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Weapons of Mass Distraction |  | Director: Stephen Surjik
Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor, Illeana Douglas
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 91401
ISBN: 0783134495
UPC: 026359140129
EAN: 9780783134499
Theatrical Release Date: May 17, 1997
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | An all-star cast led by Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mini Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor, Illeana Douglas, Paul Mazursky, Chris Mulkey and Kathy Baker takes on a shattering expose of the back-stabbing world of big business from the award- winning pen of Larrry Gelbart (Tootsie/TV's M*A*S*H). Two media moguls with the world at their feet- under their feet in fact- want more. Each wants the other out of his |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
An all-star cast led by Gabriel Byrne Ben Kingsley Mini Rogers Jeffrey Tambor Illeana Douglas Paul Mazursky Chris Mulkey and Kathy Baker takes on a shattering expose of the back-stabbing world of big business from the award- winning pen of Larrry Gelbart (Tootsie/TV's M*A*S*H). Two media moguls with the world at their feet- under their feet in fact- want more. Each wants the other out of his way so he can be No. 1 and what starts as battle to buy football team ends up as a media war with no holds barred. Their weapons: the newspapers magazines and television stations they own. Their ammunition: blackmail bribery sexual manipulation and revelation. These two businessmen are about to discover that when it comes to taking care of business there are no weapons deadlier than the WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION.Running Time: 96 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 026359140129
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| Customer Reviews:
 cricket lady was great March 10, 2008
Wayne A. Fester
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The actress who played cricket was awesome, other that the movie was not good at all her performance made the movie watchable
 Weapons of Mass Destruction February 19, 2008
Clive Beilby
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie displays in graffic style the damage done to ordinary people during the high profile business "war games" played out by too wealthy businessmen. Gabriel Byrne is superb, Ben Kingsley is up to the task as his adversary. Very relevant to today's world
 One of the funniest satires I've ever seen November 25, 2007
Hinkle Goldfarb (R.R. 1 Highway 162, Butte City, California)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you want to see one of the best, maybe the best, satire on the media (maybe topping even "Network"?), then this movie is for you. Don't miss it. I swear, a number of times I laughed so hard I cried.
Anti-climax September 13, 2004
CJ
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie shows great promise, and builds up plenty of potential for a great war of dirty information between the two main characters, but the movie fails to see it through, and feels as though it has stopped in the middle. I still haven't worked out what role, if any, the housewife and her out-of-work husband play in the movie. They seem to have a lot of screen-time, but their story runs independant of the main plot. Great acting from Kingsley and Byrne, but they are both wasted on this movie. They are all that carries this turkey. Like I said, great potential wasted!
Well done satire. Intelligent and engaging. July 24, 1999
Mark Cordia (Ravena, NY)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Kingsly and Byrne are excellent in this biting satire that often turns to black comedy in an excellent commentary on modern high-powered wheeling and dealing in the corporate world. Twists and turns galore in a tightly woven plot that promises and delivers surprise after surprise in a wonderfuly written plot. Equally engaging is the sub-plot of Mr. and Mrs. anyone caught up in the aftermath of the duel between two media mogules (hence the title).An intelligent and engaging well writen movie for those who like to think about and be caught up in their entertainment.
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