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Start the Revolution Without Me

Gene Wilder (Actor), Donald Sutherland (Actor), Bud Yorkin (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
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Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland play two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth shortly before the French Revolution. One pair is reared as royalty; the other is raised as the children of peasants. The plot in this film by Bud Yorkin is a wonderful mishmash of Dumas, Victor Hugo, and Molière, with the peasant brothers joining the revolutionaries while their bizarrely foppish siblings eat cake and ignore the events around them. Wilder and Sutherland are joined by a who's who of British comedy stars, including Billie Whitelaw, Hugh Griffith, and Victor Spinetti (and a cameo by Orson Welles)--yet this film flopped upon release, only to become a cult item among college students of the period. --Marshall Fine

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Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland star as two sets of twins mixed up at birth -- one raised as an aristocrat, and the other as a peasant. They meet 30 years later on the eve of the French Revolution, where their mistaken identities create mass confusion.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Always funnier each time you watch Oct 30 2003
By Valnastar
Format:DVD
I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it and repeated viewings over the years have not diminished it at all. In fact, it seems funnier every time I watch it. The DVD presentation is good and the commentary soundtrack by Wilder, Sutherland and Yorkin is worth hearing for any fan of the film. As funny as anything produced by Monty Python, Mel Brooks or Mystery Science Theater, the comedy is dense and unending. Every opportunity for humor is used to great extent, visually, verbally, and physically. The supporting cast is strong (Billie Whitelaw, Hugh Griffith and more greats) and there are many LOL (laugh out loud) scenes. Thank goodness you can watch this DVD, so it's always "still 1789"!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies of the decade. Sep 1 2012
By Allan Carin
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I always felt this movie did not get the accolades it deserved. It is by far one of the funniest take offs on the French Revolution. Both Wilder and Sutherland are hilarious. Having lent out my first copy of the film, which was never returned, I purchased the Archive Collection issue through Amazon. I have probably watched it 6 times and it still comes across as a classic comedy piece. If you want a good laugh you can't go wrong with "Start the Revolution Without Me",
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Well..... July 13 2003
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I love this movie. I think that it is hysterical. I do not own it, but I have rented the DVD. The DVD falls very short. Almost no special features, except for a commentary track. Also, the film itself was injured. The aspect ratio used for the DVD is a matted format, while the film itself was shot in anamorphic. There is an anamorphic version shown on AMC, but why this was not used for the DVD escapes me. I still love this movie though, and I hope plans are made to correct this problem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the funniest movies I have seen!!!
I saw this movie about five years ago, and I still love it. I have seen it millions and millions of times, and it is still as funny as the first. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2003 by Brittany
5.0 out of 5 stars soooooooooooo good
this is the best movie i have ever seen. What else can i say? It's a clssic example of what good humor should be.
Published on Oct 28 2002 by brie vonyo
5.0 out of 5 stars great, funny classic
I laughed so hard while watching this with a friend. Gene Wilder is amazing. I love numerous scenes and exchanges of dialouge.. Read more
Published on Nov 11 2001 by race_of_doom
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be..." later that night 1789"
Without a doubt one of the funnier movies ever made. A nobleman is on his way to Paris in the mid 1700 with his pregnant wife... Read more
Published on Oct 10 2001 by M. La Vean
5.0 out of 5 stars "Later that evening...1789."
Next to Woody Allen's "Love & Death", "Start The Revolution Without Me" is the biggest French Revolution 'laff riot' ever committed to celluoid. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2001 by D. Hartley
5.0 out of 5 stars Can I help it if I have this huge stride....look at it Man!
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... Read more
Published on May 2 2001 by Archmaker
5.0 out of 5 stars Gene Wilder at his very best!
If you enjoy Gene Wilder in the Mel Brooks films, then this movie is right up your alley. It is truly one of the funniest ever made. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2000 by Tami D. Cowden
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I first saw this movie when I was a senior in high school. A friend of mine took me and was repeating all the important lines just in case I didn't catch the puns. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2000 by Mark Nicholas Cutis
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny
It is hard to believe that in the space of 12 months these two guys made this very funny movie, the Producers, Kelly's Heros and MASH. Wilder and Sutherland were on a roll...
Published on Nov 3 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars good for an old time belly laugh about old comedy
Great stars, old comedy, beautiful faces, naked comedy, an odd film all around...
Published on Oct 19 1999
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