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| Starman |
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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
76876 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
115 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1985 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Carpenter |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jack Nitzsche |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Daniel Lomino |
| (Visual Effects): |
Industrial Light & Magic |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Marion Rothman |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Tom C. McCarthy, Jr. |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Michael Douglas |
| (Co-Producers): |
Barry Bernardi |
| (Producers): |
Larry J. Franco |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Starman is a romantic science-fiction adventure starring Jeff Bridges as an alien who crash-lands his craft outside a Wisconsin cabin owned by a young widow (Karen Allen). He reconstructs himself as her deceased husband, and with her help, travels to Arizona. He must be at a designated rendezvous spot in three days or he will die.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is presented in its original Panavision® scope 2.35:1 aspect ratio. While the cinematography is superb, the picture suffers from severe grain and noise, as well as other visible transfer and disc pressing artifacts. Fleshtones are over saturated in some scenes, while other scenes appear washed out and undersaturated with poor shadow detail.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack delivers some very good directional and spatial effects, but the surround effects are uneven.
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| (Aggressive System Surround): |
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| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
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| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
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| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
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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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