Outside Providence [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Shawn Hatosy Amy Smart Alec Baldwin Tommy Bone Samantha Lavigne
	Video by:	Walt Disney Video
	Sales Rank:	218346

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Actor(s):
Shawn Hatosy
Amy Smart
Alec Baldwin
Tommy Bone
Samantha Lavigne

Creators:
Michael Corrente (Writer)
Billy Heinzerling (Producer)
Bob Weinstein (Producer)
Bobby Farrelly (Producer)
Bobby Farrelly (Writer)
Harvey Weinstein (Producer)
Peter Farrelly (Writer)

Director(s):
Michael Corrente

Recording label: Walt Disney Video
EAN: 9786305732327
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 6305732329
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC,
Release Date: 2000-11-07
Universal product code (UPC): 786936121353
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: R (Restricted)

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Outside Providence was written by the Farrelly Brothers, known for the outrageous comedies Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary. On the surface, Outside Providence seems to be of the same ilk--there's a three-legged, one-eyed dog, physical humor with a kid in a wheelchair, and a character nicknamed Jiz, among other things. But despite all that, the movie is an almost-gentle coming-of-age comedy, something like a suburban New England Amarcord with a lot of unrepentant drug humor. The plot doesn't sound promising: pothead Tim Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy) gets sent to prep school by his father (Alec Baldwin), who wants to keep him out of trouble. But a fair amount of smoking and boozing goes on at that school, too, despite the watchful eye of the administrators. Dunphy also falls for Jane (Amy Smart), a richer and smarter girl whom he wins over. All this could just as easily be the plot of some mediocre Porky's rip-off, but the Farrelly Brothers' script has the grit of real experience, while the direction (by Michael Corrente) and acting carefully avoid smirks and easy gags; the movie is funnier for it. Baldwin initially seems miscast, but over the course of the film delivers a solid performance; Hatosy and Smart are sincere and unaffected. The result is a low-key, modest, but genuinely affecting movie about surmounting class differences and coping with loss--that also has a lot of jokes that push the boundaries of political correctness. Quite a balancing act. --Bret Fetzer

Running time: 96 minutes