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starring: Robin Williams, Maudie Johnson, Max Johnson (II), Robert Carlyle, Eoin McCarthydirected by: Bill Forsyth
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303184579
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 630318457X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: February 07, 1995
Running Time: 122 minutes
Sales Rank: 3930
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 06, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Anyone having high hopes for the artistic collaboration between Robin Williams and director Bill Forsyth (who made Local Hero, perhaps the most enjoyable film of the 1980s) probably left this movie disappointed. Forsyth is attempting nothing less than The Ages of Man, using Williams as his representative of humanity through history. Cast as a kind of Everyman, Williams plays a guy who can't seem to get his family situation straightened out to his satisfaction, whether he's trying to protect his family from Vikings in prehistoric times, being a nomad in the Middle Ages, or showing up as an unhappy divorced guy in contemporary times who's trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter. It's worth a look, if only for the opportunity to see how a big idea can go decidedly wrong and to observe what happens when a director gets a hold of an unworkable concept that he believes in completely. Williams wears a pained expression through most of the film. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - good movie!
The movie arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition. Very good service from this seller. Thank you.
Rating: - Why isn't this on DVD!?
I saw this on Cinemax a few years ago and loved it. Incredibly artistic, which I wasn't expecting, but was very delighted to find. I want this movie, but I no longer have a VCR! Put it on DVD!
Rating:  - Not bad, just not actively good
I've watched this movie twice and I can say I do enjoy it. It is a very interesting but somewhat slow. You'll need to watch it more than once, and you'll need to do it when you won't be interrupted over and over. It's one of those movies you actually have to "watch" to understand.
Rating: - under rated
"Being Human" is one of those movies you either hate or you love. For some it is slow and the historical vignettes uninteresting. I, personally, find the storytelling thread does an excellent job of interconnecting the five time periods covered (pre-history, ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Age of Discovery and modern America). Robin Williams is a good actor who brings depth to each man he plays Frankly I would have preferred more time in Ancient Rome and seeing the Middle Ages man return to his family ... Read More
Rating: - The Soul of Being Human
This delightful film is a thoughtful study of the incarnations in our lives which bring us to where we are right now. It is comprised of four past lessons and a current incarnation of the Robin William's character. In each of these we see strands which make up the fiber of the modern man. Insecurities, a lack of his sense of "place", inability to communicate emotions and a real talent for regret are the studies here. The story is sometimes choppy and muddied, but it is one of William's best performances.
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