Be Kind Rewind

"You name it, we shoot it."

Feb 22 2008 PG-13 1h 42m
Comedy

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Plot

In Passaic, NJ, Elroy Fletcher runs a video store in a condemned building he claims was the birthplace of Fats Waller. Fletcher goes on a Waller centennial trip, leaving his foster son Mike in charge of the store. Mike's peculiar friend Jerry tries to sabotage a power station and nearly electrocutes himself, getting magnetized in the process. He inadvertently erases every tape in the store. Mike and Jerry hatch an plan to hide the disaster by making a homemade "Ghostbusters" to rent to a woman whom Fletcher will be phoning to check on them. Soon, with help, their homemade versions of films develop a cult following. Will this new business save the store and the building? What about Fats?

Written by

Michel Gondry

Directed by

Michel Gondry

Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Focus Features, New Line Cinema, Partizan

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
95,262
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA