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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Family Jewels, The
    The Legendary Jerry Collection
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 104 (Jan 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot & Miss Donna Butterworth

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Special features include commentary by Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence, two screen tests, two blooper outtakes, and the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 03601
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $62.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 100
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1965
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/25/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jerry Lewis
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Ten-year-old Donna (Butterworth) stands to inherit $30 million after she picks one of her nutty uncles (all played by Lewis) to be her new father. While they're all a bit strange, she has to pick one, and she's not sure if they really love her or only want a part of "The Family Jewels." To make matters worse, Donna only wants her chauffeur Willard (again played by Lewis) to be her new dad, but he's not one of her dad's brothers. What's a poor girl to do? (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture looks quite nice, with satisfying sharpness and detail, vivid colors, and a generally clean source element. While fleshtones tend to look a bit brown, blacks are quite deep and solid; and reds, blues, and greens pop from the screen. Objects look a bit oversharpened, with telltale halos apparent at times. Only a few artifacts are noticed in the source element. (Suzanne Hodges)

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    The Dolby

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