WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Genre:Drama

Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law & Allison Eastwood

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 4.5
Sound Rating: 3
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): 14776
(MPAA Rating): R
(Retail Price): $39.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 155
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1997
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Clint Eastwood
(Screenplay/Written By): John Lee Hancock
(Story): NA
(Music): Lennie Niehaus
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Henry Bumstead
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(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Joel Cox
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(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Anita Zuckerman
(Co-Producers): Tom Rooker
(Producers): Clink Eastwood

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.78:1 (16:9)

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
(Theatrical Sound): DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital): No
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
(Additional Languages):

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel by John Berendt, Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil is a classy drama about a journalist (John Cusack) on assignment in Savannah. There he is exposed to the glamourous parties at the genteel host Jim Williams’ (Kevin Spacey) elegant home, eccentric guests… and murder.

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LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
(Aggressive System Surround): No
(Intense 25Hz Bass): No
(Deep Bass Challenging): No
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
(Holosonic Soundfield): No
(Aggressive Split Surround): No
(Center Back Surround Imaging): No
(Directionalized Dialogue): No
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