Home Movies

1999

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8.2| 0h30m| TV-PG| en| More Info
Released: 26 April 1999 Ended
Producted By: Warner Bros. Television
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.adultswim.com/shows/home-movies/index.html
Synopsis

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy".

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ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
drawntogether5 i love this show this show made me make movies with my friend my mom thinks it's a funny show, Coach McGuirk is funny i love when he says "if u get sucked into the funnel & everyone's separated it's like a fun ride, but if your in a group in a cluster u start banging into each other then you heads collide & u die" u know the kids have 2 be scared 2 what he said that i love 2 play the games on adult swim.com if u play look alive when u start coach say's "Now remember Brandon any idiot can hit a ball in soccer what u want 2 do is hit in 1 in your way" i wish they make new episodes i would love that i would be happy & i'll die cause it will be funny
go49_20 I absolutely love Home Movies. I wasn't really old enough to get everything when it first came out, but I have discovered it via Comcast's On Demand and fell in love with it. Since then, I've bought the first three seasons on DVD, and continue to watch them non stop. It's a horrible shame that it's been canceled. It really was the smartest cartoon of its time. It never really got the attention that it deserved. Though I'm not sure it would have gone mainstream (frankly, I think the humor's almost too smart for what people want), it was an utterly remarkable show. The character's are all perfectly developed. Each plays off of the others beautifully. The voices applied to the characters are wonderfully suited as well. In all honesty and sad as it may seem, Home Movies has changed my life. Even the crude animation of the first season can be completely ignored simply by listening to the dialog. Brendon Small and H. Jon Benjamin are extremely funny and help to make the show what it is. Small and Benjamin play off each other at least as well, if not better, than any pair of actors on any show or movie. Benjamin, playing the irresponsible soccer coach John McGuirk, often shares his drunken wisdom with the ten year old movie making Brendon Small, played by Brendon Small. Of course, McGuirk's advice is never really helpful, nor is it always pertinent. Brendon isn't the only one McGuirk dispenses advice to or comforts. One memorable example is McGuirk explaining to Brendon's baby sister Josie that she shouldn't be afraid of thunder, because thunder doesn't kill people. It's the lightening that you have to worry about as that kills millions of people a year. And food, food will kill you. Raw pork... This is the show. Brendon Small (the writer, not the character) was right, I think in saying that if you love the show, you would give anything for it, you would die for the show, but if you hate the show, you really abhor it. I would take a bullet for Home Movies anytime. I hope that everyone watches it!
markcirillo Home Movies is the funniest show on TV. No show makes me laugh out loud so consistently. Everyone I've introduced to it has loved it. I don't watch a lot of animation, but I am addicted to this. It is truly brilliant and I hope more people catch on to it. Thank God it's on DVD now. I stumbled across it while watching Adult Swim several years ago and was instantly hooked. All of the characters are incredibly clear, original, full, and unique. Brendon Small is the product of a single mother who is trying to raise both her son and infant daughter. Brendon is an awkward fourth-grader whose passion is making movies with his friends (hence the title). His adult influences range from his jaded and slightly bitter mother to his alcoholic and poorly educated soccer coach/gym teacher. The quirky rhythm sucks you in and surprises you with bursts of hysterical, bright, spontaneous humor and an offbeat style. My only complaint is that it's not on enough and there aren't enough episodes. I've watched every episode more than once and I laugh just as hard every time. A genius show with a genius cast."Home Movies is destined to go down as an underrated show in TV history... Home Movies was a breath of fresh air in the smog filled lands of TV." - Weekly Wire
tleidig-1 I was saddened to see that Home Movies is no longer a part of Adult Swim. It was truly original and offered a more sane, logical sense of humor compared to other, much more bizarre (yet great) adult swim shows such as Aqua Teen and Sealab. The interaction between Coach McGurk and Brendan was what made the show, along with some creative story lines. For those that lampoon the squiggle-style of animation, to each his own. I like it. The fact that CN has replaced the show with the likes of Tom Goes to the Mayor (just horrible) and Venture Bros., along with the very sad passing of Harry Goz, does not bode well for Adult Swim. Aqua Teens, as always, is really the remaining bright spot in the block, along with reruns of Futurama and Family Guy.

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