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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 19 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Live Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
LD15101-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
90 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/1/95 |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Landis |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
John Landis |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Elmer Bernstein |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Leslie Dilley |
| (Visual Effects): |
Effects Associates Ltd. |
| (Costume Designer): |
Deborah Nadoolman |
| (Editor): |
Malcolm Campbell |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
John Poyner & Don Sharpe |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Peter Guber & John Peters |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
George Folsey, Jr. |
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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): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
This beastly cult favorite tells of two young travelers on a three-month European adventure, which turns to terror after they are attacked by a werewolf on their first night in England. Jack (Dunne) doesn’t survive his wounds, but David (Naughton) wakes up in a London hospital. When he hears reports that they were attacked by a lunatic, David recalls amidst strange hallucinations and nightmares that their attacker was not human. With visionary help of a mangled undead Jack, David realizes he is a werewolf, and after several murders and two chaotic evenings in London, David meets his destiny.
LaserDisc Picture:
This widescreen 1.85:1 transfer exhibits poor image quality. Images lack sharpness and detail, and appear plugged-up. Color fidelity and fleshtones are inconsistent throughout. Noise and artifacts further degrade the mediocre presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The monaural soundtrack quality is not exceptional, sounding excessively bright, but the music score is classic.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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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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