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Be Kind Rewind (2008)  link to Be Kind Rewind on IMDb  

Number: 829

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IMDb Rating:
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6.4/10 (83K votes)

Country: UK, 102 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Comedy

Director(s): Michel Gondry

Storyline:
In Passaic, NJ, Elroy Fletcher runs a video store in a condemned building he claims was the birthplace of Fats Waller. Fletcher goes on a Waller centennial trip, leaving his foster son Mike in charge of the store. Mike's peculiar friend Jerry tries to sabotage a power station and nearly electrocutes himself, getting magnetized in the process. He inadvertently erases every tape in the store. Mike and Jerry hatch an plan to hide the disaster by making a homemade "Ghostbusters" to rent to a woman whom Fletcher will be phoning to check on them. Soon, with help, their homemade versions of films develop a cult following. Will this new business save the store and the building? What about Fats?

Cast:

Jack Black Jerry
Yasiin Bey Mike
Danny Glover Mr. Fletcher
Mia Farrow Miss Falewicz
Melonie Diaz Alma

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 4 Slot 153

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1