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Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God...Be Back By Five (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Jon Cryer (Actor), Rick Stear (Actor), Richard Schenkman (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Drama
Format	NTSC, Special Edition, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Surround Sound
Contributor	Akili Prince, Judy Reyes, Rafael Baez, Ione Skye, Norbert Leo Butz, Leslie Hendrix, Peter Gerety, Frank Whaley, Dominic Chianese, Jon Cryer, Roz Ryan, Richard Schenkman, Rick Stear See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 34 minutes

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How do you know when you've lost your way?

As kids, Daniel (Jon Cryer) Stan (Rick Stear) and Richie (Rafael Baez) were inseparable... the best of friends. But as they grew up, they grew apart, and now Richie has gone missing, sending Daniel and Stan on a wintry trek to Coney Island to find their long lost friend. Their trip leads them on a wild journey to the famed amusement park in the off season, where they encounter some of the strangest people this side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Along the way, Stan and Daniel realize they have demons of their own and as they search for their friend, they discover revelations about themselves which will change their lives forever.

Based on a true story, Went to Coney Island... is an hilarious and heart-rending tale featuring an all-star cast which includes Emmy Winner Jon Cryer (''Two and a Half Men'', Pretty in Pink), Rick Stear (''Buffy The Vampire Slayer''), Rafael Baez (Empire, Shanghai Noon), Ione Skye (Say Anything..., Wayne's World), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, Broken Arrow), Peter Gerety (Charlie Wilson's War, Flight), Dominic Chianese (''The Sopranos'', The Godfather Part II), Judy Reyes (''Scrubs'', ''Devious Maids'') and Tony Award Winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent) in this award winning dramedy from writer/director Richard Schenkman (Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth).

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature from a frame-by-frame digital restoration from original 35mm film elements
5.1 Surround Audio (Uncompressed PCM) and 2.0 Stereo
NEW Introduction from director Richard Schenkman and Jon Cryer (HD)
Audio commentary from director Richard Schenkman and Jon Cryer
''Went to Coney Island... To Make a Movie'' Behind the scenes featurette (18:36, SD)
''The Producer'' Comedy short film directed by Richard Schenkman (3:00, SD)
Photo Gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)
Collectible Mini-Poster

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FOUR (out of four) STARS... Do yourself a favor and check out this film! --Merle Bertrand, Film Threat

A breath of fresh air amid all the self-indulgent independent films we're seeing these days... a satisfying slice of life. --Leonard Maltin, Playboy

Quite funny! --A.O. Scott, The New York Times

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.25 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Richard Schenkman
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Special Edition, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Surround Sound
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 34 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 8, 2018
Actors ‏ : ‎ Jon Cryer, Rick Stear, Rafael Baez, Ione Skye, Frank Whaley
Studio ‏ : ‎ Mvd Rewind
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07895XR1L
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #168,290 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #6,215 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
- #9,644 in Drama Blu-ray Discs

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There's no reason to fight. It's just bumper cars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2015

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If you want a movie of Robot's gone wild this is not your movie. This film is a character study; no I am not in film school. I know... I'm a rare breed in this case, but I feel this film is great. I had it on VHS years ago, now I have it on DVD and has some based on a true story aspects to it. I'd lump this with films like Paulette or Garbo Talks. I almost wish the flashbacks didn't exist; but, it did help build who the characters seen in the film. The film feels as if it is about real people with real challenges, acceptances and I am playing witness to it all.The waitress, skee-ball weasel, photographer, the homeless woman none of them main characters all could have great back stories to themselves. I wish there was a short film for each of them in the extra's. I know first hand how Coney Island is bleak and reflective in winter and like our lives changing faster then we can keep up with. Perfect setting, real characters, add to that a first time moving performance by Rick Stear (Stan). It's not a drama, it's not a comedy. In some ways I feel this is an affirmation of life and how it just moves on.

(spolier) Biggest disappointment - they never really fully turned on the Wonder Wheel lights - maybe that in itself is a message that everything never works out as we expect but there's always a little hope.

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Donn Urban

I can understand the bad reviews...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2020

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But I like it. Maybe it's the story of everyone's life.

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funny and sad at the same time

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2016

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Well written, well acted, funny and sad at the same time.I enjoy the shots of Coney Island as it appears to be drawing its' final breaths.

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GREAT MOVIE!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2001

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Great character studies and atmosphere. Looks like the 80's generation has touched down to the harsh realities of life and living as two friends take a day off their normal existences to hunt down an old buddy who is suppossedly living homeless in Coney Island. The strange,yet so human people they meet while searching and the way they come to terms with themselves is riviting and this is absolutely one of the finest movies I've seen in a really long time.Sorry Fwongo!!

