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starring: Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Rita Taggart, Mark Rolston, Lane Smithdirected by: John D. Hancock
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301928977
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301928970
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Release Date: June 03, 1994
Running Time: 109 minutes
Sales Rank: 3562
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 1987
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - weeds
This movie is the best ... The cast are awsome,it should be put on dvd for sale real soon.
Rating:  - No Weed-B-Gone needed here
Nick Nolte is a prisoner sentenced to life without parole; he passes the time by reading and then writing a play. A drama critic (Rita Taggart) sees the play performed in prison, is impressed, and begins working for Nolte's release. She is successful and once out, Nolte decides to continue performing the play with ex-cons around the country. At a prison performance in New York, the play (which is about prison life) causes a riot. Funny at times, especially when the ex-cons hit the road, living life ... Read More
Rating: - terrific
This movie is a very special movie. I wish it were on DVD, but the powers that be haven't released it yet. Hopefully one day it will be available. The movie is about Lee Umstetter's creativity in prison from his nadir at failed attempts at suicide to an almost broadway hit with his play, Weeds. To my surprise, some of the more moving songs of the play were composed by Melissa Etheridge, whos music I never got into. Nick Nolte's performance was terrific as well as the rest of the cast's performance. ... Read More
Rating: - Weeds
A great movie! One of my all time favorites. Incredible acting by Nolte especially when he reads the letter giving him parole. The music is also incredible, who would have known William Forsythe had such a fantastic voice.
Rating: - Saint Umstetter
When Weeds opened in late 1987, I saw it with a date, and we expected it to be nominated for a slew of Oscars, starting with star Nick Nolte. We wuz wrong; Weeds bombed. But the reason we expected such industry acclaim has not changed. Nick Nolte carries this story, which starts out as a black comedy about convict lifer Lee Umstetter's failed attempts at suicide. Lee starts to read, and writes jailhouse plays. When he gets paroled, thanks to a pretty reporter's campaign, the movie turns into a road story, ... Read More
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