WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Sphere
Genre:Science Fiction

Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote & Liev Schreiber

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 5
Sound Rating: 5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): 15331
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Retail Price): $39.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 135
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1998
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Barry Levinson (Director)
(Screenplay/Written By): Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio & Kurt Wimmer
(Story): NA
(Music): Eliot Goldenthal
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Norman Reynolds
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(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Stu Linder
(Supervising Sound Editors):
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Peter Giuliano
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Michael Crichton & Andrew Wald

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography): Super 35
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.40:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1

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:
Sphere tells the thrilling story of an elite underwater team of U.S. officials sent to investigate a huge spacecraft that plunged into the depths of the ocean over 300 years ago. What they discover is a mysterious terror that is as near as their own thoughts.

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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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