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List Price: $26.97 | | Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Salesrank: 38532
Released: September 18, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Jeff Goldblum stars as Jeff Goldblum in this half real half fake mockumentary about the clash between Hollywood celebrity life and the small time Pittsburgh theater scene. The production he s chosen? THE MUSIC MAN. The reason? To get his real life Canadian fianc a green card. To add to the absurdity Goldblum enlists a host of celebrity friends to help him get the show running including Ed Beagly Jr. and Ileana Douglas. Art and life continuously roll back and forth in this comedy that documents Goldblum s real experience with musical theater and his ability to poke fun at life in the limelight.System Requirements:Running Time: 84 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 013138300386 Manufacturer No: P3003
Description of Pittsburgh:
Jeff Goldblum stars in Pittsburgh, a fly-on-the-wall comedy in which the Jurassic Park and Independence Day actor plays himself taking a career hit by playing Harold Hill in a regional theatre production of The Music Man. Despite the pleas of his agent to take a plum part in a new Michael Bay sci-fi epic, Goldblum locks himself into a two-week stint in his hometown of Pittsburgh in order to help his fiancée, actress Catherine Wreford (also playing herself)--cast in the musical as Hill's love interest, Marian--get a green card. The very idea of Goldblum taking on the larger-than-life role of con man Hill is hilarious, and he gamely plays up his absolute unsuitability for the job. While Golblum's anxiety goes up and up over botched rehearsals, other people in his life--especially good friend Ed Begley Jr. and Illeana Douglas--draw him into their own problems (Begley with a failed solar-power machine and Douglas with her ill-fated romance with Moby). Co-directed by Chris Bradley and Kyle LaBrache (Illeanarama), Pittsburgh is a remarkably energetic movie in which Goldblum appears to be working harder than he ever has before on screen, dancing and singing and throwing himself into a series of demanding scenes that often last no more than a few seconds. This is well worth a visit for fans of Goldblum or anyone who enjoyed the likes of Waiting for Guffman. --Tom Keogh
Pittsburgh Reviews:
Had some amusing moments. 
2008-11-10 - Ok, I realize it was a "mockumentary", not a chronicle of real events; but I understand that it was based on a real event. Did Goldblum really play Harold Hill? Has there ever been a worse fit for a role?
"Well...uh...you see... you've got....uh....trouble".
Hilarious and charming 
2008-10-15 - Pittsburgh is a movie you don't expect it to be; a mockumentary about a real occurrence, with some great acting by Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley and Illeanna Douglas. I would definitely call this movie "quirky," because there is so much unique delight in the storytelling and the production value, that you can't help but sit enthralled by it all. Some of the funniest stuff is between Goldblum and his agent who plays himself in the movie. While certainly not the same as Christopher Guest's brand of mockumentary, "Pittsburgh" is Groucho to Guest's Harpo.
Magnificent, Thoroughly Enjoyable Movie, From Beginning To End 
2008-03-01 - This is a thoroughly enjoyable movie that shows the deep humanity of Jeff Goldblum and how he is such a genuine human being, going through the difficulties of a commitment he made for love. You see him facing incredible odds as he tries to make his role in "The Music Man" workable. You can see his fear that he may be in the process of damaging his career.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In my mind, this movie cements Jeff Goldblum as someone whose entire career and very essence I admire. He's just a good guy. Not a negative could be said about him and I would even show that some of the stereotypes of him from the past were turned on their heads in this appearance. I watched this movie right through to the end and though I was elated with his triumph, I didn't want it to end.
One final note: when I heard Jeff say he had been thinking of retiring from acting, I felt a huge sense of alarm. Please, Mr. Goldblum. You're only 51. You look fantastic. Please keep working. You are a Movie Star.
Energetic,winning with a capital P,which stands for "Pittsburgh"
2008-02-08 - The highlights of every Summer Season in Pittsburgh,Pa.are the two week runs of The Pittsburgh Light Opera Company's productions of various famous musicals.The gorgeous restored 2000+seat Benendum Theater hosts these shows every season.This is regional theater and it is good.In steps famous actor Jeff Goldblum,a native of Pittsburgh, who takes on a two-week run In Meredith Wilson's iconoclastic "The Music Man." Can he do it? He works hard. The director doesn't believe in him. Does Jeff believe in himself, like the fast-talking Harold Hill that he must portray?
"Pittsburgh" is one energetic and sharply edited semi-"mock/doc" that follows actor Jeff Goldblum back to his native Pittsburgh to discover that acting in "The Music Man" is perhaps harder than his work in The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition), Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition), The Big Chill or Independence Day.
This film is one big stitch,and Jeff Goldblum is so infectious and adorably innocent that I smiled from ear to ear for all 90 minutes of this semi-spoof of an actor returning to his "humble origins."( I have been up to Pittsburgh for these productions and they are good regional shows that act as "Summer Stock" for named actors!...and the theater is bigger than 99% of NYC "houses!") This film is not like the Christopher Guest mockumentaries.It stands on it's own as an hilarious look at the fear that a great one experiences when he has to act in front of his home town.July 13th becomes "Jeff Goldblum Day." Goldblum is amazing in this film!
I met Mr.Goldblum when he was acting in "The Pillowman" on Broadway in 2005.He is a marvelous stage presence and has numerous Broadway stints to his credit.Unfortunately,people that only know him from film think that stage acting is beyond his ken.THIS is what "Pittsburgh" spoofs. Goldblum taps and twizzles his way to the last row of The Benendum and the audience goes wild.The "Hometown Boy" has come home!4 and 1/2 stars!
Boring 
2008-01-29 - I saw this at a film fesival where they screened the movie for free. Half way through people began walking out due to boredom. By the time the movie was done, maybe one quarter of the original audience was still there.
