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Jack of All Trades - The Complete Series
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Genre | Comedy, Action & Adventure |
Format | Box set, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Color, Full Screen, Subtitled |
Contributor | Bruce Campbell, Eric Gruendemann |
Language | English |
Number Of Discs | 3 |
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Product Description
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American spy Jack Stiles is sent by Thomas Jefferson to the tiny East Indies island of Palau Palau, where he teams up with British agent and inventor Emilia Rothschild to thwart the efforts of Napoleon and France in that region of the world. While acting as Emilia's man servant, Jack dons the mask garb of the legendary Daring Dragoon and fights the local French governor as well as thwarting various other schemes against America.
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Jack of All Trades, starring Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) as Jack Stiles, and Angela Dotchin as his supervisor, Emilia Rothschild, is a campy, post-Revolutionary War-era comedy series that's fun because it's so bizarre. In each of the twenty-two episodes, Jack and Emilia, hired by Thomas Jefferson as undercover spies, fight French Imperialism while encountering history's greatest political celebrities. In a dynamic reminiscent of Moonlighting, Emilia's feminist savvy for espionage is repeatedly undermined by Jack's dumb-but-sweet naïvete. Their brains and brawn combo is unbeatable, as they continuously foil conquest plans hatched by French Governor Croque (Stuart Devenie) and his cousin, Napolean Bonaparte (Verne Troyer, a.k.a Mini Me). No one is sacred in this series: French plans for takeover are always obviously revealed in one idiotic swoop, as if the Governor and Napolean are The Joker and The Penguin in vintage Batman episodes. Jack, master of one-liners like, "Beat it turkey, Im having Thanksgiving," pokes fun at America's love of corny jokes. Plots, too, are ridiculous. In "X Marquis the Spot," Jack and Emilia visit Marquis de Sade's "Agony Island" in search of King George's crown. De Sade, clad in absurd red and black leathers, forces everyone to wear leashes and engage in S&M master/slave tactics. In "Shark Bait," Jack and Emilia enjoy a submarine ride in a machine that looks like a giant, Victorian fish, when their sub is swallowed by Leonardo da Vinci's great, great, great, great grandson, Captain Nardo's bigger sub. Scripted fantasy elements commingle with slapstick humor, satire, and physical comedy in this odd show destined for cult classic status. With Sam Raimi as executive producer and Eric Gruendemann and Josh Becker, of Hercules and Xena fame, as directors, Jack of All Trades got that extra dose of twisted, off-color humor needed to make it a truly original show. --Trinie Dalton
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 1 inches; 0.02 ounces
- Item model number : 2220650
- Director : Eric Gruendemann
- Media Format : Box set, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Color, Full Screen, Subtitled
- Run time : 8 hours and 9 minutes
- Release date : July 18, 2006
- Actors : Bruce Campbell
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B000FJH5MC
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,575 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #559 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #624 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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sexual innuendo is always in every episode. Not dwelt upon -- but always there. Then there was the (to me, astounding), episode where-in our hero and heroine meet, (of all people!)............ the Marquis de Sade (?!!!!) Sitting in front of the TV, when THIS episode was first aired, and even during this episode's repeats, I wondered how that episode, anyway, EVER got passed the censors! Maybe it did because the show is mainly about high spirits, the clever dialogue, interesting stories, wonderful costuming, scenery, direction -- and the aforesaid good guys, winning every time! (Oh, HOW much I wished for a time-travel episode, wherein our hero and heroine would get mixed up with, for instance, J. Edgar Hoover -- or Senator Joseph McCarthy, (or even Senator Eugene McCarthy!), or -- or Richard Nixon! (Perhaps someday a movie could be made of J.O.A.T.....and they could meet one of these people -- or Teddy Roosevelt? George H.W. Bush? I'm smiling just thinking of the possibility!)
