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| Stripes |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 10 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles, John Candy |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
79166 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
106 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
07/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Ivan Reitman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Len Blum, Dan Goldberg & Harold Ramis |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Elmer Bernstein |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
James H. Spencer |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Eva Ruggiero, Michael Luciano, ACE & Harry Keller |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Ivan Reitman & Dan Goldberg |
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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): |
1.96:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Stripes is a hilarious comedy starring the loveable comedic talent of Bill Murray as the out-of-luck John Winger, a man who joins the Army out of desperation. After he survives the worst day of his life that leaves him jobless, houseless, carless and girlless, the “new” Army never sounded better with all its benefits and freebies. But Winger doesn’t want to go in alone and convinces his wacky friend Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis) to join too, setting the two off on an outlandish comical adventure that will have you buckled over in your seat with laughter.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been matted at 1.96:1. The picture is rendered with fleshtones that are hued on the pinkish side and thus un-natural in their appearance. Otherwise the picture has a natural look that has been filtered for a soft effect. Black definition is good and the overall image quality is clean with no glaring artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is highly compressed and bandwidth limited monaural. While dialogue is intelligible, it is harsh and annoying. Too bad the sound is not better.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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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