A Love Song for Bobby Long | 
| Director: Shainee Gabel
Actors: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger, Dane Rhodes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 7356
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 03800
ISBN: 1404950974
UPC: 043396038004
EAN: 9781404950979
ASIN: B0007Q6VY6
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 2005
Release Date: April 19, 2005
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Product Description
Upon hearing of her mother s death jaded teenage loner Purslane Hominy Will (Scarlett Johansson) returns to New Orleans for the first time in years ready to reclaim her childhood home. Expecting to find her late mother s house abandoned Pursy is shocked to discover that it is inhabited by two of her mother s friends: Bobby Long (John Travolta) a former literature professor and his young prot g Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht). These broken men whose lives took a wrong turn years before have been firmly rooted in the dilapidated house for years encouraged only by Lawson s faltering ambitions to write a novel about Bobby Long s life. Having no intention of leaving Pursy Bobby Long and Lawson are all forced to live together. Yet as time passes their tenuous makeshift arrangement unearths a series of buried personal secrets that challenges their bonds and reveals just how inextricably their lives are intertwined.System Requirements:Running Time: 120 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396038004 Manufacturer No: 03800
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A misfit drama in the grand Southern (by way of Hollywood) tradition, A Love Song for Bobby Long takes its cue from Carson McCullers's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Re-establishing his indie-cred, John Travolta adds Bobby Long to his gallery of colorful characters. Hobbled by an infected toe, the 50-something Bobby is a white-haired, unshaven, vodka-soaked mess. But he's also a former English professor, and the piles of books in his ramshackle house, and the authors he drunkenly quotes give him a wounded dignity. Just how wounded will be revealed over the course of this atmospheric tale of redemption and penance. Bobby lives with Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht), his former teaching assistant who is writing a book about his mentor, a project deferred by drinking, sitting around with the locals, or engaging in quotation oneupsmanship. Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Ghost World) holds her own against Travolta ("You are such a shameless ham," she chastises the loquacious Bobby) as Pursy, the estranged daughter of Lorraine, a recently deceased singer-songwriter in whose house Bobby and Lawson reside. A battle of wills between the two men and the headstrong young girl gives way to the formation of a tentative family unit. Pursy agrees to return to high school if Bobby and Lawson quit drinking. There will be the expected revelations, recriminations, and dramatic confrontations, but what makes this Love Songresonate are the performances by a cast that rarely hits a false note. --Donald Liebenson
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 A Quiet Achiever June 10, 2009
Catherine Powers
The Film is subtle and moving. The portrayal of the lives the characters posed against the city, New Orleans is beautiful. The film is well acted,well directed, well written and has a awesome soundtrack. One of my favorites by far. I am especially pleased with the acting of Gabriel Macht (Lawson Pines) amongst the expertise and grandeur of John and Scarlet.
Definitely in my Top 10 April 28, 2009
Bob Nowell (Knoxville, TN)
I'm going to keep it short. This moving is amazing. One of the rare films that keeps your eyes locked to the screen. The writing, acting, sceneary, and soundtrack was amazing. One of the best Dramedys ever (Drama + Comedy Usually movies that lean more near drama but have their share of comedy)
Gets better on each viewing March 23, 2009
Laurence (North Carolina)
Every so often I get the urge to revisit this movie. And I am never disappointed. It gets better and more layered each time I see it.
If Sal Paradise returned to NOLA, he would feel at home with these people.
Great John Travolta Work March 14, 2009
Consuela Lyn Shore (Longview, TX USA)
All the actors in this movie do a wonderful job of protraying the lives of the southerners they portray. It is a beautiful story to be enjoyed by both men and women. It is not just a "chick" flick. My husband has enjoyed it as much as me. We have watched it many times.
A love song of life March 8, 2009
farmchic
This was one of the most spellbinding movies I've seen in a very long time. You are watching art come alive and you cannot look away. The words that are spoken, and the words that are not, the characters, the setting. It is a masterpiece of perfection in human tragedy and triumph and it is one of the small beautiful cinema jewels that I will keep in my memory always. Thank you for this story.
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