The Frisco Kid | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George Dicenzo
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 4380
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Yiddish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 119
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 73403
ISBN: 1419817108
UPC: 012569734036
EAN: 9781419817106
ASIN: B000BYA4J2
Theatrical Release Date: July 13, 1979
Release Date: February 14, 2006
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Gene Wilder takes his most unusual role, a naive 19th-century rabbi sent from his native Poland to the fledgling Jewish community in San Francisco, in this warm-hearted comic adventure. The trusting soul is easy prey for the con men and criminals who prey on the immigrants arriving in the Philadelphia port and the rabbi, beaten but unbowed, continues his trek West solo: broke, underequipped, and hopelessly lost. Harrison Ford, fresh from Star Wars, is the roguish outlaw who adopts the determined traveler and the two become unlikely friends as they make their way through one scrape after another. Wilder makes a sincere and sympathetic hero, his faith and courage seeing him through one crisis after another, and fresh-faced Ford makes an endearing scamp of a bank robber. The meandering adventure, overlong at two hours, takes its time as the duo traverses the gorgeous American countryside and end up in the bustling Barbary Coast San Francisco of the Gold Rush era. Legendary hard-edged action director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly, The Dirty Dozen) brings a gentle touch and easygoing humor to this family-oriented adventure, but old habits die hard. While staying within PG parameters, Aldrich adds a little grit to the Old West fistfights and gunfights. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
It's 1850 and new rabbi Avram Belinski sets out from Philadelphia toward San Francisco. Cowpoke bandit Tom Lillard hasn't seen a rabbi before. But he knows when one needs a heap of help. And getting this tenderfoot to Frisco in one piece will cause a heap of trouble - with the law Native Americans and a bunch of killers. Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford are one feisty team as rabbi and rescuer in this rough-'n'-ready romp that rivals Wilder's earlier Blazing Saddles in Wild West hilarity. Director Robert Aldrich is a seasoned hand at blending roughhouse and laughter as fans of his earlier The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard will attest. With a full posse of screen talents The Frisco Kid rides tall in the comedy saddle. Director: Robert Aldrich Starring: Gene Wilder Harrison Ford Ramon BieriRunning Time: 119 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 012569734036 Manufacturer No: 73403
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 gift to my aunt July 30, 2008
My aunt requested this dvd as she had seen it and loved it. As a thank you gift, I ordered this and sent it to her.
 Great movie; comedy, drama, adventure. Enuf said. June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies as well. I've had the VHS for years and am glad to see its finally out on DVD. Get this movie. You won't regret it.
As an aside, however, I wonder why William Smith never gets mentioned as one of the major actors in this film. Also under-rated, he's played a bad guy in biker movies, a lot of westerns, and as Clint Eastwood's nemesis in "Any Which Way You Can." He plays another bad guy here, very convincingly. Check out his Wikipedia article. Wow !! Much more to him that meets the eye.
Naive Rabbi & Weak '- tuff - cowboy ' head west ... March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gene Wilder & Harrison Ford wander around ' out there ' trying to get the designated Rabbi to San Francisco thru miscellaneous bouts of goofy adventures & misadventures along the way.
I saw this terrific flick many years ago, when it first screened, and it has stayed with me ever since !!
Such an odd story line, with these guys suiting their roles perfectly, makes for a great humourous journey for the viewer ....
Not 5 stars to me since I don't say it's the best I've ever seen regarding this genre, but it IS ... indeed a pleasing flick, for all in my opinion.
On VHS (mine) but good quality none the less. I STILL watch this goofy thing every few months.
The Frisco Kid February 6, 2008
This is a very good, funny, and honest movie. Our whole family enjoyed it.
frisco kid January 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
frisco kid is a movie i saw years ago. have always wanted to own it and now ido my girl friend had never seen it before and she really injoyed it
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