Theres nothing not to like about the movie, a teensy, handcrocheted. Its a lowbudget version of a movie mos def might well have made during the 2000s, when he augmented his rap career with a decade and change of steady film work. Fletcher whos trying to save his building from being condemned is on a trip, jerry gets unintentionally magnetized by the power plant he lives. The movie includes some infrequent negative content, however, including some foul language, two light sexual references and. Irv gooch, ellen kuras, jeanmichel bernard, michel gondry. Be kind rewind, michel gondrys fifth feature film, was released in 2008 and stars jack black, mos def and danny glover. The film opened on february 22, 2008 in the united kingdom and in north america. When jack black unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises a plan to satisfy the stores few loyal customers by recreating every movie.
Its a small shop set in the middle of a crumbling, poverty stricken neighborhood, made up mostly of minorities. Be kind rewind has the feel of something developed to live up to that reputation. Mikes best friend jerry jack black works in an auto garagejunkyard directly adjacent to a local power plant. Be kind rewind is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by michel gondry, and starring jack black, mos def. Jack black is very good here, and the chemistry between him and mos def is terrific. Be kind rewind is a 2008 comedydrama film written and be kind rewind was directed by michel gondry, and starring jack black, mos def. Jack black be kind rewind official movie trailer video. Be kind rewind is a movie that is all over the place. Jack black stars in be kind rewind, a oneofakind comedy from the. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.
Jack black exclusive video interview be kind rewind. The film first appeared on january 20, 2008 at the 2008 sundance film festival. Be kind rewind 2008 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Released february 22nd, 2008, be kind rewind stars jackblack, yasiinbey, dannyglover, miafarrow the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 52 out of 100 on. Be kind rewind er en amerikansk filmkomedie fra 2008 regissert av michel gondry og med jack black, mos def, danny glover og mia farrow i hovedrollene. Be kind rewind 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Orchestral ambient creepy horror music for roleplaying and gaming duration. They own like a store and ruin movies but dont worry they remake them alllll. Def was no acting novicehe was a former child actor with stage experiencebut he didnt gravitate. It was later shown at the berlin international film festival. Be kind rewind 2008 after a man jack black accidentally creates a magnetic field that erases a stores videotapes, he hatches a daring scheme to help his friend mos def, a clerk at the store. Be kind rewind, the latest movie from michel gondry eternal sunshine of the spotless mind has long been one of our most anticipated films, but has been very quiet on prepublicity.
Rewind, as indelibly as any film ever made, illustrates how the very process of investigating your own past can be a trauma unto itself. Hollywood rewind jack black starrer school of rock is a. Those looking for a straightforward jack black comedy should probably head to the video stores instead of the. Recently, i watched be kind rewind on dvd, starring jack black, danny glover, and mia farrow among many other fine actors. Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Black stars as a lovable loser stuck in a life thats too small for his big dreams. This comedyfantasydrama constantly reinvents itself as it progresses, skipping gleefully across genres, discarding subplots and plot threads, and occasionally turning. Digging through the vast collection of his fathers home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations. Fletcher whos trying to save his building from being condemned is on a trip, jerry gets. It stars mos def being almost invisibly lowkey and understated, but also jack black at is jack blackiest. Jack black and mos def star as best friends jerry and mike, who live in passaic, new jersey, and spend their time working in be kind rewind, a small video store vhs only.
But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises a plan to satisfy the stores few loyal. The movie starred a white guy jack black and a black guy mos def and sgt. Be kind rewind 2008 the plot of the movie involves jack blacks well meaning, but catastrophe prone character jerry, becoming magnetized and inadvertently erasing all the video tapes in mr. Be kind rewind official trailer michel gondry youtube. The store, called be kind rewind, is a momandpop outfit without the mom. Jack black was born thomas jacob black in santa monica, california, to judith love cohen and thomas william black, both satellite engineers. The very short summary is jack black unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, and theyre forced to recreate and refilm every movie the customers. Mia farrow is also funny as a very realistic weird.
Be kind, rewind wsfsdvd jack black and mos def star in be kind rewind, a oneofakind comedy from the mind of writerdirector michel gondry eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Una divertentissima scena tratta dal film be kind rewind di michel gondry, con jack black e mos def. Hollywood rewind jack black starrer school of rock is a cool, breezy take on life and music. The sweded movie parodies featuring jack black and mos def are where the real laughs come from, especially when they just slightly tweak lines and situations from ghostbusters and rush hour 2. Jack black, danny glover be kind rewind 2009 youtube. Be kind rewind is the name of a quaint, little video store that carries vhs titles only because the owner danny glover cant afford to upgrade to dvd films.
