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Oxford Blues (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Robert Boris

Written By:
Robert Boris

Actors:
Rob Lowe ..... Nick De Angelo
Ally Sheedy ..... Rona
Amanda Pays ..... Lady Victoria Wingate
Julian Sands ..... Colin Gilchrist Fisher
Julian Firth ..... Geordie Nevitts
Alan Howard ..... Simon Rutledge
Gail Strickland ..... Las Vegas Lady
Michael Gough ..... Doctor Ambrose
Aubrey Morris ..... Doctor Quentin Boggs
Cary Elwes ..... Lionel
Bruce Payne ..... Peter Howles
Anthony Calf ..... Gareth Rycroft
Pip Torrens ..... Ian
Richard Hunt ..... Larry
Peter Jason ..... Mr. De Angelo

Synopsis:

This is an uneven modern remake of A Yank at Oxford (1938) from writer-director Robert Boris, the man behind such diverse earlier productions as Some Kind of Hero (1981) and Doctor Detroit (1983). Rob Lowe stars as Nick Di Angelo, an American hustler and parking attendant in Las Vegas who falls in love at first sight with a beautiful, classy British woman, Lady Victoria (Amanda Pays). He follows her back to England and learns that she is a student at the prestigious Oxford University. Intent on wooing the object of his affection despite their obviously different locations in the social strata, Nick manages to finagle his way into an admission at the school by paying a computer hacker for some illegal tampering. With his arrogant manner and self-centered worldview, Nick quickly offends nearly everyone he encounters, except fellow American expatriate Rona (Ally Sheedy), who becomes his only friend. Nick also secures a spot on the rowing team, an experience that builds his character. A typical example of the mid-'80s 'Rat Pack' film, Oxford Blues featured a soundtrack with several forgettable rock songs written expressly for the movie, interjected at intervals into the narrative through music video-style sequences.

A young American guy scrounges the money to buy himself an education at Oxford, where he falls for an aristocratic young woman and rises to become the star of the crew team.

About an American student at Oxford. Nick earns the money to travel to England by gambling in Las Vegas, but when he arrives at Oxford, he is more interested in chasing the girl of his dreams than in studying.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 March, 2009.