Nurse Betty

Theatrical Release Date: 2000 09 08 (USA)

UPC: 696306018025

Studio: Polygram USA Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: After two acclaimed independent films in which he took a troubling look at male/female relations, director Neil LaBute moves on to less controversial ground in this dark comedy. Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) is a woman from Kansas City who waits tables at a diner and is married to an insensitive thug named Del (Aaron Eckhart). One of Betty's few pleasures in life is the soap opera A Reason to Love. Her favorite character is handsome Dr. David Ravell, played by George McCord (Greg Kinnear). One night, Del gets involved in a drug deal with a pair of gangsters, Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and his sidekick Wesley (Chris Rock). Del's thoughtless racial slurs lead to an arguement, and the short-tempered Wesley attacks him; Charlie is forced to kill Del, as Betty watches. Dazed and in shock, Betty hops into her car, deciding that the time is right for a date with destiny. Betty tracks down George McCord, and soon the soap's producer Lyla (Allison Janney) is considering Betty for a part on A Reason to Love, not realizing that Betty doesn't want to play Dr. Ravell's nurse and fiance, she wants to be her. Betty, meanwhile, has no idea that the drugs that Del was trying to sell are still in her car, and that Charlie and Wesley are hot on her trail, determined to get the dope and silence her once and for all. Nurse Betty also features Kathleen Wilhoite, Crispin Glover, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. The film was shown in competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prize for Best Screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Screenplay – Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay – Cannes Film Festival Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking – National Board of Review Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: 2 special director's commentary tracks with :
1. The cast
2. the production crew
Theatrical trailer
6 promo spots
"A Reason to Love" original Soap Opera Episodes
Deleted scenes
Hidden bonus features
Theatrical teaser website
Final shooting script
Widescreen
English 5.1 and 2.0
English closed captioned
Dual layered

Nurse Betty

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/03/2001

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 110 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selection
1. A Reason to Love [5:29]
2. Sizemore Motors [3:46]
3. Dinner Conversation [3:03]
4. House Guests [4:09]
5. A Scalping [3:56]
6. Searching Buicks [3:21]
7. Something Special [4:18]
8. Seeking Out Betty [2:42]
9. Canyon Ranch Bar [4:49]
10. Betty's Parents [2:37]
11. Nurse Betty [3:41]
12. Living In L.A. [2:08]
13. Texas [1:35]
14. Finding David [3:40]
15. The Allure of Betty [2:46]
16. Charlie's Reverie [3:43]
17. The Encounter [7:42]
18. Hot On Her Trail [1:46]
19. Betty and David [3:36]
20. Live Television [:57]
21. Wesley and Charlie [2:32]
22. First Date [3:19]
23. Get Ready [2:00]
24. On the Set [2:50]
25. The Dream Ends [3:58]
26. Rosa's Apartment [1:54]
27. Following Instincts [3:34]
28. To the Rescue [1:44]
29. To See You [1:42]
30. Watch the Tape [1:21]
31. You're Different [1:26]
32. Shootout [2:37]
33. Betty and Charlie [2:44]
34. An Apology [2:39]
35. On TV [2:01]
36. End Credits [3:37]

Jason Clark

Director Neil LaBute blends genres in this intriguing but never quite successful entry -- it was his first film working from someone else's script -- that resembles a throwback to Joel and Ethan Coen's films of the 1980s, only without their supreme skill. On the plus side, however, Nurse Betty is one of the rare films that improves as it goes along, and the performances are mostly first-rate, especially those of Morgan Freeman, whose characterization is steady and sturdy, and the delightfully oblivious Renee Zellweger, a perfect choice for the lead role. A departure from his studies in verbal cruelty, LaBute fumbles a bit with the needlessly violent first reel (which involves an onscreen scalping that seemingly nobody will find appetizing), but finds his footing when the film settles into a charming and original romantic-comedy groove. An interesting film to say the least -- and one with definite cult appeal -- Nurse Betty was the only American film to take home a prize at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival -- for Best Screenplay. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Steven Gilborn  Actor 
Alfonso Freeman  Actor 
Lesley Woods  Actor 
Steve Franken  Actor 
Moritz Borman  Executive Producer 
Steve Golin  Producer 
Chris Sievernich  Executive Producer 
James Flamberg  Screenwriter 
Rolfe Kent  Composer (Music Score) 
Gail Mutrux  Producer 
Neil LaBute  Director 
Stephen Pevner  Executive Producer 
Philip Steuer  Executive Producer 
John C. Richards  Screenwriter 
Renée Zellweger  Actor 
Morgan Freeman  Actor 
Chris Rock  Actor 
Harriet Sansom Harris  Actor 
Allison Janney  Actor 
Aaron Eckhart  Actor 
Greg Kinnear  Actor 
Crispin Glover  Actor 
Tia Texada  Actor 
Pruitt Taylor Vince  Actor 
Kathleen Wilhoite  Actor 

Country: USA