Be kind, rewind on dvd june 17, 2008 starring jack black, kirsten dunst, danny glover, mos def. Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life thats too small for his big dreams. Jack black and mos def remake movies in offbeat comedy be. Watching jack black ham his way through gondryfied versions of 2001 or king kong was the films marketing hook, but def provides crucial grounding in the everyman role, balancing out his fellow actormusicians unflagging and sometimes exhausting showmanship with worldweary earnestness. Everything you need to know about be kind, rewind movie 2008. In terms of sheer originality, be kind rewind is a standout feature that will satisfy any film lover. Jerry is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. Black plays a loveable loser stuck in a life thats too small for his big dreams. He is of britishgerman father and russian jewish mother ancestry. Lately jerry has become increasingly paranoid about the effects that the power plant is having on his health. The universe is made of stories, not atoms, said 20th century poet muriel rukeyser. The sweded movie parodies featuring jack black and mos def are where the.
Jack black and mos def make a good comedy and entertainment duo. Mike mos def is an employee at be kind rewind, a modest mom and pop video store that is owned by mr. Jack black played the main human character in the blockbuster film. Jack black and mos def star in be kind rewind, a unique comedy from academy awardwinning writerdirector michel gondry eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend mike mos def works. The perpetrator, benjamin rourke, a nobel prize winning physicist, had become embittered by the death of his wife, and having learned that there is a potential time travel experiment in progress, he engineers the bomb plot to force the us government. Michel gondrys be kind rewind opens with clips of mos def playing fats waller in a homemade biopic. Sure, every one of us is a mass of cells and chemicals, but our storiesour hopes, our fears, our experiencesare what make us. Be kind rewind is not a big budget hollywood comedy like jack blacks previous movies, but it does have some hilarious, endearing moments. Aug 14, 2007 be kind rewind trailer directed by michael gondry. On the spot himself 1 episode 2003 school of rock dewey finn 2003. Jacks back the 1988 thriller movie featuring james spader and cynthia gibb at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Jack black and mos def remake movies in offbeat comedy be kind rewind.
While at ucla, he was a member of tim robbinss acting troupe and it was. Michel gondry to direct jack black in be kind rewind. Jack black and mos def star in be kind rewind, a oneofakind comedy from the mind of writerdirector michel gondry eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Finally, the be kind, rewind script is here for all you fans of the michel gondry movie with jack black. Sep 14, 2019 hollywood rewind jack black starrer school of rock is a cool, breezy take on life and music.
A lot of whats bizarre in this movie is not organic to its plot or structure. Jack black be kind rewind official movie trailer video clip. In order to keep the business running, they reshoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars. This mixed with the characters faux bad acting and innocence really ups the giggle factor. Hollywood rewind jack black starrer school of rock is a cool, breezy take on life and music not everyone has to make a dead poets society to pass the message do your own thing, and do it with honesty. The film opens with an apparent terrorist attack involving a nuclear device which destroys new york city killing 9 million people. Despite some solid laughs and a feelgood ending, michael gondrys be kind rewind exists far from the mainstream and its appeal will be limited to those who embrace the kind of awkward quirkiness that defines the production. Be kind rewind is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by michel gondry, and starring jack black, mos def, melonie diaz, danny glover, mia farrow and sigourney weaver.
Jack black stars in be kind rewind, a oneofakind comedy from the mind of writerdirector michel gondry dave chappelles block party, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. The city wants to condemn the decaying building supposedly the birthplace of legendary musician fats waller to make way for some new swanky condos. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend mike mos. Mike, jerry, and alma quickly pass off the movies as being sweded, insisting the films came from sweden and thus able to. With jack black, yasiin bey, danny glover, mia farrow. Gondrys fifth feature film, was released in 2008 and stars jack black. Its a movie about community, but it has scifi elements. Which brings us to what be kind rewind is really aboutthe power of story. Mos def, jack black, mia farrow and danny glover in be kind rewind. February 22, 2008 in be kind rewind, jerry jack black, a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. When jack black unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his.
But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend mike works. Jan 05, 2008 the very short summary is jack black unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, and theyre forced to recreate and refilm every movie the customers. Jan 06, 2015 be kind rewind, michel gondrys fifth feature film, was released in 2008 and stars jack black, mos def and danny glover. Mos def played straight man to jack black in be kind rewind. Aug 09, 2007 be kind rewind, the latest movie from michel gondry eternal sunshine of the spotless mind has long been one of our most anticipated films, but has been very quiet on prepublicity.
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