Movie Description
Ben Stiller is featured in four of his funniest and most popular roles in THE BEN STILLER COLLECTION. In ALONG CAME POLLY Stiller reunites with director John Hamburg (who wrote ZOOLANDER and MEET THE PARENTS), starring as Reuben, an overanxious insurance risk analyst who weighs his every action by assessing pros and cons. He finds himself dumped on his honeymoon by fickle wife Lisa (Debra Messing). A few days later, Reuben is back in New York when along comes Polly Price (Jennifer Aniston), a quirky, worldly, adventurous soul who just might teach him to lighten up. Hamburg and Stiller first teamed up in MEET THE PARENTS, which pitted Stiller against acting powerhouse Robert De Niro. Before he can marry his fiancée Pam (Teri Polo), the unfortunately named Greg Focker (Stiller) must first win over her parents (De Niro and Blythe Danner). But a series of misunderstandings between the two soon becomes a nightmare for poor Greg. In the tradition of ANNIE HALL and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, MEET THE PARENTS is an intelligent yet slapstick comedy about the eccentricities of the American family. Stiller plays wannabe superhero Mr. Furious in MYSTERY MEN, a slapstick parody of the genre. When Captain Amazing, chief superhero of Champion City, is kidnapped by insane supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, who will save the city and ensure that justice is served? Enter the Mystery Men: Mr. Furious, The Bowler, The Blue Raja, The Shoveler, The Spleen, The Sphinx, and the Invisible Boy--a group of misfits in possession of some bizarre superpowers, in this adaptation of the popular Dark Horse comic. Finally included is Stiller's directorial debut REALITY BITES, which is a distinct change of pace in tone as well as in Stiller's performance from the other films in the set. Winona Ryder stars as Lelaina Pierce, who, facing life after college, uses a video documentary about her confused and drifting friends to advance her ambitions in the entertainment industry. When a video executive (Stiller) becomes romantically interested in her, she is forced to choose between her slacker boyfriend (Ethan Hawke) and the big cruel world of adulthood lurking ahead. Each of the films in THE BEN STILLER COLLECTION displays Stiller's considerable comedic talents as well as his range and ability to create sympathetic characters.
| Credits | | Cast: | Artie Lange, Blythe Danner, Eddie Izzard, Ethan Hawke, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Reubens, Robert De Niro, Tom Waits, William H. Macy, Winona Ryder |
Notes
DVD Features:
Disc One Contains ALONG CAME POLLY
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Letterboxed Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French
Additional Release Material:
Commentary - 1. John Hamburg - Director
Featurettes - 1. Alternate Opening
2. "Rodolfo Goes Hollywood"
3. Deleted Scenes, with Audio Commentary by Director John Hamburg
4. Outtakes
5. The Making of ALONG CAME POLLY
Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast and Filmmakers
DVD Credits
Disc Two Contains MYSTERY MEN
Region 1 Encoding
Snap Case
Widescreen Anamorphic
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes Not In Original
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
"Making-Of" Featurette
Parental LockDVD-ROM Features
Disc Three Contains MEET THE PARENTS
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jay Roach - Director, Jon Poll - Editor
Featurette - 1. DeNiro unplugged
2. Silly Cat Tricks
3. The Truth About Lying
4. Jay Roach: A Director's Profile
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Outtakes
Disc Three Contains REALITY BITES
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Additional Release Material:
Commentary - 1. Ben Stiller - Star, Helen Childress - Writer
Featurettes - 1. Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Star Ben Stiller and Writer Helen Childress
2. Featurette with Cast Interviews
3. "Stay" by Lisa Loeb - Music Video
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