Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 11/20/1987(USA)
Release Date: 07/01/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS/DD1
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
High-priced hooker
Barbra Streisand has been arrested for the murder of one of her clients. The attorney engaged by
Streisand's parents hope to cop an insanity plea so that she can avoid a trial and manslaughter conviction. But she refuses this, citing a proviso in New York law which may result in her spending the rest of her life in an institution. Against all odds, struggling lawyer
Richard Dreyfuss tries to prove that
Streisand is not crazy and capable of standing trial.
Dreyfuss certainly has his work cut out for him: from what we've seen in the film thus far, the violently impulsive
Streisand is not only "nuts," but certifiably so. Though she has plenty of opportunity in
Nuts to give out with her usual bravura
Streisandisms,
Streisand (who also produced the film and wrote the songs) is surprisingly restrained through most of the proceedings. And then there's that extended-monologue climax.
Nuts was adapted by
Tom Topor,
Darryl Ponicsan and
Alvin Sargent from
Topor's stage play.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
