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Shoot the Moon | 
| Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Karen Allen, Albert Finney, Hector Morales, George Murdock, Bill Reddick
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD79721D
UPC: 012569797215
EAN: 0012569797215
ASIN: B000UPMZ3K
Theatrical Release Date: February 19, 1982
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/06/2007 Run time: 124 minutes Rating: R
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Two big-scaled performances fuel this bleak study of a marriage falling apart, a look at how two intelligent, civilized people can become children again when it comes to divorce. Albert Finney is a blustering writer who's found a younger woman (Karen Allen); Diane Keaton is the bewildered wife who falls into the arms of a younger man (Peter Weller), a contractor around the house. This might be comedy rather than tragedy were it not for the presence of the couple's three daughters, the oldest of whom (Dana Hill) holds a particular grudge against her father. This material was considered something of a change of pace for director Alan Parker, who'd worked in a slicker, noisier vein before (Midnight Express and Fame, for instance). Actually, Parker brings his usual over-determined approach, so the feel of the film is closer to a beautifully staged TV commercial than a searing Ingmar Bergman movie. Bo Goldman's script is heartfelt, but there doesn't seem to be much going on beneath the surface of this familiar saga. The performances by Finney and Keaton are expert, chivvying in whatever subtlety they can manage within Parker's overbearing world. The ending almost feels like a throwback to a certain strain of 1960s British cinema, and certainly doesn't let anybody--including the viewer--off the hook. --Robert Horton
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No better film on divorce and its affect on children August 2, 2008
Binky (NYC, NY United States)
I was waiting for this film to come out on DVD. It's an exceptional movie with one of the finest performances by an adolescent that you will ever see.
Albert Finney and Diane Keaton star as the Dunlaps, a successful Marin County-living couple whose marriage falls apart. Dana Hill portrays Sherry, the oldest of their four daughters (a very young Tracey Gold, Tina Yothers and Viveka Davis round out the other children).
Sherry is old enough to see what is happening, but too young to handle the aftermath. I believe that a Washington Post critic at the time, said Ms. Hill's portrayal was the finest adolescent dramatic performance ever filmed. One would be hard pressed to argue that point.
Keaton and Finney were both nominated for Golden Globes. For the amazing dramatic peformances alone, this is a must-see. For the dead-on interpretation of the effects of divorce on the family dynamic, do yourself a favor and pick up this DVD.
Shoot the Moon March 26, 2008
Laurel-Rain Snow - Raine- (Fresno, California)
I love this movie! It was an enjoyable and wonderful commentary on a family torn asunder.
 Two for the moon February 15, 2008
D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA)
Director Alan Parker squeezed out this underrated 1982 gem about the bitter disintegration of a marriage in between his higher-profile films "Fame" and "Pink Floyd's The Wall", but for some inexplicable reason, it did not see light of day on DVD until late 2007. The film does have its detractors; some have dismissed it as a somewhat shrill and shallow exercise. Granted, Bo Goldman's script does scrimp on character's motivations at times, but the performances, particularly from Albert Finney and Diane Keaton as the sparring couple and the teenaged Dana Hill as their eldest daughter, resonate in a very real and genuinely heartbreaking way. Also with Karen Allen and Peter Weller. The evocative location photography is used to great effect; the fog-laden, verdant Marin County landscape actually becomes a character in the film-appearing somehow lovely and wistful at the same time. Parker and Goldman provide the commentary track. Excellent transfer.
Shoot The Moon December 21, 2007
Victor A. Maiorano (Beecher, Illinois)
Shoot The Moon is an excellent film about a family divorcing. Albert Finney has put his marriage under great stress. Karen Allen is wonderful as his girlfriend. The performances of Diane Keaton, Dana Hill and the other 3 daughters are absolutely out of this world. A real sleeper of a movie with a fine cast all around including Peter Weller. A must watch about a family breaking up.
So Glad This Is On DVD, A Classic November 28, 2007
Judith T. Giles (Indianapolis)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
George and Faith Dunlap are getting a divorce. This mostly affects George, Faith, and their eldest daughter. George's new love interest,with whom he now resides, tells George that if he doesn't work out, she will go on to find someone who will. Faith's new love interest, the creator of a tennis court that is being developed on the sprawling Dunlap family property during the whole film, seems quite taken by Faith, yet seems to be a survivor of the school of hard knocks, even at a relatively youthful age, and someone able to pull himself together should life throw him any pitfall. One scene I always remember from the film happens when George introduces his four girls to his girlfriend at her beach property for the first time. The girlfriend, with an enormous smile [Karen Allen has an enormous smile], tells the girls that she has cookies and lemonade. The girls exchange a conspiratory disgustful look [who, but someone evil, would mess with the classic, milk and cookies] and at the moment one knows that she will not be on the girls' team, and because of that, they most likely will not be on hers. Familiarity is a theme throughout the film. Even though one senses that things were not good at Faith and George's house before they separated routine seems to be something they all used to depend on, and begin to miss, especially when they realize that those days are gone for good.
Someone told me that she saw this in a "family living" class at school. The acting is great. The finale is something that will stay with most viewers well after the film has ended. I taped this off of HBO a long time ago, and the tape has long expired, so very glad it is now available on DVD.
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