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| High School High |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Guillermo Diaz, John Neville, Malinda Williams, Louise Fletcher |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
82486 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
86 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Hart Bochner |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
David Zucker, Robert LoCash & Pat Proft |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Ira Newborn |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dennis Washington |
| (Visual Effects): |
TRIX Unlimited Special Effects, Illusion Arts |
| (Costume Designer): |
Mona May |
| (Editor): |
James R. Symons, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
John Morris |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Sasha Harari |
| (Co-Producers): |
Patricia Witcher |
| (Producers): |
David Zucker, Robert LoCash & Gil Netter |
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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): |
SDDS Digital |
| (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:
High School High tells the rose colored adventures of Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz), who leaves the safety of a posh academy, where his father is the respected headmaster, and moves to a ghetto school so tough it has its own cemetery. There, his innocent, hopeful spirits charms and bewilders one school official (Tia Carrere), while at the same time seriously rankles the realistic high school principal (Louise Fletcher) at every conceivable turn. In his efforts, Clark sees a beacon of hope in tough kid Griff McReynolds (Mekhi Phifer), and begins to turn the school around.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture is a bit dark overall, but exhibits generally natural fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep solid blacks. Shadow detail is excellent and images are generally sharp and detailed with minor noise and artifacts apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is nicely produced with an expansive soundstage and good spatial delineation. The music score is hip-hop and generally well recorded with good bass extension. Dialogue sounds natural and is spatially integrated throughout. This is a pleasing soundtrack.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (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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