VHS : Who Am I This Time?
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starring: Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Robert Ridgely, Mike Bacarella, Aaron Freemandirected by: Jonathan Demme
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302699241
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630269924X
Label: Monterey Video
Manufacturer: Monterey Video
Publisher: Monterey Video
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 13292
Studio: Monterey Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 02, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Few actors invoking the title of their film as a line of dialogue have had quite the shattering effect that Christopher Walken does in this 1982, hour-long film by Jonathan Demme. As the painfully, painfully shy small-town fellow who comes to vivid life as the perpetual lead in community-theater productions, Walken's character breaks one's heart when he is asked to give his all yet again in another thespian triumph. This time, however, things are different: he meets his female counterpart in Susan Sarandon's equally retiring amateur actress. The two fall in love, a love most passionately expressed in the freedom of their stage lives, and Demme's film achieves a populist grace that fills out Kurt Vonnegut's original short story into street-level Lubitsch. One of Demme's most irresistible works, Who Am I This Time? is pure joy. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pleasant entertainment
This made-for-TV movie is a rather painless hour in front of the screen featuring the young Sarandon and Walken working well together. Walken plays a shy young storekeeper who only comes to life when he inhabits a theatrical role. Sarandon is a slightly less shy young woman who decides she wants to star opposite him for a lifetime. They bond over "Streetcar Named Desire" and the rest is history.
By no means deep, the movie makes no attempt to explore the roots of Walken's emptiness -- but that's ... Read More
Rating:  - A Terrific Short Story that Makes a Terrific Short Film
This one-hour film starring Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon is a wonderful portrayal of the magic that takes place in the course of acting. I teach beginning acting to young students, who enjoy the film greatly. It gives us much to discuss including a response to their common complaint: "I can't act that way! It isn't me!"
Besides, "Who Am I This Time," is just great fun to watch.
Rating: - Wonderful surprise
Though the movie played much like an afterschool special it was throughly enjoyable. It cerainly wasn't the actors best performance of their career but there was an innocence that was refreshing and the story was unique and delightful. Walken and Sarandon had dynamic chemistry. It was just an all around wonderful, sexy, smart movie. I'm so glad I ran across it.
Rating: - Evokes the Best of America in a Time of Mass Insanity
I bought three copies of this, having seen it many years ago.
One copy for a newly married couple that discovered themselves in theater.
One copy for the daughter of a colleague with a big brain and great shyness that is dispelled in amateur theatricals.
The last copy for me, for my permanent collection. Along with DVDs such as I list below, this is an utter classic without a single false note. Indeed, the editorial descriptions above are better than usual. You ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent film
If you are looking for a cute, sweet and simple love story, this is it. This is one of the best feel good movies I have ever watched. I simply adore Christopher Walken as a shy store clerk that isn't quite sure how to express his feelings toward Susan Sarandon. It became one of my all time favorites immediately after watching it. It is a wonderful movie and I recommend it to anyone.
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