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Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen Director: Peter Weir Rating: Features: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC Running Time: 128 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Release Date: November 10, 1998 Theatrical Release Date: June 9, 1989 Studio: Walt Disney Video
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DEAD POETS SOCIETY - DVD Movie
Robin Williams stars as an English teacher who doesn't fit into the conservative prep school where he teaches, but whose charisma and love of poetry inspires several boys to revive a secret society with a bohemian bent. The script is well meaning but a little trite, though director Peter Weir The Truman Show adds layers of emotional depth in scenes of conflict between the kids and adults. A subplot involving one father's terrible pressure on his son--played by Robert Sean Leonard--to drop his interest in theater reaches heartbreaking proportions. Williams is given plenty of latitude to work in his brand of improvisational humor, though it is all well-woven into his character's style of instruction. --Tom Keogh
