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The House of Yes [DVD]

Parker Posey (Actor), Josh Hamilton (Actor), Mark Waters (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
IMDb6.6/10.0
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April 3, 2001 		—
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Genre Comedy
Format NTSC, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Letterboxed
Contributor John Connally, Lady Bird Johnson, Genevive Bujold, David Love, Tori Spelling, Rachael Leigh Cook, John F. Kennedy, Josh Hamilton, Mark Waters, Parker Posey, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Freddie Prinze Jr., Wendy MacLeod See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 25 minutes

Product Description

This outrageous comedy was cheered for its edgy humor and hot young cast! All Marty (Josh Hamilton -- ALIVE) wants is a normal life, but nothing goes as planned when his fiancee (Tori Spelling -- SCREAM 2) meets his far-from-normal family. His beautiful but crazy twin sister, "Jackie-O" (Parker Posey -- DAZED AND CONFUSED), becomes dangerously jealous ... and their younger brother (Freddie Prinze, Jr. -- I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) puts the moves on Marty's new love! Soon, Mother's hiding the kitchen knives ... but she can't hide the family's shockingly hilarious secrets! One of Hollywood's most talked about releases in years -- this offbeat motion picture is wild entertainment fun!

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 5.35 x 0.51 inches; 2.82 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Mark Waters
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Letterboxed
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 25 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2001
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr., Genevive Bujold
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Miramax
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6305428026
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Mark Waters, Wendy MacLeod
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Ryan
    5.0 out of 5 stars House of YES Pleas!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011
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    We're a house divided on this film.

    My spouse doesn't "get it". It's a film where the humor is dark, sarcastic and it masked in rapid fire dialogue. There are no physical gags, no big flashing "applause" sign.

    I, on the other hand, watch this movie over and over again. It's Parker Posey's finest performance and is stuffed full of quotable, hysterical one-liners. My humor tends to fall on the sarcastic side, so this movie was made specifically for people like me.

    It really is a wonderful, hilarious film for people who "get" this style of humor. But that will be key in enjoying it. If you're not the kind of person who can sit for 2 hours listening to banter and being fully engaged and entertained, than this isn't the movie for you.

    If you love biting humor, Parker Posey and incest, this is the film you've waited your whole life for.
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  • DonMac
    5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, Wicked, Weird, and Wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2003
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    This move is a trip. One I am sure some people will hate - but hey, it takes all kinds. Parker Posey's performance is just incredible. An unstable Jackie O' wannabe, her mood swings,rapid-fire one liners, and attitude make this film the winner it is.
    Bujold as the matriarch shows a droll comic side that I have never seen in her before and it is perfect with the dialogue she has. "Talk? Why would we want to do that, it only leads to trouble." A scene where she is trying to ship Tori Spelling off in a cab is hysterical.
    Tori Spelling does a good job as the naive Donut Queen who has no clue what she just walked into. I mean the poor girl grew up eating pancakes. Even Freddie Prinze Jr. does not do badly.
    Yeah the plot is sick: incest, assasinations, mental instability, jealousy and denial. But mixed up with this cast it is very, very funny. Strange and wonderful if you are the dark humor type.
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  • The Tally Ho
    2.0 out of 5 stars Review without Spoiler - Pros & Cons
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018
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    The House of Yes is a 1997 U.S. black comedy film starring Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Geneviève Bujold, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Tori Spelling. Here are the pros & cons as I see it.
    Pros:
    1. Parker Posey does a great job acting her part and is beautiful too.
    2. An original script, which is nice for a change
    Cons:
    1. I usually love black comedies, but I didn't think this one was funny at all. (Although to be fair, I prefer British & European black comedies usually to U.S. black comedies in general).
    2. Tori Spelling did an atrocious job acting in this film.
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  • LQ9
    5.0 out of 5 stars White box art. This is the one to buy!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2013
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    Quirky, funny and dear to my heart. This version is the one with Parker Posey's voice over at the end... an element of the film that makes the whole film better. Buy the white box version while you can, even if it can only be found used. Take it from one who knows.

    Beware the new blue box art version - it does away with the monologue in favor of a generic scream. The video quality of the blue box version also suffers when compared to the original white box.

    FYI, the Netflix version also includes the silly scream. Boo!
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  • Christopher W. Young
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2012
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    A friend brought this movie to my house roughly ten years ago. My thoughts then were: this is this is twisted but funny. It has crips dialogue, ala Casablanca. Other's have pointed out that this is b/c it was a play first. Inside of this little tradgicomedy is a mystery: what happened to this family? At the core of the film is an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister. He returns to the family compound for Thanksgiving, bringing his new normal love into a whirlwind of insanity, hiding behind the guise of wealth and its affording protection.

    One must ask, where did the picture of their father go? The children don't seem to know. What did happen to the father? Not even the children seem to know. Meanwhile, the mother hovers like an apparition over the house, keeping watch over her damaged children. What does she know?

    Psychologists will tell you that incestuous behaviour is most often learned from a parent or adult, and then repeated. The film tells us that the two children began their relationship while very young. Did the father hurt Jackie-O? Her subsequent mental illness, and dissociative states, point to serious childhood trauma. Perhaps the worst kind. As the brother seems to be free of this anguish, i think the evidence points to the victim being solely Jackie, who then repeats the behaviour with her brother.

    You might not believe it, but this sort of abuse is just as common in elite circles as it is in the lowest. Did the mother murder the father for retribution? This may explain why she is so indulgent with jackie. She also seems to think her children are beyond repair, as she shows by chiding the returning brother for trying to be normal; and betrays an old world snobbery as she makes fun of her son's 'donut shop girl.' In short, she is both mother hen and bird of prey.

    Beneath the veneer of comedy there is a serious black hole in the heart of this story. It teaches about the insular protection of wealth, and the presumption of untouchability in the elite classes. If there is a redemptive moment in this story, it's the unconditional love 'the donut girl' shows the matriarch's son, who escapes the cycle of incest, that is so often generational. It's a shame Jackie is painted as a villian in the end. She's a victim in her madness. This film is like a wreck that you can't look away from. And like Jackie's mind, it is fractured into different personalities, and neither seems to be aware of the others.
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  • kyle smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's dark…but it's great
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015
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    This is one of my favorite movies ever. Ever. No I mean EVER. Parker is perfect. Freddie is surprisingly better than usual. Tori somehow manages to be the perfect Leslie, I'm sure it was an accident on her part but she does a great job. It is a dark comedy but after 47 viewings I still find new things I'd never noticed before because I was laughing to hard to have heard it or something.
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  • Honest Griz
    5.0 out of 5 stars There is a God, Parker Posey Be Thy Name
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013
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    All I want to do is be Parker's best friend in every film she is in and this one is no exception. It is a really fun 90s throwback. Parker is gorgeous and talented as always.
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