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| Fool For Love |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML100894 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1985 |
| (LD Release Date): |
1/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Robert Altman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Sam Shepard |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
George Burt |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stephen Altman |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Luce Grunenwaldt & Steve Dunn |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Menahem Golan & Yoram Globus |
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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): |
1.88:1 |
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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:
Based on his award-winning play, Sam Shepard stars in Fool For Love as Eddie, a down-and-out cowboy drifter who finds his ex-girlfriend, May (Kim Basinger) taking refuge from him in a seedy New Mexico desert motel. Their passionate love-hate relationship explodes when Eddie stops in to reclaim her. They immediately take over where they left off in a knock-down, drag-out fight that carries on across the grounds of the motel. When May’s sensitive escort, Martin (Randy Quaid), arrives for an innocent date, he is quick to realize he has walked directly into a hornet’s nest. A “raw elemental tragicomedy” Fool For Love is an often a funny look at love, rage and jealousy and a sure-fire winner for fans of Shepard’s work.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.88:1, exhibits generally good color fidelity with natural fleshtones and deep solid, but undefined blacks. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, but shadow detail is generally good. Noise and artifacts are apparent throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is produced in undistinguished monaural and is a disappointment for a 1985 movie. The stereo experience could have been terrific.
| (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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