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| Rock, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, David Morse, John Spencer & John McGinley |
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| Supplementals |
| This engrossing special edition contains a supplemental section that includes a Movie Magic episode of the computer graphics in The Rock, dos and don’ts of Hollywood gunplay, audio commentary and more. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Hollywood Pictures Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
12155AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$59.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
136 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
Yes |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Michael Bay |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook & Mark Rosner |
| (Story): |
David Weisberg & Douglas S. Cook |
| (Music): |
Nick Glennie-Smith & Hans Zimmer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Michael White |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Richard Francis-Bruce |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
William Stuart, Sean Connery & Louis A. Stroller |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
DTS Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby 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:
The Rock tells the non-stop action adventure about a successful Alcatraz escapee (Sean Connery), forced to team up with an FBI chemical weapons specialist (Nicholas Cage) and stop a corrupt general (Ed Harris) before he bombs San Francisco with deadly poison gas.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
Yes |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (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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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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