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Rescue Me - The Complete First Season

starring: Denis Leary

: Rescue Me - The Complete First Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404976184
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404976183
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: June 07, 2005
Running Time: 594 minutes
Sales Rank: 3853
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 03, 2005



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Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is a lifesaver. Whether he is pulling survivors from fiery high-rise infernos or the twisted steel of a subway collision Gavin takes great pride in leading the heroic but often overwhelmed firefighters of New York City s Truck Company 62. Gavin is also a man drifting between sorrow and anger over a recent separation from his wife (Andrea Roth) and three kids and recurring memories of comrades and other New Yorkers who fell victim to the tragedy of 9/11. Leary and multiple Emmy® Award-winning writer-producer Peter Tolan (THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW MURPHY BROWN) the team behind the critically acclaimed cop drama THE JOB have reunited as creators writers and executive producers of RESCUE ME.System Requirements:Starring: Denis Leary Michael Lombardi James McCaffrey Jack McGee Steven Pasquale Andrea Roth John Scurti Daniel Sunjata Running Time: 594 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396104396 Manufacturer No: 10439

Amazon.com:
Dennis Leary snarls as naturally as most actors smile. Leary's trademark ferocity and fearlessness drive Rescue Me, a series about a team of firemen struggling with their wives and lovers in post-9/11 New York City. Tommy Gavin (Leary, No Cure for Cancer, The Ref) is the guy everyone confides in, the heart of the firehouse--but he's also an active alcoholic who rages about his wife Janet (Andrea Roth) leaving him, a man guilt-ridden and literally haunted by all the people he blames himself for failing to save. Surrounding him are a crew of vivid characters, played by a little-known but outstanding cast: Handsome lothario Franco Rivera (Daniel Sunjata) discovers he's fathered a daughter with a psychotic ex-girlfriend; Ken Shea (John Scurti) struggles to resolve his post-traumatic stress by writing poetry; Mike Siletti (Mike Lombardi), the newest guy on the team, finds love with a partner the rest of the crew finds unacceptable; Chief Jerry Reilly (Jack McGee) risks his career when he beats a gay firefighter in a bar; and several others, all multi-faceted and sharply written. Rescue Me's first season launches with a full head of steam, tackling divorce, homophobia, and male bonding in a pellmell rush. The core theme of the show, however, is how men react to stress--how anger, bragging, competition, sex, and booze pacify their jagged emotions, pulling the firefighters together and isolating them at the same time. The first eight or so episodes rip along, spiced with high-energy scenes of fires and obscene, scatological banter. The second half of the series grows a little repetitive (beatings and steamy sex lose their vigor after a while) and some storylines stretch credulity, but the characters never lose their engaging complexity. Leary, who co-created the show and co-wrote many of the episodes, barrels through each hour like a force of nature, even as Tommy's increasingly erratic behavior threatens to alienate his family and his team. This bilious fusion of vices and virtues guarantees compelling television. --Bret Fetzer



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ON FIRE"!!!!!!!
Once again "Denis Leary" is doing the damn thing.
The writing of the script is excellent along ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rescue me -Prepare to be haunted
I just started the 4th season, and I cant get enough of this show. Denis Leary as tommy Gavin is one ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rescue Me is Red Hot.
Rescue Me is one of two good reasons to own a television these days. (Mad Men is the other.) Set in post ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Uneven
Although this is for the first season, I've seen everything available on DVD, and my over-all impression ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - He loved it...
I'm not a huge fan of the show but I bought this as a birthday present for my boyfriend and he loved it. ... Read More

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