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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Thief of Hearts
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List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $33.58
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso, Christine Ebersole
Directed By: Douglas Day Stewart
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300214484
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6300214486
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 101
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
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Summary: Great Blast From the Past!
Comment: I enjoyed this movie so much! It was like seeing it for the first time. The quality was great and the sound track was awesome.
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Summary: Very sexy story....
Comment: I don't know what the fuss is about with this edition missing scenes. This is what I had always seen on on cable movie channels, so I didn't miss a thing! Very sexy story that will give any "desperate housewife" something to fantasize about. Steve Bauer portrayed his character very convincingly as a love struck bad boy thief who burglarizes a young couple's home and falls obsessively in love with his female victim played by Barbara Williams. She's in a ho-hum marriage and ends up having an affair with the thief unknowing that he's the one that robbed her home. The whole cast (with a quasi performance by George Wendt) was well cast, and the storyline flowed very smoothly. The music, designs, and wardrobe are so 80's and that really is a blast from the past. Its a shame Steve Bauer's career didn't quite get out of the stereotype of Manolo from Scarface, but this sure is one of his most memorable performances following up to that movie.
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Summary: Thief of Hearts Is A Winner!
Comment: Thief of Hearts is over while you still want it to continue, as little known beauty Barbara Williams overwhelms petty thief Steven Bauer, who steals her diary and models himself after the perfect man described in her diary. She is angry when she discovers the trick, and appears to reconcile with boring husband John Getz, but when an angry (and very young) David Caruso prepares to shoot her, a wounded Bauer shoots Caruso, his best friend, to save her. She realizes what has happened, up in her bedroom, and you can tell the Thief of Hearts still has hers as he struggles to get away in the night, with Barbara Williams watching, entranced. Although Ms. Williams seems to have a little trouble getting words to come out around extremely full lips, there is no denying her subtle curves and sensational limbs.
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Summary: Lost eighties gem
Comment: A mystery/drama and romance set in San Fransisco during the eighties.
This one will appeal strongly to women and gay men, but may not
have enough violence for macho action fans. The leading man, Steven
Bauer, has great charisma, and carries the show. Unfortunately,
the leading lady gives a wooden performance, with glassy eyed stares.
I don't believe she ever starred in a film again. Her performance
threw off the " chemistry " of the film, and it really never hit big.
She just couldn't match his intensity.
Some stilted, awkward dialogue between the two in the beginning,
but things heat up and get very intriguing toward the end. An edgy
performance from David Caruso helps out, but he also overacts at times.
Some pretty sexy scenes, and great views, sailing around the SF Bay.
The film strikes just the right note with a poignant ending.
All is forgiven in this sometimes lame film as the two lovers share a riveting moment by a window sill. This ending really will get to you, and
leave you thinking about what you might do in that situation.
Pretty cool theme song from Melissa Manchester, but otherwise cheesy
eighties music and fashions, including a hilarious " new wave "
apartment for our leading man, complete with neon geometric furniture!
Steven Bauer also never became a star, though he had the looks and
charisma...that's a bit of a mystery. Enjoy this cool film....
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Summary: Sensual Repression via the 80s
Comment: This is a nostalgic bit of filmmaking from the 80s. The sights and sounds are inimitably 80s. However, this is sort of an enigmatic film. As much as it is part of the 80s it seemed to lack the chic timeliness of those days. I don't know why but David Caruso was the one actor who I remember being indelibly connected to it. Every time I think of this film all I can remember is Caruso's screen presence even though he is a minor yet disquieting character. Steven Bauer is very good and gives a heartfelt performance. Barbara Williams seemed rather detached and added to the obscure feeling this film has along with John Getz's performance as well. Bauer, Williams and Getz remain no more than shadowy figures upon recollection, while the production design, cinematography and story remain imbedded in the psyche. The story is interesting and disturbing at the same time and I wonder who really is the thief of hearts in this tale giving the film's ultimate conclusion. I think Douglas Day Stewart's directed only one other motion picture and he is primarily a screenwriter. The film's ambiguous style seems to bolsters that fact. The film is a very provocative mix of sensuality, sexual repression and seems to represents an era when introverted self gratification and glossy lifestyles replace traditional intimate values between otherwise loved ones. Interestingly, this film seems to have a strange allure about it leaving an indelible impression once viewed.
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