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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Fox Lorber
Salesrank: 138886
Released: March 11, 2003 |
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| Used Price: $59.29 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
While Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope doesn't condone the brutality of nightclub bouncers, it doesn't discourage it, either. Originally shown on HBO, this profile of American and British bouncers is sure to fascinate denizens of big-city nightlife, and frighten anyone who's ever worried about choking on a knuckle sandwich. With no consistent tone, the documentary shifts from adoration toward legendary London bouncer Lenny "the Guv'nor" McLean (who died shortly after appearing in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), to cautionary appraisal of New York bouncer Jordan Maldonado, who teaches his young children that "hurting people is good." Identical twins Mike and Frank DiMaio are set up for ridicule as they hilariously murder the English language, but when family man Terence "the Black Prince" Buckley gets a much-needed bouncer job at Manhattan's elite Chaos club, the moment is touchingly sincere. By allowing its subjects to speak for themselves, Bounce proves that not all burly doormen are bloodthirsty Neanderthals. They just really like their jobs. --Jeff Shannon
Bounce - Behind the Velvet Rope Reviews:
Good 
2007-04-10 - The movie give you a good idea of the club industry.
maybe not enought in the actual clubs.
It was good 
2006-04-07 - This movie was really good does anyone know who sings the song bounce in the opening credits.
I've been waiting for a documentary on this topic
2005-07-18 - Finally someone made a film about bouncers. Some of the interview subjects are basicaly human oaktrees that block the door, others are purely disgusting people. Some, like the fake-tan brothers, are rediculously funny. Lenny McLean's piece was funny, but with more intelligence (it's a shame they didn't have the opportunity to make a full documentary on this guy).
True, a lot of bouncers are wannabe actors, and some like Lenny McLean, do get parts. Maldonado's performance, well I agree he's a disgusting person, but there's no denying that people like that exist.
The most horrifying thing I have ever seen -- alert ACS! 
2003-05-27 - I have NEVER, EVER seen anything that disturbed me more than bouncer Jose Maldonado's treatment of his children. If you care at all about kids -- DO NOT WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY. There is a scene where he tells his toddler to fight his infant -- and the toddler swings at and hits his infant brother! There is another scene where this maniac tells his son that fighting and violence are good -- and tells his son to repeat this. Maldonado also lets his son know that in fifty years, it will be okay to kill people, and that will be a good thing. I was horrified at this. I wondered if the filmmakers -- if ANYONE -- called child welfare to report this man. He needs to be supervised. If he is encouraging a toddler to "fight" an infant -- and he did -- he should not have children. I was very disturbed by this irresponsible and horrifying documentary. It was somewhat redeemed by the presense of another bouncer -- a thoroughly decent, caring man named Terrance "The Black Prince" Buckley. He is a good man who should give Maldonado lessons in how to be human. Maldonado left a bad taste in my mouth. I fear for his wife and children. I can just imagine what those kids will be like in the classroom -- it will be a bad scene, and he is setting them up for a life in prison. Don't watch this thing.
Worth watching over and over 
2003-03-13 - I saw this documentary when it first aired on HBO and absolutely loved it. The DVD provides some great behind-the-scenes commentary. This is a fascinating look at an element of nightlife about which people have often wondered but, until now, haven't had access to.
