Don Juan DeMarco
25. Aug, 2010 
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Don Juan DeMarco
Is this dark handsome stranger truly don juan the legendary lover who has seduced a thousnad women? dr. Jack micklers joby. Is to find out. As he explores the fantasy world of don juan micklers own spirit is reborn and the passion in his marriage rekindled. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Marlon Brando Johnny Depp Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg13You might not get a thrill from the sight of Faye Dunaway and Marlon Brando throwing popcorn into each other’s mout
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Review by L. Shirley for Don Juan DeMarco
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A young man believing himself to be the greatest lover in the world, Don Juan(Johnny Depp), is depressed at losing the one great love of his life and is ready to committ suicide. (But first must have one last romantic encounter with a woman in need). He is rescued by a psychiatrist who cares for him at a state mental facility. Doctor Jack Miglon(Marlon Brando) is fascinated by this case and takes it on, even though he is to retire in 10 days, which by the way is the amount of time “Don Juan” has to convince everyone he really doesnt belong there.
Over the next 10 days, as doctor listens to his tales of romantic adventures(and they are numerous),Don Juan charms everyone he comes into contact with.(except some of the other doctors who feel he should be medicated.) The stories make Jack look at his own life after 32 years of marriage to Marilyn(Faye Dunaway), and starts him trying to rekindle an old flame. So the question is here, who was curing who?????
The story will grab you fom the beginning, put a smile on your face and keep it there to the end of the credits, during which you can still listen to the Carmenesque score and the Bryan Adams song “Have you ever Really loved a woman”.
The cast is perfect in their roles. You will believe that Johnny Depp IS DON JUAN!. Brando was funny and charming, Dunaway, glowed.
The DVD is excellent. The sound quality so good, the musical score filled the room, the dialouge crisp. Picture quality, color, and widescreen excellent as well. The Dvd comes with some nice features, there’s a music video featuring Brian Adams, theatrical trailers, filmographies of the cast, and if you cant’ get the music out of your head and want to hear more of it you can isolate the score and have the movie dialouge silent. There are also subtitles if needed.
This film may not go down in the annals of Hollywood history as one of the classics but it took me somewhere else for a little while and kept me there. Maybe it will do the same for you.
Enjoy…….Laurie
more delightful romantic comedy:
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Maxie [VHS]
Review by Sarah L Wallace for Don Juan DeMarco
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Don Juan isn’t just a great romantic comedy; it is THE romantic comedy for anyone looking for just as much romance as laughs. The movie deals with a mental patient (Johnny Depp)who believes he is the legendary Don Juan, greatest lover in all the world. Marlon Brando plays Dr. Jack Mickler, the retiring pshychatrist who tries to cure him. After Don Juan tries to kill himself and winds up in a mental hospital, Jack listens to him tell his life story and decides how to interpret it. The cast is excellent. Johnny Depp is as soulful as he is sexy. Faye Dunaway is perfect as Jack’s loving, devoted and somewhat neglected wife. And you can’t help falling in love with Dr. Mickler.
This movie is quirky, heartwarming, funny, romantic, sexy and beautiful. It will make you want to fall in love if you’re single, and make you want to rediscover your partner if you’re not.I highly recommend you buy this movie and watching it with your boyfriend/girlfriend, fiance, or husband/wife immediately.
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This glorious and enchanting film is one of my favorites. Johnny Depp is contagious as the mental patient who convinces everyone with latent, romantic hearts, that he is indeed Don Juan de Marco, the greatest lover who ever lived. I love Johnny Depp in offbeat roles. In spite of all the controversy he has incurred over the years, he still captures my heart, especially when he plays roles like Don Juan and the Charlie Chaplin copy cat in Benny and Joon. I always thought he would have been sensational in the movie, Chaplin. Marlon Brando is also superb as the rotund, tired psychiatrist whom Don Juan, the patient, rescues from mediocrity. Faye Dunnaway is beautiful as his pragmatic, middle-aged wife. Together, they recapture the spirit of youth and demonstrate that regardless of advancing age, fun, sex appeal, and energy don’t have to be wasted on the young. If you love adventure, passion, and joy, don’t miss this alluring, little gem!
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This is a very entertaining movie. The cast is excellent and the story is quite a bit of fun. There are some short comings in the film, but who cares.Johnny Depp plays a deranged man who believes he is Don Juan. After he tries to kill himself he is sent to a mental hospital where he begings to tell his story to his doctor, Marlon Brando. Brando is about to retire and he takes on Depp as a last case in more ways then one. Brando is seemingly having troubles of his own and in an odd way these two characters end up helping each other.From that description, you would never guess it, but this is a comedy. So now that we are past that, it is the relationship between Depp and Brando is the real charm of Don Juan DeMarco. They seem to really enjoy working together. The diologue Depp delivers in this film is enormously cheesy, but he is so great he pulls it off. Certainly for Brando this is the most substancial role(as far as screen time goes) he has played in twenty something years. I find his role amusing and it is always good to see Brando having a good time.Don Juan DeMarco is a fun little movie. It is kind of light though. However to me that does not really matter because it is witty and clever. It is definately a must see for Brando and Depp fans. People who enjoy quirky comedy should enjoy it as well.
Review by Charles Runels, MD for Don Juan DeMarco
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“There are only four questions worth asking in this life…,” says Don Juan. “And the answer to all four questions is the same…Love” (you’ll need to see the movie to hear the questions…but I’ll bet if you make up your own questions, the answer to all of them will be the same).
Without love, all else is just a banging bell.
I don’t use the word, “inspired,” lightly; but, this movie inspired me and for that I’m grateful and occasionally re-watch it.
As a physician, I’m aware of the masks that healers often wear (as Brando describes in this movie) and the way a patient can inspire a physician to remove his/her mask and find what’s real.
So, I find the mask analogy helpful for me as a physician.
I also consider the first scene (where the woman succumbs in the restaurant) to be one of hottest G rated seductions scenes ever filmed. It takes much skill to turn up the heat without taking off the clothes and while using words that a first grader could hear without blushing (but an adult woman will hear and flush and sweat). Great display of the art of seduction.
Worth watching more than once.