| Harvey | 
| Director: Henry Koster
Actors: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (141 reviews)
Sales Rank: 581
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 105 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D20336D
UPC: 025192033636
EAN: 0025192033636
ASIN: B0000549B0
Release Date: February 6, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1950
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Description
James Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd, a wealthy alcoholic whose sunny disposition and drunken antics are tolerated by most of the citizens of his community. That is, until Elwood begins to claim that he has a friend named Harvey who is an invisisble six foot rabbit. Elwood's snooty socialite sister, Veta, determined to marry off her daughter Myrtle to a respectable man, begins to plot to keep Elwood's lunacy from interfering.
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It's always a small surprise to revisit this movie and realize what a subtly dark performance James Stewart gives as an alcoholic who claims he keeps company with a six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit. As Elwood P. Dowd, the actor emits a faint whiff of decay and spirits, yet Stewart also embraces Dowd's romanticism and grace with splendid ease. Based on a hit play and directed by Henry Koster, the film is terribly funny at times, especially whenever Elwood decides it's only polite to introduce Harvey to complete strangers. The supporting cast can't be beat. --Tom Keogh
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 "You can be all smart or all pleasant. I used to be smart... now I'm pleasant." August 25, 2008
It's really nice, upon occasion, to watch a movie that's nice and heartwarming without being sentimental and kitsch. The word used most often in "Harvey" is "pleasant." Pleasant works. And, like most of the characters decide, sometimes choosing to be pleasant is better than choosing to be regular, or choosing to be smart. Lucky for this movie, it's both pleasant and smart.
Now, if you haven't seen this movie yourself, you've probably seen clips of it on other movies, such as "Field of Dreams." But really, seeing this movie would be something you should get around to doing. James Stewart plays the warm small-town friendly neighbor with aplomb, even when in socially awkward situations involving disbelief of his pooka. Everyone else plays the anxious ones... people running around getting into fits because of things they only half understand. But as the story goes on, Stewart's Elwood P. Dowd becomes the calm center of gravity that everyone eventually leans on to take a breath of air and let their imagination go.
What we get is a re-affirmation of imagination and faith, much like the feeling to be gotten from "Miracle on 34th Street." However, "Harvey" can be watched year round! And best of all, it shows how to be a good person beyond simply catering to beliefs, but truly following a smile and an ear for listening. "Seems like it'd be a little dull, you should let her do the talking", Dowd tells the psychologist (!) who confesses his escapist dream to sit under a tree, drink beer, and talk to a woman for two weeks. Dowd is both wise and happy, and the movie makes no point of trying to give him difficulties... it's everyone else's problem if they don't want to believe in 6'3 1/2" rabbits...
--PolarisDiB
 Harvey August 23, 2008
A lighthearted comedy with a underlying message for all man kind to be more loving and patient towards others. To stop and smell the flowers.
such a sweet movie... August 22, 2008
This was such a sweet movie that I purchased it as a Father's Day gift for my dad. He loved it too! Great gift idea.
Classic August 13, 2008
What a good movie. This is what movies are supposed to be like. This is just a fun movie. Jimmy Stewart is good in this, very believable. Watch this and enjoy.
Great movie, but why not in widescreen? July 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm giving the movie itself four stars, but if I were rating the product I would give it only two.
How come the only widescreen release of this movie is the one that comes with the big James Stewart package? It should also be rereleased by itself in widescreen, for those who already own one or more of the movies in the "The James Stewart Hollywood Legend Collection." I don't want to pay over $40 for movies I already own just so I could get "Harvey" in widescreen, but I refuse to buy anything in fullscreen since I learned how much it detracts from the film.
So it looks like I won't be getting "Harvey" after all. Too bad, it's a wonderful film.
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