| The Frisco Kid | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George Dicenzo
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 6308
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Yiddish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 119
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD73403D
ISBN: 1419817108
UPC: 012569734036
EAN: 9781419817106
ASIN: B000BYA4J2
Theatrical Release Date: July 13, 1979
Release Date: February 14, 2006
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/14/2006 Run time: 119 minutes Rating: Pg
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Gene Wilder takes his most unusual role, a naive 19th-century rabbi sent from his native Poland to the fledgling Jewish community in San Francisco, in this warm-hearted comic adventure. The trusting soul is easy prey for the con men and criminals who prey on the immigrants arriving in the Philadelphia port and the rabbi, beaten but unbowed, continues his trek West solo: broke, underequipped, and hopelessly lost. Harrison Ford, fresh from Star Wars, is the roguish outlaw who adopts the determined traveler and the two become unlikely friends as they make their way through one scrape after another. Wilder makes a sincere and sympathetic hero, his faith and courage seeing him through one crisis after another, and fresh-faced Ford makes an endearing scamp of a bank robber. The meandering adventure, overlong at two hours, takes its time as the duo traverses the gorgeous American countryside and end up in the bustling Barbary Coast San Francisco of the Gold Rush era. Legendary hard-edged action director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly, The Dirty Dozen) brings a gentle touch and easygoing humor to this family-oriented adventure, but old habits die hard. While staying within PG parameters, Aldrich adds a little grit to the Old West fistfights and gunfights. --Sean Axmaker
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 unlikely buddy flick November 19, 2008
I bought this in a Gene Wilder-movie-buying frenzy. I'm not really sure what triggered it--perhaps watching Blazing Saddles with the kids.
Gene Wilder is Avram, a Polish rabbi. He barely made it through rabbi school--ending up a close 87th out of 88 students in his class. But he's perfect to fill the request for a rabbi in "the village of San Francisco."
Avram is a fish out of water in America, and almost immediately ends up robbed of his money and possessions. Enter Harrison Ford as Tommy Lillard, a bank robber.
The unlikely duo travels cross-country, facing one peril after another, and becoming inseparable friends.
Initially, I was a bit wary. It seemed that Avram was going to be portrayed as a comedic victim, and, in much the same way that I didn't like watching the boxing scenes in Rocky, I didn't want to see him being swindled and taken advantage of at every turn, or having to be rescued, either by Tommy or Divine Providence.
Avram is naive and gullible, but he's also kind and generous and unshakable in his faith. And despite his poor showing in rabbinical school, he's not stupid. And what's really lovely is that he's a character you can really respect. Not because he's otherworldly, or espouses moral values, but because he's genuine, in the way very few people are.
I was struck by how different The Frisco Kid was from current movies with similar themes. It's much slower-paced, for one thing, and the humor isn't quite as over-the-top. The biggest difference, though, was the characters. Maybe I've just been watching the wrong movies, but these characters seemed more three-dimensional and their development more subtle than their contemporary counterparts. I think it's that we're not hit over the head with the changes. I detected a distinct lack of anvils. We know Tommy and Avram have changed through their association with each other, but neither changes his basic self.
I'm glad I bought this one--I'm sure I'll watch it again.
 I love this movie! October 8, 2008
From the first time I saw it I loved this film! My whole family enjoyed it together and we have not stopped loving it. I have shared it with my friends who have also loved it.
Service in time and good quality material September 29, 2008
I needed the DVD for an specific time and it arrived just when I needed it
gift to my aunt July 30, 2008
My aunt requested this dvd as she had seen it and loved it. As a thank you gift, I ordered this and sent it to her.
Great movie; comedy, drama, adventure. Enuf said. June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies as well. I've had the VHS for years and am glad to see its finally out on DVD. Get this movie. You won't regret it.
As an aside, however, I wonder why William Smith never gets mentioned as one of the major actors in this film. Also under-rated, he's played a bad guy in biker movies, a lot of westerns, and as Clint Eastwood's nemesis in "Any Which Way You Can." He plays another bad guy here, very convincingly. Check out his Wikipedia article. Wow !! Much more to him that meets the eye.
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