The Sum of Us | 
| Directors: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling
Actors: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Deborah Kennedy, Joss Moroney
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 24470
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: M102935
ISBN: 0792855809
UPC: 027616878960
EAN: 9780792855804
ASIN: B00008R9KG
Theatrical Release Date: March 8, 1995
Release Date: June 3, 2003
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Jack Thompson (Star Wars Episode II) and Oscar winner Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) star in this "fresh spin [on an] old heart-tugging plot" (Los Angeles Times)-the over protective parent's well-intended interference with an adult child's life. "Extraordinarily funny [and] startlingly effective" (The San Francisco Examiner) this award-winning film is mandatory viewing for anyone who's ever been a parent...or had one!Harry Mitchell (Thompson) has a problem with his gay son Jeff (Crowe): Harry thinks he needs to find a mate! With a loving push out of the nest-and into the gay bars of Sydney-he becomes his son's biggest cheerleader. But it's Harry's secret romance with an attractive but judgmental divorcee that puts father and son at odds...and prompts them to discover that acceptance is a two-way street!System Requirements:Starring: Russell Crowe Jack Thompson Deborah Kennedy and John Polson. Directed By: Geoff Burton and Kevin Dowling. Running Time: 100 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 027616878960 Manufacturer No: M102935
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Australia has no shortage of he-man actors. Tops on anybody's list would be Russell Crowe and bluff, burly Jack Thompson, neither of whom looks completely at ease without a pint of lager in his hand. Thus it's a brilliant touch to cast them together in a gay comedy--Crowe as an uncloseted young man looking for love, Thompson as his open-minded straight father, who's so eager to help his son find Mr. Right, he's actually a bit of an annoyance. The 1995 movie betrays its stage origins, especially when the characters turn to the camera to deliver conversational asides. And the one-joke premise of Thompson's unflagging enthusiasm for his son's sex life becomes almost as tiresome for the viewer as it does for the son. But it's an innocuous enough little movie, and the two actors bring their gruff likability into every scene. In retrospect, Crowe's future stardom looks blindingly obvious. --Robert Horton
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 Still Fun and touching....well made May 4, 2009
R. Hildebrand (Bellingham, WA USA)
This is a pleasant little film, well written and well acted. Russel Crowe and Jack Thompson play widowed father and gay son. If only my father was half as open minded and warm hearted as Thompson. They play off of each other's little irritations and hoped for romances. The touching moments about the mother and her lover being ripped apart make me cry every time I see them. What would you say to your lover of 40 years on your last night together ? In the end it has more subtance than you might think - and makes one think about not putting off too long what you should be taking care of right now. None of us knows when that moment will come and it'll all be too late.
Ahead of Brokeback Mountain...Still the Best Homosexual Themed Film June 1, 2008
John L. Duda (Michigan, USA)
I love this movie...I own it, and I watch it about once every two or three months. It's so well done, so well acted and way ahead of its time. Russell Crowe, of course, is phenomenal and so, so sexy.
I guess, bottom line: I've never seen a homosexual theme film so well acted and so honest and moving. Ever.
Most "gay" movies are so badly acted, too overtly sexual, or just plain boring...lacking in substance and truth.
"Brokeback Mountain"...a wonderful film...yet this one serves all of the above positive objectives with a brilliant light. It's a truly loving film.
See it and enjoy.
 "Ashamed of Jeff? Never." August 17, 2007
Kona (Emerald City)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Twenty-something Jeff Mitchell (Russell Crowe) is a gay plumber and footie player who lives with his father, Harry (Jack Thompson). The two have a close and loving relationship and Dad is forever trying to fix Jeff up with nice men. Harry, a widower, misses being in love and tries a computer dating service for himself; the lady he meets seems just about perfect, until he tells her about his son.
This is a very sweet father and son story, with Crowe and Thompson both convincing, sympathetic, and utterly likeable in their roles. Filmed in Sydney, the thick Aussie accents and slang may be a bit hard to understand at times, but they make the story seem very real and intimate. I would have given the film five stars (I did give it 3.5 stars) had it not been for the very annoying gimmick of having the actors break character and talk directly to the camera every few minutes. This was especially distracting when the father, paralyzed and mute from a stroke, suddenly started moving and speaking normally. I gather this is a holdover from the stage play, but it definitely destroyed the continuity; each time an actor spoke to the audience, we were reminded that it's only acting and we had to start all over in our willing suspension of disbelief. It would have been so much better if they had just used voice-overs or, better yet, skipped the narrations altogether.
Since no story lines are concluded, this is basically a slice-of-life drama, a peek into a life shared by father and son. The sight of Russell Crowe in footie shorts is reason enough to watch this movie; his many fans will enjoy seeing him in his pre-Hollywood days in this simple and lovely love story.
A movie well done... August 14, 2007
Shadow Walker (TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not gay - but I have to tell you - I love this movie! It was very heartwarming. I could easily watch this movie 100 times over - and never get tired of it. Both young men where very desirable - coming from completely different homes - one father accepted his sons way of life while the other was against it. The trials they both go through - with their own families and with their own self's - it really was a very well done movie.
Nice performances and story July 21, 2007
Viva (So. Cal.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson do a fine job of playing son and father, with the former showing his love and devotion after his dad falls ill, and the father, before that time, showing his acceptance of his gay son and a refusal to let anyone else make him feel ashamed of it.
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