Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

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Overview

Class reunions can be a nightmare for some of us, but when Romy and Michelle stunningly re-invent themselves for their ten-year reunion, the results are sure to be hilarious in this fun release from Walt Disney Video. Presented in widescreen 1.85:1 and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, this release also offers an additional French Dolby Digital Surround track. Extra features include a production featurette and a theatrical trailer.
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Overview

Class reunions can be a nightmare for some of us, but when Romy and Michelle stunningly re-invent themselves for their ten-year reunion, the results are sure to be hilarious in this fun release from Walt Disney Video. Presented in widescreen 1.85:1 and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, this release also offers an additional French Dolby Digital Surround track. Extra features include a production featurette and a theatrical trailer.
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Widescreen [1.85:1]; Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; Production featurette; Theatrical trailer; French-language track; Chapter search
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Editorial Reviews

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Audiences are accustomed to seeing two luckless, clueless guys front a slight comedy (think Wayne and Garth or Bill and Ted), so it's refreshing to have them replaced by talented actresses who don't mind looking goofy for laughs. It's never quite possible to forget that Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino almost certainly would have been the popular kids at their school, but the pair do "gawky" surprisingly well, with real sympathy. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion rides their performances to a more affectionate status than the script alone could have achieved, and it gets big help from Alan Cumming and Janeane Garofalo on its way to becoming one of the more memorable buddy comedies of the 1990s. The bubblegum look of Mayne Berke's production design -- all pastels and pinks -- makes it a gloriously kitschy affair, one that might be comfortable alongside a John Waters movie. Its characterization of high school archetypes may be typically simplistic, but it gets the overwhelming sense of reunion dread right on. No one can blame Romy and Michele for trying to concoct a better story for themselves, and the realization that others are just trying to do the same should put any stunted twentysomethings in the viewing public at ease.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/24/1999
  • UPC: 717951002822
  • Original Release: 1997

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  • Source: Walt Disney Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English, Français
  • Time: 1:32:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 5,611

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mira Sorvino Romy
Lisa Kudrow Michele
Janeane Garofalo Heather
Alan Cumming Sandy Frank
Julia Campbell Christie
Mia Cottet Cheryl
Kristin Bauer Kelly
Elaine Hendrix Lisa
Camryn Manheim Toby
Justin Theroux Cowboy
Jacob Vargas Ramon
Vincent Ventresca Billy
Technical Credits
David Mirkin Director
Steve Bartek Score Composer
Mayne Berke Production Designer
Jackie Carr Set Decoration/Design
Marty Elcan Asst. Director
David Finfer Editor
Barry Kemp Executive Producer
Laurence Mark Producer
Mona May Costumes/Costume Designer
David Ronne Sound/Sound Designer
Marcia Ross Casting
Richard Luke Rothschild Co-producer
Robin Schiff Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Reynaldo Villalobos Cinematographer
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Program Start [:10]
2. Opening Credits [:10]
3. Clubbing [2:09]
4. Old Classmate [2:09]
5. Loners [1:15]
6. Prom Night [2:08]
7. Motivation [6:39]
8. Job and Man Hunt [4:58]
9. Bargaining for a Car [9:43]
10. Businesswoman's Special [1:57]
11. Disagreement [6:58]
12. Dreaming [6:09]
13. Reunion [1:11]
14. Tongue-Lashing [4:18]
15. Dance Partners [9:51]
16. Shoptalk [:37]
17. End Credits [:37]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Chapter Selection
   Bonus Material
      Theatrical Trailer
      Featurette
      Film Recommendations
         Grosse Pointe Blank
         Muriel's Wedding
         Beautiful Girls
         While You Were Sleeping
         Six Days Seven Nights
         She's All That
   Set Up
      Spoken Languages
         French
         English
      Captions
         English for the Hearing Impaired
         None
   Play
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    so funny

    just like dumb and dumber but with 2 blondes going to a highschool reunion they were not so popular in highschool but they are gonna change that a really great movie well maybe not for young kids but if your 13 or older than its okay to watch

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Must See! You Just Might Die Laughing!

    Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are brilliant in this hilarious film about two airheaded but charming party girls who invent new lives for themselves before their high school reunion. When their ten-year reunion looms, Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow) reminisce about their fun-filled high school years and realize that their lives aren't --and never have been-- as respectable as they had thought. So, in an effort to impress their former classmates, the pair don business-woman clothes and invent a story about their successes. The results are comic masterpiece. 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion' is the funniest movie I have ever seen -- I was on the floor laughing most of the time! This is a movie that almost everybody would enjoy. However, strong language is present in almost every scene, so I wouldn't recommend it to young children. (The movie has a well-deserved 'R' rating.)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Extremely fun, nostalgic, feel good movie.

    I did not see this in the theatre because the preview made it look like a competition between the ''popular'' girls -- why would I want to see that?! But a couple of years later my husband and I rented it because we had really gotten into the Friends reruns and REALLY liked Lisa Kudrow's character. We were pretty blown away by how funny this movie was! It wasn't about the popular people competing at all; but, rather about the underdogs of the school and a really great friendship between Kudrow's and Sorvino's character. -- Not to mention the movie came out right around the time I would be having my ten year reunion. (Didn't go.) The movie is hilarious from beginning to end and the music is a great trip down memory lane. They made a few boo-boo's with the music (Immaculate Collection Madonna and Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love did not exist when they would have been in highschool. Plus, Post-It Notes were already around before they graduated. I remember people having them in their binders!) But those small errors don't get in the way of the movie at all and just add to the fun.

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