Now, I'm a person who really, totally ABHORS four-letter words, (or even their euphenistic equivalent... The four-letter words do NOT appear in thsi program, of course....but there is plenty of double-entrendre, with equivalents and other PG+ statements, cleverly added within the often rollicking dialogue), and I do not like lewdness of any kind. But (even?) I adored -- and adore -- this show! Why? Because I like the costuming, direction, storylines...and most of all, the sense of PERSONAL FREEDOM, JOY, AND DEVIL-MAY-CARE INSOUCIANCE exuded by Jack, and also at times, by his beautiful female partner! They know there is danger...but hey, why not have a good time, while fighting for the right? It's the same attitude that has made 007 such a winner! There are plenty of sight-gags, hilarious anachronisms, and jokes that sound as if they got their inspiration from "Get Smart", and/or the Marx Brothers, (Bruce Campbell even SOUNDS like Groucho Marx, at times -- or is it that he is so totally into the fun and frolic of the dialogue and action? One of the sight-gags is all-too-obvious in some episodes: since this is an "spy-spoof", in which an American and British agent work together, the enemy here is.....France! And more particularly, the leader of France at the time: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE! Everyone knows that Napoleon was short...but in this spoof, he is played, (well and with great relish)....BY A DWARF! (There is also a talking cockatoo on the show, who wears a tiny 3-cornered hat, and speaks -- not in "parroted" words, but with totally, grammatically-correct English! That this program is more comedy than spy drama is evident from the first episode -- but all the actors seem to be having SUCH a good time acting -- and probably the production crew likewise enjoyed themselves SO much -- that one tends to forget some of the ridiculous dialogue, and even more ridiculous situations. The good fun sweeps the viewer along, and one cannot help but be caught up in the merriment! (Note, however, that this is definitely a show for 15-year-old + people -- or your children might be spouting words of great embarrasment to you, without their even knowing the meanings of them! Still, I'd rather kids see THIS show, than some of TODAY'S "R" rated comedies, (or even some of today's science fiction -- sigh! -- because there's SO much more in "Jack of All Trades" than sexual innuendo!
In these days of the early 21st century, when "The Patriot Act", mandatory ID cards, (with perhaps even more through ID cards to come!), and other things, threaten our senses of privacy, and personal pride and sense of individuality, this is truly a refreshing, (and highly entertaining!) reminder of what freedom really is, why freedom is worth fighting for, and what freedom really means! The show is a lark, a joy, very well done, with exciting stories, beautiful costuming, great production values in general --- and a happy, devil-may-care-but-we-love-freedom-and-we-good-guys-will-surely-win-in-the-end, (tra-la!) message! A true gem of a series! They don't make them like this any more...but I sure wish they did! (Theatrical movie of this series any time soon, copyright holders? Please?????) : )
Bruce Campbell starring in a post-Revolutionary, Colonial-era spy series - who wouldn't want to see that! Then when I watched the first episode I knew this was worth the purchase. The first scene has the French soldiers holding the President's niece prisoner, and then Bruce (Jack) bursts in through the window and delivers what has proven to be the first of many great and hilarious lines of dialogue. "I would have knocked, but my fists had other plans." And then he procedes to knock-out the baddies and rescue the girl. Then Jefferson sends him off on his new mission and things get better from there.
When he is about to get captured by the Governor, Jack grabs a curtain and a bit of Emilia's underwear to become The Daring Dragoon. The Governor has the family portrait of him and his brother Napoleon, who is standing on top of a step-ladder. They continue the running gag about how short Napoleon was a couple episodes later when he is played by Verne "Mini-Me" Troyer, who makes his entrance by rolling out of the red carpet. If you check the credits they even named the big guy who carries Napoleon around "Maxi Me" - I split my side the first time I saw that! Plus there are the inventions created by Emilia and usually tested first on Jack. The French parrot who delivers their orders. Jack's horse named Nutcracker - for a fairly obvious reason. The anachronism of Blackbeard appearing in this 1801 time period, but then he drinks kerosene and belches fire - so he's got that going for him. And there's the funny theme song sung by the boys in the tavern. And all of the other great bits of comedy spread throughout the show. I haven't finished all of the episodes yet, but I'm looking forward to all of them.
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I had never even heard of this show before finding it here on Amazon, and my Blind purchase was a total Pay-Off!
I have always enjoyed the quirky wit and famous "One Liners" of Bruce Campbell, and boy does he deliver them in this hillarious short lived T.V. series. The show is set at the turn of the 19th century on the fictional French-controlled island of Pulau-Pulau.
Jack Stiles (Bruce Campbell) plays an American secret agent sent there by President Thomas Jefferson. While there, he meets his British contact and love interest, English spy Emilia Rothschild. Together, the two work to stop Napoleon and various other threats to the United States. When trouble shows up Jack Stiles quickly transforms into the "Daring Dragoon who is a mix between one of the 3 muskateers and sherlock holmes.
The sets are well done, and story lines keep you glued to the screen and the actors are brilliant. Vern Troyer (mini-me) from the Austin Powers films plays a madly insane version of Napoleon Bonaparte that will have you rolling on the floor with laughter.
If you have never heard of this show, but are thinking of giving it a GO.....you will not be sorry.