| | Zero Effect DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Rock Movies, Comedies Videos, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Recommended, Detective, Blackmail, Wise Fools | | Starring | Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, Ryan O'Neal, Angela Featherstone, Sarah DeVincentis | | Costume Designer | Kym Barrett | | Director | Jake Kasdan | | Director of Photography | Bill Pope | | Editor | Tara Timpone | | Producer | Jake Kasdan, Janet Yang, Lisa Henson | | Production Designer | Gary Frutkoff | | Screenwriter | Jake Kasdan |
DVD. Feature film. Standard & widescreen. 116 min. Engl., French, & Spanish subtitles. When a blackmailed millionaire mislays his safety-deposit box keys, it sounds like a job for mysterious, antisocial private detective Daryl Zero, whose crack powers of deduction are strong enough to estrange him from the rest of humanity--except for his partner and "translator." But a suspect in the case, a lovely paramedic, engages in a battle of wits with Zero, bringing him out of his shell and complicating the case. An engaging and disarmingly fresh first effort from Kasdan. Zero Effect Reviews: "...Together, Kasdan and Pullman have created a singularly fascinating character....You're unlikely to find a more satisfying, if outré, offering..."
-- Joshua Mooney, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...The film's resolutely linear plot unfurls with crisp economy -- neatly propelled by the Greyboy Allstars' funk soundtrack and enlivened by some smart dialogue..."
-- Edward Lawrenson, Sight and Sound "...[Kasdan] is clever and sly....[Pullman] makes an entrancing freakazoid..."
-- Troy Patterson, Entertainment Weekly "...Both Mr. Pullman and the slyly restrained Mr. Stiller keep their characters entertaining..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...[A] sharp, original, unflaggingly hilarious debut....The wryly intelligent, creative script serves the story, the characters and the actors well, never disappointing in ingenuity or opportunities for uncanny comic timing..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
-- Christine James, Box Office "...ZERO EFFECT is a confident first film and one of the freshest detective yarns to come along in a while..."
-- Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times Zero Effect | List Price | $19.98 (You save $3.19) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1998 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12592  | | CD Universe Part number | 1198493 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 14, 1998 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | For language | | Running Time | 115 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
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