Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73737 in DVD
• Released on: 1999-02-02
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 92 minutes

Amazon.com
David Arquette stars as a smiling doofus who has an unexpected knack for selling home security systems to ordinary folks. His shady boss (Stanley Tucci) develops a fatherly affection for him, which gets in the way after Arquette's character discovers that the older man stages phony break-ins to raise his customer base in the area. Also competing for Arquette's soul are an attractive, middle-aged single mom (Kate Capshaw) with whom he has a fling, and the attentions of an appealing (if crooked) coworker (Mary McCormack). Something's got to give in this unwieldy equation, and when it does, bad things happen to some while the hero's vengeance is visited on others. This film by Evan Dunsky is lumpy in inspiration, and some of the actors (particularly Tucci) have a hard time finding and sticking with a common tone. But there are pockets of choice material here, particularly Arquette and Capshaw's awkward (and comic) visit to his parents and a long, funny-scary climax in which the bond between Tucci and Arquette is severely tested. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

What a pleasant surprise!
This movie is not what it looks like on the cover artwork. This is a very funny - yet very serious - movie. (Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster ride.) The writing is simply wonderful and while it is at times quite baudy, it is always wonderfully sweet. The performances are for the most part, stunning. Evan Dunsky is a director to watch...

David Arquette is a study in facial expressions
The movie isn't much to shout about. The only thing which sustained my interest was David Arquette's acting and very expressive face. I think David can do more with his face than most actors can with their bodies.

An fun dark comedy.
A honest home-security system Salesman (David Arquette) has an affair with his first client (Kate Capshaw) and learns that his Rudeful boss (Stanley Tucci) and his business associate are Staging Residential Break-ins to boost thier company sales.

Directed by Even Dunsky, which he Wrote the Screenply to This black comedy has a lot of moments of this dark humor film. Arquette gives one of his best performances. A missed at the Art-House Theaters but on video, has been giving an Cult Following. Based on a Play by Keith Reddin (All the Rage). Grade:A-.