote most if not all of his own directorial projects. Grand Canyon, like some of his other movies (The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist), is very much an ensemble piece. The fabric of the story is built around the steady interaction of several characters, playing off individual needs and personality types. The primary characters are an immigration lawyer, a tow-truck driver, an office worker, and a movie producer, all living in present-day L.A. Grand Canyon is what I'll refer to as...an apocalypse of hope. There's a constant reminder of decaying social fabric and threat of violence, but it's interlaced with just as many traces of hope. It's a reminder that mankind survived The Dark Ages, and just maybe we'll get through this.
There is danger in juxtaposing the darkness of misguided human nature with its loftiest notions. Sentimentality looms just under the surface of such endeavors, and it's all too easy to turn the knob a little too far. There are moments when Grand Canyon skirts close to that borderline, but on the whole, the story relays hope in a way that isn't common for a contemporary movie. I choose to cut Grand Canyon some slack, because movies are compressed expressions of thoughts and ideals, that run hotter, colder, and simpler. The cast, some of which are Kasdan alumni, are splendid. One in particular that I would like to have seen more of, is Steve Martin, as the producer of B-movies. His business is churning out low budget flicks filled with shoot-outs and body parts. He's priceless, as usual, and his character adds a whole other flavor, spiced with irony and dark humor. I think that Grand Canyon is worthwhile entertainment. While some might think it's too message related, the nature of the message is harmless. Some might even find it uplifting.
 Misunderstood? October 1, 2009
E. DANGELO (Florida, USA)
I've read a lot of negative reviews about this film, but I absolutely love it. Can't really tell you why - the music, the characters, the way all the characters mesh, the storyline. I also happen to love a few of these actors - Keven Kline, Steve Martin and Danny Glover, people who always make a film enjoyable for me, no matter what surrounds them. I guess I just want to say, if you've read a few negative reviews, please be aware that not everybody hates this film. You may want to give it a try, and you may actually enjoy it.
it's all about recognizing opportunities September 6, 2009
kt (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The people who are blasting this film in their reviews as being pretentious are missing the whole point. The specific events in the movie are just examples - the movie is about the fact that all of us have opportunities presented to us all the time, and we can either grab them or let them pass by. The scene where Kevin Kline is teaching his son to make a left-hand turn in LA traffic is an in-your-face metaphor for this whole theme.
The Mary-Louise Parker character's story is an illustration of the flip side - she gets stopped by a cute, sympathetic cop, and our collective knowledge of movie romance says this is it, he's the perfect guy for her, but she fumbles the ball and lets the opportunity pass without grabbing it (or even recognizing that it's happening).
Don't get too caught up by whether the events in the movie seem 100% realistic (it is only a movie, after all) - just let the movie inspire you to think about the opportunities that come and go in your own life, and how the choices you make about them affect subsequent events in your life.
 I want those two hours of my life back. December 1, 2008
Tom (Cincinnati)
1 out of 5 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
2 out of 2 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.
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