Housesitter/Bird On A Wire DVD – Julie Harris, Dana Delany

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Housesitter Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn star in this hilarious romantic comedy about the consequences of “stretching” the truth When architect Newton Davis&39; girlfriend Becky (Dana Delany) turns down his marriage proposal his newly-built dream house suddenly becomes nothing more than an empty monument to her rejection That is until a chance encounter with Gwen (Hawn) turns his life upside-down Intrigued by Newton&39;s story Gwen visits the house and decides to move in on her own Resourceful and creative Gwen is soon fixing up the house and charming Newton&39;s family and neighbours – all the while passing herself off as his new wife! Gwen even befriends Becky who begins to see a Newton she never knew existed Horrified at the deception yet unable to stop it Newton finds himself playing along with her preposterous stories her attempts at reconciling differences within his family and her campaign for his promotion at work Finally he convinces Gwen to fabricate their “divorce” so he can still get married to Becky – until he has a change of heart Bird On A Wire Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn team up in this non-stop action-comedy directed by John Badham Hiding under the FBI Witness Protection Program Rick Jarmin (Gibson) gets nervous when old flame Marianne Graves (Hawn) recognizes him But before he can assume a new identity the man he put in jail (David Carradine) is released and comes to pay his respects Rick and Marianne find themselves thrown together on an exhilarating cross-country scramble barely evading the gangsters police and an amorous veterinarian (Joan Severance) Their whirlwind travels eventually lead to an unforgettable climax in an elaborate zoo exhibit

Housesitter (Dir. Frank Oz 1992): Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn star in this hilarious romantic comedy about the consequences of “”stretching”” the truth. When architect Newton Davis’ girlfriend Becky (Dana Delany) turns down his marriage proposal his newly-built dream house suddenly becomes nothing more than an empty monument to her rejection. That is until a chance encounter with Gwen (Hawn) turns his life upside-down. Intrigued by Newton’s story Gwen visits the house and decides to move in on her own. Resourceful and creative Gwen is soon fixing up the house and charming Newton’s family and neighbors – all the while passing herself off as his new wife! Gwen even befriends Becky who begins to see a Newton she never knew existed. Horrified at the deception yet unable to stop it Newton finds himself playing along with her preposterous stories her attempts at reconciling differences within his family and her campaign for his promotion at work. Finally he convinces Gwen to fabricate their “”divorce”” so he can still get married to Becky – until he has a change of heart. It’s a delightful warmhearted and intelligent comedy from director Frank Oz. Bird On A Wire (Dir. John Badham 1990): Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn star in this action-packed comedy directed by John Badham about two old flames who meet by accident and are plunged into a cross-country run for their lives.