WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Palmetto
Genre:Thriller

Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Chloe Sevigny, Tom Wright & Michael Rappaport

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 4
Sound Rating: 4
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): C2533
(MPAA Rating): R
(Retail Price): $39.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 113
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1998
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Volker Schlondorff
(Screenplay/Written By): E. Max Frye
(Story): NA
(Music): Klaus Doldinger
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Claire Jenora Bowin
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(Editor): Peter Pryzygodda
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(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt & Eugene Musso
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Matthias Wendlandt

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography): Super 35
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.40:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.25:1

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

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Woody Harrelson stars in Palmetto as Harry Barber, a desperate Florida drifter who is lured into an abduction scam proposed by a mysterious blonde. As Harry scrambles to untangle a mystery involving three women (Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloe Sevingy), false identities, cold corpses and a string of clues set him up for a very hard fall. Palmetto may look like just another sleepy seaside town, but it is a world of trouble for hapless Harry Barber.

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