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| Single White Female |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 03 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Stephen Tobolowsky. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
51436 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1992 |
| (LD Release Date): |
01/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Barbet Schroeder |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Don Ross |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Howard Shore |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Milena Canonero |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Milena Canonero |
| (Editor): |
Lee Percy, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Tim Holland & Gloria S. Borders |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Jack Baran |
| (Co-Producers): |
Roger Joseph Pugliese |
| (Producers): |
Barbet Schroeder |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.63:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Single White Female is a contemporary thriller based upon the novel, “SWF Seeks Same” by John Lutz. A want-ad opens the door to unrelenting terror and murder in this stylishly chilling psychological shocker with Fonda as a Manhattan computer software designer and Leigh as her deceitful psycho roommate.
LaserDisc Picture:
An interesting aspect of the transfer is the matting at 1.63:1 as read on our Pandora cursor generator. This begs the question: “Why bother?” Theatrically, the film was intended to be projected at 1.85:1 and composed as such. Otherwise the transfer looks fine with accurate fleshtones even in scenes with unusual and difficult lighting.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby Surround® sound is pleasant with a good sense of ambiance in the surrounds, but lacks the definition that would earn this further recognition.
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