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| Who’ll Stop The Rain |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Masur & Ray Sharkey |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML101306 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
126 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1978 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Karel Reisz |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Judith Rascoe & Robert Stone |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Laurence Rosenthal |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dale Hennesy |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
John Bloom |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Herb Jaffe & Gabriel Katzka |
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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): |
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 upon the novel “Dog Soldiers” by Robert Stone, Who’ll Stop The Rain is a gripping story about Ray Hicks (Nick Nolte), a war veteran who smuggles two precious kilograms of pure heroin from Vietnam to the United States for his friend, John Converse (Michael Moriarty). After making the transfer to Converse’s wife, Marge (Tuesday Weld), Hicks must fend off some would-be thieves and, with Marge in tow, heads for safety across the border. Instead of finding safety, Hicks becomes involved in a dangerous showdown.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is extremely soft; even the opening titles are out of focus. Colors are subdued and undefined, with weak blacks, brownish fleshtones and colors are wanting in natural vibrancy. As the movie progresses, images sharpen slightly, but colors generally remain muted. Contrast is mediocre and often overly bright, while shadow detail is weak and lacks definition. Noise is apparent throughout, but artifacts are only occasionally detected. The picture is matted at 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds thin, bright and distorted throughout.
| (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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