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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 18, 2003
- Originally Released: 2002
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Berkley & Isabella Rossellini | |
Directed by | Dylan Kidd | |
Screenwriting by | Dylan Kidd | |
Produced by | Dylan Kidd, George VanBuskirk & Anne Chaisson | |
Director of Photography: | Joaquin Baca-Asay | |
Executive Production by | Campbell Scott |
Entertainment Reviews:
...Kidd's dialogue gives off a ribald crackle; there are traces of Whit Stillman's whizz-bang patter, and an acidic drop of Mamet...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 3/4 --
Scott's hilariously hateful hauteur is able to counteract some falsely fuzzy notes in the ending.
Full Review
TheMovieReport.com
Rating: C+ --
Roger Dodger is an impressive first-time effort by Dylan Kidd, the director and writer. But like the teen in the movie who is trying to lose his virginity, the film never quite scores.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
...[The] laughs come with a sting....Campbell Scott is sensationally good...
Rolling Stone
...Acutely witty....An extremely promising first feature. Even its smaller performances are noteworthy...
New York Times
...Campbell Scott toplines a terrific cast with his spot-on portrayal....RODGER DODGER is a fresh, original look at sex, replete with scathing humor, pathos and memorable characters...
Box Office
Even at its grimmest, the movie hums along, thanks to the edgy, hand-held, on-the-fly cinematography and the snappy performances.
Full Review
Slate
Product Description:
After cynical New York advertising copywriter Roger Swanson (Campbell Scott) is dumped by his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Joyce (Isabella Rossellini), who is also his boss, his painful workday is further complicated by the unexpected arrival of his 16 year-old nephew, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg). After asking to spend the night at Roger's, Nick reveals that he has come to ask for help--in hopes of ditching his virginal status, Nick begs Roger for a lesson in the art of seduction. Embittered Roger then takes on the role of a nocturnal drill sergeant in an imaginary war between the sexes, starting Nick's training at an upscale singles bar. There, they meet two beautiful women (Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkeley) who turn out to be less malleable than Roger expects. Before the night is through, Roger and Nick go to some dark places where their preconceptions about women get smashed to pieces.
With ROGER DODGER, first time writer-director Dylan Kidd has created a unique look at male-female relationships, full of memorable and comic platitudes spoken by a lead character as fascinating as he is unpleasant. As Roger, Scott (who also produced the film) creates a character who is very difficult to like, but is no less compelling for it. Eisenberg proves to be a worthy foil in an impressive debut. The film takes an impressively dark turn in its third act, and adventurous viewers are likely to relish this offbeat journey.
With ROGER DODGER, first time writer-director Dylan Kidd has created a unique look at male-female relationships, full of memorable and comic platitudes spoken by a lead character as fascinating as he is unpleasant. As Roger, Scott (who also produced the film) creates a character who is very difficult to like, but is no less compelling for it. Eisenberg proves to be a worthy foil in an impressive debut. The film takes an impressively dark turn in its third act, and adventurous viewers are likely to relish this offbeat journey.
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