WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Zero Effect
Genre:Thriller

Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone & Ryan O’Neal

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 4
Sound Rating: 4
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): C2534
(MPAA Rating): NC-17
(Retail Price): $34.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 116
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1998
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Jake Kasdan
(Screenplay/Written By): Jake Kasdan
(Story): NA
(Music): The Greyboy Allstars
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Gary Frutkoff
(Visual Effects):
(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Tara Timpone
(Supervising Sound Editors):
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Jim Behnke
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Lisa Henson, Janet Yang & Jake Kasdan

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

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Zero Effect is a sly and humorous thriller that finds private investigators Steve Arlo (Ben Stiller) and Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) in a case that unlocks blackmail, revenge and murder Objectivity and observation are the two “obs” that Zero uses to zero in on a crime. But when love zeros in on Zero, the world’s greatest detective doesn’t have a clue.

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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): No
(Aggressive Split Surround): No
(Center Back Surround Imaging): No
(Directionalized Dialogue): No
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Reference LaserDisc:
No
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