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| Prizzi’s Honor |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 18 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hicky, Lee Richardson, Michael Lombard, Anjelica Huston |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
SMA |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID3109CC |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$59.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
130 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1985 |
| (LD Release Date): |
1/1/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Huston |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Richard Condon & Janet Roach |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Alex North |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dennis Washington |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Rudi Fehr, ACE & Kaja Fehr |
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NA |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
John Foreman |
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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): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor is based on the novel by Richard Condon and tells the story of a hit-man who works for the Prizzi’s, a rich crime syndicate family. Jack Nicholson is Charley Partanna, the hired gun who meets and falls for freelance killer Irene Walker (Turner), secretly hired by the Prizzi’s to eliminate someone who betrayed the family. Their lives end up completely complicated when they are each assigned mutually exclusive contracts. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards® with one statue awarded for Best Supporting Actress® to the director’s daughter Anjelica as Maerose Prizzi, the boss’ daughter who has eyes for Charley.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture is of poor quality, exhibiting a dark character, with dull colors, inconsistent fleshtones, poor shadow detail, and images that are unfocused. Noise is apparent throughout, with distracting artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is dated and conventional movie stereo, except for the expansive Alex North score, which is wonderful.
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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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