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jacki

it isn't really the film, it is a review commentary of the film

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2011

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it sucks, but you can't watch the regular movie, at least if you get the directors cut version like i did or whatever-not reccomendable..i wanted to see the movie-not them talking over the movies creation..urgh

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An excellent documentary of best friends.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2013

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This is an excellent documentary of best friends and giving a helping hand when one is in trouble. Well done.

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Mark Turner

FORGOTTEN FRIEND

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2018

Talk about a mouthful for a title! I’d never heard of this movie so when I saw it being released as part of the MVD Rewind collection I was interested. What I ended up watching was a well-made movie that entertains well enough but makes you think even more.

Jon Cryer (who also helped produce and write the script for the film) stars as Daniel, one of three grown friends who now works at an unglamorous job at a cash advance/credit company. His friend Stan (Rick Stear) hasn’t done near as well. Bouncing from job to job he currently works at his uncle’s pizza joint. In addition to that Stan also has a drinking and gambling problem.

The two grew up in the streets of NYC and became fast friends early on. Stan had a problem with one leg shorter than the other that forced him to wear a corrective shoe. An operation intended to help and lengthen one leg didn’t work out well and left Stand with a limp as well as a permanent brace. It also led to his views on life being unfair, the cause for his drinking. As the two grew up they made friends with another boy named Richie (Rafael Baez), the school stud who taught them how to talk to girls and was later rumored to have made the move on every girl in their class.

One day Stan shows at Daniel’s job and tells him the two of them need to leave. Pretending his grandmother passed away (a trick they employed as children) he tells Daniel they’re “on a mission from God”, a phrase they used to use. It turns out neither has seen Richie in years and someone has told Stan that they saw him homeless and living on the streets at Coney Island. With winter coming on the pair head there with the hope of saving their old friend.

The movie uses a combination of flashbacks and current adventures among different characters to tell the story. In flashbacks we discover what it was that led to the breakup of these friends, a secret of Richie’s that brings into doubt his way with the ladies. We also learn about Stan’s romance with Gabby (Ione Skye) that has carried on to the present. But even there things aren’t always what they seem.

On the boardwalk of Coney Island this pair show to find the location closed for the season for the most part. Venturing in to those places still open (a freak show, a restaurant, a ski ball place) they encounter various people on their journey to find Richie. In the end that journey isn’t just a discovery involving Richie but one for Stan as well, the culmination of a lifetime of poor choices and anger fueled attitude. Each person they talk to brings them closer to finding Richie and at the same time brining Stan closer to facing his own truths.

The movie works well on all levels. Each of the characters the two come across add to the story, revealing things about themselves that they both apply to their own lives. Of the two of them Daniel is the more stable, a solid worker in a boring thankless job with a slow moving love life. And as the travel through Coney Island he remains the more reasonable one. But it takes the efforts of both to find the solution to the problem of locating Richie.

The three actors in the lead roles turn in fine performances. A quick search at imdb for Stear finds little information and a short list of performances. That’s too bad as he does a solid job here. Cryer went on to much bigger things making it big in 2003 with the hit series TWO AND A HALF MEN. He too does a fine job here in a role that allows him to be the solid member of a group of friends rather than the oddball characters he’d played in the past. Baez doesn’t get much screen time but he leaves behind a character you’re not likely to forget.

As I said the movie is part of MVD’s Rewind series, movies that once graced the shelves of mom and pop video stores across the country. They made sure this is the finest presentation of the film with a high Definition Blu-ray 1080p presentation of the main feature from a frame-by-frame digital restoration from original 35mm film elements. Included in the extras are a new introduction for the film featuring director Richard Schenkman and Cryer, an audio commentary track with both, a behind the scenes making of featurette, THE PRODUCER a comedy short directed by Schenkman, a photo gallery, the original theatrical trailer and a collectible mini-poster.

The end result is an entertaining drama that is worth taking a look at. Fans of Cryer will want to make this a part of their collection. And if not fans this movie might make you one. It’s definitely worth watching.

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Disappointing comedy/drama..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 17, 2017

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2 friends search for their childhood friend who they've heard is living homeless in Coney island & is suffering from mental illness. I think this is supposed to be a comedy drama, only I didn't really find it that funny, the parts where they try for laughs fall flat... it also has quite a dark/miserable subject at it's core esp when they find their friend & we learn the reason for his disintegration.
A very 'talky' movie where little happens, I found the incessant wind sounds distracting too, I'm guessing they wanted to give the film a cold blustery feel (the film is set in a closed for the winter fun fair). A real disappointment considering this is the one Jon Cryer film that I'd wanted to see for years!

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