Dysfunktional Family

Eddie Griffin Director: George Gallo, Eddie Griffin

Overview

"Eddie Griffin's biting standup comedy film DysFunktional Family comes to DVD in a fairly packed release from Miramax. It comes in a 1.85:1 widescreen image (enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs) and a clear Dolby Digital 5.1 track audio-wise. Bonus features include t

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2003
UPC:	0786936223972
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	R
Source:	MIRAMAX
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:24:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;A Dysfunktional Premiere; Deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Griffin

Performer

Technical Credits

Paul Brooks	Producer
Eddie Griffin	Producer
Scott Niemeyer	Executive Producer
David Permut	Producer
Peter Safran	Executive Producer
Norm Waitt	Executive Producer
Larry Scharf	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits: Back on the Streets [11:00]
2. The Way We Walk [3:01]
3. Uncle Curtis [2:06]
4. Michael's Moves [3:32]
5. Ass Whuppin' [7:52]
6. Uncle Bucky [8:06]
7. Grandfather Bill [2:35]
8. Pops [3:38]
9. A Message for the Kids [3:34]
10. "A Dicky-Dick World" [3:27]
11. In God's Image [12:02]
12. Fortified With Vitamins [3:13]
13. Cats and Dogs [3:01]
14. One-Track Mind [3:20]
15. Pround Father? [4:20]
16. What If? [2:47]
17. End Credits [5:29]

Menu

Side #1 --
Scene Selection
Captions
English for the Hearing Impaired
None
Special Features
A DysFunktional Premiere
Deleted Scenes
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Sports
More Uncle Bucky
Drive-by Parenting
Swimming With Sharks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fortified With Vitamins - Uncensored
Whuppins
Bucky & Curtis
Preaching Elvis
Old Man With Pipe
Rehabilitation
My Little Dancing Friend
Three Girls
Uncle Bucky in Rehab
Wall of Fame
Uncle Bucky's Surprise
Sneak Peeks
Comedian
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Cool and the Crazy
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Play Movie

Editorial Reviews

Up to this point, Eddie Griffin's film resumé hadn't exactly screamed quality. His talent is undeniable, but it took his autobiographical concert film, DysFunktional Family, to show just how riotously funny he can really be. Picking up the mantle where Richard Pryor left off and the once funny Eddie Murphy after that, Griffin pulls no comedic punches with his racially fumed, fierce act. To be sure, this is raw material through and through -- but what's different here is the extraordinary personal family arc which shines through not only his performance, but in the scenes filmed during a brief visit back to his home in Kansas City. Dysfunctionality came into the media spotlight during the heyday of daytime talk TV, but rarely would a family like Griffin's ever get this kind of attention. All characters in their own right, most of Griffin's material comes straight from his hilariously eclectic family members, who together make up the different parts of his acidic sense of humor. Who can argue that his raunchy focus on sex doesn't come from his uncle who doubles as an amateur pornographic actor? In fact, kudos goes out to Griffin and crew for devising such a backbone for a standup comedy film -- it not only delivers heaps of laughs, but a ton of heart in the process.