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| Hoodlum |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa L. Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Loretta Devine, Queen Latifah & Clarence Williams III |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML107094 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
130 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Bill Duke |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Chris Brancato |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Elmer Bernstein |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Charles Bennett |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Harry Jeramidas |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Bill Duke, Laurence Fishburne & Helen Sugland |
| (Co-Producers): |
Paul Echstein & Chris Brancato |
| (Producers): |
Frank Mancuso, Jr. |
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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): |
DTS Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS 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:
Hoodlum is a riveting crime thriller inspired by Harlem in the 1930s and the life of Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne). When savage gangster Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) invades Harlem, Bumpy Johnson soon learns that the only way to protect his territory is to play Dutch’s deadly game—and involve mob chieftain Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia).
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture exhibits natural color fidelity and fleshtones on sets that effectively create the look of the times. Images are generally sharp and detailed, but are marred with noise and occasional artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 soundtrack delivers effective discrete surround envelopment that is both aggressive and subtle, but sometimes the PCM matrix has a more spatial surround presence. The music score is well recorded with a wide and deep soundstage presence. Dialogue is nicely spatial, though ADR is evident at times. Deep bass is occasionally delivered in the .1 low frequecy effects channel for a slightly deeper and more powerful presence in the discrete.
| (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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