| Action: The Complete Series |  | Actors: Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Jarrad Paul, Jack Plotnick, Buddy Hackett
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 50,669
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NC-17
Region: 99
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 299 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 043396075405
UPC: 043396075405
EAN: 0043396075405
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1999
Release Date: February 21, 2006
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movie buffs must see February 8, 2010
Charles H. Harpole (Plano, TX USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This series is a blast for movie buffs. Virtually all good jokes here are insider info. Series names names with abandon and cuts to the humor bone. A 'must see" for any on in the "industry" because it is about you.
Probably children will ask "what does ... mean?" so put them to bed early or be prepared to explain many off-color juicy jokes. Just buy this one!
"We're not going to get anything out of a writer who's rectally hemorrhaging!" September 13, 2009
William Sommerwerck (Renton, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One might make a serious drama about the movie-making business, but a nasty satire is so much more fun. The material is virtually self-satirizing, anyway. (Many of the incidents are supposedly true, related to the writers by Joel Silver.) The series' running joke (or underlying conceit, if you want to get literary about it), is that the only decent, honest, self-aware character is Wendy -- a prostitute. Billy Wilder -- who co-wrote and directed "Sunset Blvd.", another black comedy about the movie business -- would have loved "Action".
It's unfortunate the series was cancelled, as we don't see whether "Beverly Hills Gun Club" is ever completed. It presumably would have been, as the series' producer hoped to actually film the movie!
The interview with the producer (Chris Thompson) is strange. He almost always looks down and refuses to face the interviewer, confessing that "Action" appeared on Fox, rather than HBO, because Fox offered more money. This is probably true, but it's hard to tell whether his other self-deprecating remarks are.
Amazon's NC-17 rating is absurd. (The package is labelled "No Rating".) This is a TV-MA (R) show. However, the disclaimer at the beginning that "Portions of 'ACTION' may be inappropriate for younger viewers" is wrong --/everything/ in "Action" is inappropriate for younger viewers.
This is one of those programs that's "too good for television". Unreservedly recommended.
PS: Joss Whedon did a movie ("Serenity") based on a failed series ("Firefly"). So why /shouldn't/ we eventually see a film of "Beverly Hills Gun Club"?
 Behind the scenes August 19, 2009
GA
Outlandish and fun. The first episodes, which appeared on Fox, are wonderful.. so that's how TV production REALLY works?! It holds up after a decade, too! Reserve a table at The Ivy.
If you like Entourage, you'll love Action July 23, 2009
Sergio Kellogg (Glendale, CA. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was going through all of my old VHS tapes and almost "bleeped" myself when I found my old "Action" tape. I forgot about the series a long time ago because my VHS tapes have been collecting dust for years. I've been a fan of "Entourage" since its inception and wondered all these years why Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold reminded me so much of an old friend of mine even though I never had a friend like him. It was because Jay Mohr's Peter Dragon set the standard for the "bleep" Hollywood big wig who everyone knew by name and reputation, but whose face was always hidden. Given more episodes and a cable network that could have allowed the writers more freedom, "Entourage" could have served as the perfect little brother to "Action" if it had been on for five or six seasons as it should have. Unfortunately it was just too sharp, brash and real for pg-13 audiences back in 1999 and I guess not enough people wanted their hollywood bubble to be burst. Instead we can thank Hugh Grant, Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Winona Ryder, Britney and anyone else that showed us that the big stars, no matter how big, are just as human and messed up as the rest of us. Even though Buddy Hackett is no longer with us, the main stars are, and if anyone has any sense, they'll bring them back for the "Action" feature movie and give all the remaining fans a little closure to the best inside hollywood parody that never was.
Too "inside Hollywood" for most of America November 12, 2008
Tony Stengel (Hollywood, USA)
This was a damn funny, dark at times, series. I suspect it was too specific to the entertainment industry to be a nationwide hit. If you want some insight on the workings of Hollywood this, and the film "Swimming with Sharks" are two great choices.
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