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Where the Heart Is [Region 2] | ![Where the Heart Is [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518201RPHSL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: John Boorman
Actors: Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $43.29
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 247423
Format: Pal
Languages: German (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), German (Subtitled), German (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4020974143523
ASIN: B00005NMZQ
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 sweet film... July 18, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This really is a sweet film. Not the strongest plot mind you, if you're looking for something complex. But beautifully done. Anyone the least bit artistically inclined will enjoy the imagery. And I for one can relate to Uma's character trying to pound her way back into the house after Dad (Dabney) has struck a deal and moved the kids out. My parents had my bed apart 20 minutes BEFORE I left for college. Tee-hee... Eagerly awaiting the DVD release (hint hint)...
Give it a Chance! February 20, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Now keep in mind I saw this movie when I was younger, but when I saw it I loved it I thought it was great and soon after became an Uma Thurman fan. I have been looking fo this movie for years now and I am very happy I found it. I plan to purchase it and watch it again and will write another review if my views have changed.
 Does Father Know Best After All? September 7, 2006
Betty Burks (Nashville, TN)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The beginning of this flick reminded me of the play "Lost In Yonkers" with the exception that these young people were all from an upper class (status wise) family and had exceptional, individualistic talents. Christopher Plummer, long a favorite of mine, was just plain silly as the old magician. But we won't dwell on that. If you find that something you thought you really, really wanted no longer seems to desirable, this is the day to admit that to yourself and let the old dream go. That was the whole premise of this story.
Many people paint illusions and live in unreality, but these beatnicks of rare abilities are strange being, lost souls. The father who knows best is a master at demolition of old buildings and finds one where he transplants his weirdly-talented offspring to fend for themselves. The sisters made risque films and accumulated tenants who lived there in the tenement free if they participated in the montage for a calender, one you would never believe or expect from such a high-class background as these two girls. The young man is a computer whiz who develops his own games online and helps out with the charade when needed.
On the dance floor, "I've forgotten the steps.' "Your head has, but your heart hasn't." We never forget the music we loved or which helped us to grow up alone or with a large family; music is what soothes the soul when it needs balm. Who stopped the music, one asked; the father declared, "I did." And he paid for it bigtime. Stewart (Dabney Coleman) had a breakdown of sorts and learned to speak in 'tongues.' And so he and his wealthy wife fit right in with the rest of this weird group. None were ordinary. They learned a new level of confidence there in their artsy atmosphere. It was all a surrealistic fantasy and the gold eye makeup on the lotus flower was extravagant.
It sometimes takes failure to appreciate your success. Watching Stewart bid farewell to his office staff was worth the whole film. The grown-up kids were what really made the movie, however. What's the point of life -- it's just a rehearsal. They learned that life really is just an adaptation, all a game to be played out. The eerie house had fulfilled the need and so it too hit the dust. If you have not seen this one, it will keep you wondering how they got away with some of it past the censors and the rest will keep you in stitches. Coleman was the original Steve Martin.
 WHERE THE HEART IS February 23, 2006
Jane Jackson (Durban, South Africa)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Disappointing- as a Boorman admirer I had expected to enjoy it, but found it flat and stagey. The dated, hammy acting style seemed intentional but the intention was obscure. The arty visuals however were marvellous
love it September 6, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is alot of fun. The trompe l'oeil paintings are just incredible. I hope it becomes available soon. I'm still looking to buy it.
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