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    Cutter’s Way
    Genre:Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Jeff Bridges, Jehn Heard.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2.5
    Sound Rating: 2.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): MGM
    (Catalog Number): ML100154
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $39.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 109
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1981
    (LD Release Date): 9/97
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Ivan Passer
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    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.90:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the novel “Cutter And Bone” by Newton Thornburg, Cutter’s Way, is a suspenseful thriller about a man wrongly accused of murder. Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) has a brush with death when his car breaks down one rainy night. Little does he realize that a young girl has been killed and her body dumped nearby. With no witnesses and Bone’s broken down car as the only piece of evidence, Bone soon finds himself unwittingly involved. Alex Cutter (John Heard) is an angry, hard-drinking Vietnam vet, and Bone’s best friend—who takes out his own passionate vengeance to find the real killer.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    Matted at 1.90:1, the picture is slightly dark overall with brownish color fidelity and fleshtones and grainy brownish blacks. Exterior scenes seem more natural, although they appear to be a bit hazy and sometimes washed out. Noise and grain is distractingly apparent throughout. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, but shadow detail is good.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds dated.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
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    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
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