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| Mixed Nuts |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia, Juliette Lewis, Rob Reiner, Adam Sandler, Liev Schreiber & Rita Wilson |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
1016 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
| (LD Release Date): |
7/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Nora Ephron |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
George Fenton |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Bill Groom |
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| (Editor): |
Robert Reitano |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Delia Ephron & James W. Skotchdopole |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas & Joseph Hartwick |
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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): |
1.87:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
SDDS Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Mixed Nuts is another Hollywood translation of French films, this time the re-make of France’s 1982 black comedy, Le Père Noël Est Une Ordure, a farce about a suicide hotline in Paris during the traditional Christmas season. With Mixed Nuts, Oscar®-nominated screenwriter, Nora Ephron (Silkwood, Best Screenplay, 1983) directs and paints a zany off-kilter holiday comedy. The scene is Los An-geles and what a perfect location for an off-beat Christmas. Christmas in L.A. with its endless sunshine is a bizarre time, filled with people who have moved away from their families.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is matted at 1.87:1. The Sony HD transfer quality is problematic with inaccurate color fidelity and fleshtones and reds that are unnaturally orange. The picture, however, is without distracting grain, noise or artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is conventional movie stereo with subtle surround envelopment provided by the music score and the occasional effect. Otherwise the soundtrack is mono.
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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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