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VHS : Deuces WildIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Norman Reedus, Max Perlich directed by: Scott Kalvert  List Price: $49.99 Amazon.com's Price: $47.49 You Save: $2.50 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0027616881717 Format: Color, NTSC Label: Mgm Entertainment Manufacturer: Mgm Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Mgm Entertainment Release Date: August 06, 2002 Running Time: 96 minutes Studio: Mgm Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: May 03, 2002 Sales Rank: 101825 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Stephen Dorff (Blade), Brad Renfro (Ghost World), Fairuza Balk (American History X), Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") and Drea DeMatteo ("The Sopranos") star in this stylish, tough and sexy gang drama that vividly captures the tumultuous passion and brutal violence that pervaded New York in the late 1950s. In the sweltering summer of 1958, the Deuces, a gang of Brooklyn toughs, find their turf threatened when the leader of a rival gang, the Vipers, is released from prison. Leon (Dorff), the Deuces' leader, tries to guide his boys through bloody brawls to keep the Vipers out. But when his brother (Renfro) falls into a sultryand dangerousrelationshipwith Annie (Balk), the sister of a Viper, and his own girlfriend is brutally attacked, Leon and hisgang are plunged into an all-out war to save his brother, his girland his neighborhood! Amazon.com: Take West Side Story, remove the music, add excessive profanity and violence, and you'll get Deuces Wild. It's an overripe melodrama in which rival street gangs--in this case Deuces vs. Vipers in 1958 Brooklyn--inevitably clash in a deadly rumble, preceded by shameless scenery-chewing from nearly everyone involved. Stephen Dorff plays the head Deuce, agonizing over his older brother's drug overdose and leading a cast of rising stars and familiar faces including Brad Renfro as Dorff's hot-tempered kid brother, Norman Reedus as the vicious lead Viper, Fairuza Balk as Renfro's no-nonsense girlfriend, and Matt Dillon (uncredited) as the kingpin who introduces heroin to Dorff's drug-free turf. Balthazar Getty, Frankie Muniz, and James Franco are also in the cast, suggesting that director Scott Kalvert was hoping for an unforgettable ensemble. What he got instead was a stale story crowded with percolating posers, recommended only for those who've never seen the 1979 street-gang classic The Warriors. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of my gulity pleasuresI remeber going to see this movie in May of 2002. I wasn't in the mood to see the big budget Spider Man so I checked this one out. The film has a talented young cast in everyone from Brad Renfro to Johnny Knoxville.The fight scenes and cinematograpgy are all good and Scott Kalvert has made a film on par with his first and still classic The Basketball Diaries. I really thought after this the late and great Brad Renfro would go on to greater things but sadly he didn't. Rating:  - A Full House where Dueces aren't wild...Are the "Deuces" a true violent gang, or does MTV just portray them that way? As I sit here struggling to connect my words for this pathetic attempt of a "gang turned Shakespeare's tragedy" film involving the ever buff Stephen Dorff and the slowly decaying Brad Renfro. This is a story, not unlike others that we have seen done better, about violence, drug problems, and falling for the girl that you least expect. It is "Romeo & Juliet", fixed up like "West Side Story", with fights that would ... Read More Rating: - Deuces Wild doesnt have that much fight in itStephen Dorff (Blade, Entropy) stars as the leader of the gang called the Deuces and he was stricken years ago when one of his brothers died from an overdose that his enemy on the otherside of the street, the leader of the Vipers, played by Norman Reedus (Blade 2, Gossip) gave him. Now, Reedus springs out of prison and wants to take revenge on the Deuces starting a club on their side. Brad Renfro (The Jacket, Tart) plays the second older brother of Dorff who falls madly in love with a member of the ... Read More Rating:  - no more west side story comparisons,please!!when i heard about DEUCES WILD back in late 1999 early 2000,i was elated at the prospect of there finally being another 50's/early 60's type of street gang melodrama on the horizon. yet,of course,because of the 9/11 incident in new york,the a-holes in hollywood decided to push back its release for quite a while,so i had to be content with the occasional promo photo in random movie magazines. finally the movie came out without much fanfare,alas it was also the 'spiderman' weekend,and also the ... Read More Rating:  - A more intense version of West Side StoryScott Kalvert did an outstanding job directing this movie and making the time period as realistic as possible. The similarity between this and Westside Story is the gang rivalry. In Westside Story, you have The Jets vs. The Sharks and in this movie you have The Deuces vs. The Vipers. I didn't see all of Westside Story though but it seems like its less intense than this movie. This movie has some Rebel Without A Cause as well but I didn't see that movie ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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