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| Against All Odds |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 09 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Richard Widmark. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
79286 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1984 |
| (LD Release Date): |
04/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Taylor Hackford |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Eric Hughes |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Michel Colombier & Larry Carlton |
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| (Production Designer): |
Richard James Lawrence |
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| (Editor): |
Fredric Steinkamp & William Steinkamp |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Jerry Bick |
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NA |
| (Producers): |
NA |
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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): |
1.85:1 |
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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:
Against All Odds is a remake of an old 1947 RKO picture, “Out Of The Past.” It is a story of passion, murder and betrayal, set on location in Mexico and Los Angeles, about a man who falls in love with the woman he has been paid to find for another man. James Woods plays a ruthless bookie who hires ex-football star (Jeff Bridges) to find his runaway love (Rachel Ward) who is determined to stay away from the pressures of her life, both with him and her rich and famous developer-parents who own Bridges team, The Outlaws. Bridges finds her in Mexico and together they fall in love, only to be torn apart by circumstances of disaster and corruption.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been matted at 1.85:1. Scenes are a bit overbright and there is apparent grain throughout. Fleshtones are generally rendered accurately and color is well balanced. Shadow detail is poor, as is overall picture detail and sharpness, and some scenes appear washed out.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has a wonderful music score that produces an effective emotional sound effect. There are the occasional surround effect, but otherwise this is essentially a monaural soundtrack.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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