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Start The Revolution Without Me

Bud Yorkin (Director), Gene Wilder (Actor), Donald Sutherland (Actor) Rated:

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Genre	Comedy
Format	NTSC
Contributor	Bud Yorkin, Donald Sutherland, Billie Whitelaw, Victor Spinetti, Hugh Griffith, Ewa Aulin, Gene Wilder, Orson Welles, Jack Macgowran See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 31 minutes

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Produced and directed by comedy veteran Bud Yorkin, Start the Revolution Without Me broke ground for a comedy revolution. It takes the tumultuous "let them eat cake" days of the French Revolution and gives everyone a figurative pie in the face. Two sets of twins are mismatched at birth so that years later, each set will have one Gene Wilder and one Donald Sutherland. One set grows up to be aristocratic swashbucklers; the other set are peasants. In a hilarious fluke of fate, they crisscross across classes. In the years following Start the Revolution Without Me, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and the Abrahams/Zucker/Zucker team would all create madcap comedy masterpieces. A lineup like that must have had a tremendous Start.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ WARA639723DVD
Director ‏ : ‎ Bud Yorkin
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 31 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2011
Actors ‏ : ‎ Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack Macgowran, Billie Whitelaw
Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Archive
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005ZVIP2Y
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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reinjen

Classic

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023

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Movie is engaging and entertaining - except for the ending which is kind of a cheat.

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Brett A. Rock

Hysterical

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023

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I've watched this movie several times and it never ceases to entertain me. It's witty and the acting is superb. Lots of quotable lines that make me giggle even now.

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GosuMom

SILLY OLD MOVIE

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023

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Typical Wilder/Southerland humor. Silliness. Slapstick. Enjoyable.

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Richard Laban

Fun film

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2023

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Fun film set during the French revolution. Looks good on DVD.

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Rosebud

Good but Not Great

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2021

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I loved this film as a kid and wanted to rewatch it. While I love everyone involved including Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, and the genius Orson Welles, the film wasn’t quite as funny as I remembered it. The performances are great, and it’s an entertaining film I’m sure I’ll watch again, but for me it’s just one of those films or tv shows you revisit out of nostalgia only to be slightly let down due to your over-inflated expectations.

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G.E.Goodwin, Jr.

Can I help it if I have this enormous stride....look at it Man!

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2001

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This hilarious comedy takes the story of the Corsican Brothers and fractures it with two sets of mismatched twins, both played by Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder, one set raised as the noble brothers, the other as peasants. Throw in the France of Louis XVI just before the revolution and you've got the setting for this totally screwball comedy.

Bud Yorkin & Norman Lear (of All in the Family) directed and produced and added a cast of the best English comedians to their two stars, Sutherland & Wilder. This includes: Hugh Griffith as the befuddled King; Billie Whitelaw as a randy Marie Antoinette; Victor Spinetti as the reptilian Count Escargot; Jack MacGowran as the seedy Revolutionary amongst others. Oh, and Ewa Aulin (she played Candy) is delicious.

When Gene Wilder goes nuts, no one can match him for hilarity. As the arrogant, pigheaded, lightning-tempered Corsican nobleman he is just simply wonderful. Sutherland's foppish brother is a perfect counterpoint.

There is so much good stuff in this that one could go on at length (the Ball with everyone passing notes of intrigue and the King in his chicken costume is just one). Suffice it to say, they threw in the kitchensink with one-liners, references to Dumas and every kind of swashbuckler, non-sequiters, puns etc.

A crazy madcap just-for-fun all-out comedy. One of the best ever made. A Classic. See it.

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David E. Baldwin

Rollicking Ribald Raucous Revolutionary Romp

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2014

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What can you say about a movie that has Louis XVI decked out in a metallic chicken suit at a palace reception? The central conceit that the fate of the French monarchy was the result of twins switched at birth, two being the notorious Corsican brothers and the other lowly peasants, is for the most part fully realized in this hysterical historical parody. Some of the humor is slapdash but the jokes, both spoken and visual, come at such a rapid fire clip that you hardly notice any lulls. Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland are superb in their dual roles. Good cast of British veterans including Hugh Griffith, Billie Whitelaw, Jack MacGowran, and the irrepressible Victor Spinetti. Orson Welles offers an amusing cameo as...Orson Welles. A gem from the creative team of Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear who would be instrumental later in revolutionizing network television with shows like "All in the Family" and "Sanford and Son".

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BlueChild

Funniest movie I've seen since Blazing Saddles!

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022

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Why isn't this movie more popularized? The writing is brilliant, had my family in stiches, and fun to quote afterwards. If you're looking for a great cult classic and you're a big fan of Gene Wilder, please give this gem a go!

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Jay Harper

Peak Gene Wilder

Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2023

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I remember this comedy from childhood, and just had to own it. It is just as hilarious as I remembered it. A mistaken identity farce set in the French revolution.

Stavroula Georgiou

Hilarious, funny, worth seeing film

Reviewed in Italy on May 8, 2021

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Love this film. The first time I saw it I was 12, 13 years old. Some 30 years have passed and again I laughed till I cried
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Reviewed in Spain on May 5, 2019

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cassie1

The peasants are revolting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2017

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Very zany comedy (with Orson Welles as the narrator), where two sets of twins are mismatched and given to their respective families, one poor commoners and one titled. Loosely set during the French Revolution pythonesque type humour ensues, with very funny consequences and brilliant turns from all concerned, especially Hugh Griffith, Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland, also good to see the great Irish actor Jack MacGowran having fun in this comedy.

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Dvd EMPIECEN LA REVOLUCIÓN SIN MÍ

Reviewed in Spain on March 19, 2015

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Esta película en Dvd, está todo ok muy bien, y sin ningún problema. Nada más. Muchísimas gracias por todo. Saludos.

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