Magnolia Home Entertainment released the New York-based comedy The Extra Man, starring Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Katie Holmes (Batman Begins), Kevin Kline (Definitely, Maybe) and John C. Reilly (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant), on DVD
Based on the 1998 novel
When a deeply embarrassing incident forces Ives to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a nine-to-five job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Holmes).
But it’s Louis’ new home life that really sparks his imagination. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric but brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he’s performing — with great panache — the duties of an “extra man,” a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society.
The two men, separated in age by more than 40 years, develop a volatile mentor/apprentice relationship. Through a series of urban adventures where they encounter everything from a leaping lion to a wildly jealous hirsute neighbor, from drunken nonagenarians to a shady Swiss hunchback, Louis and Henry form a memorable bond that bridges their differences.
An R-rated movie, The Extra Man also stars Dan Hedaya (Swimfan), Patti D’Arbanville (TV’s Rescue Me) and the great New York stage actress Marian Seldes (August Rush).
The DVD and Blu-ray contain the following bonus materials:
- HDNet’s “A Look at The Extra Man“
- deleted scenes
- commentary track
Check out the movie’s trailer. Is it something you’ll buy or rent on DVD or Blu-ray?
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