Story Synopsis:
The night before being shipped off for duty in Vietnam, Eddie Birdlace (Phoenix) and his Marine Corps. buddies set up a contest they call a Dogfight. Each man contributes $50, and whoever can bring the ugliest date to the bar later in the night takes the pot. Not having much luck finding a suitable contestant, Eddie meets coffeeshop worker Rose Feeney (Taylor) and hopes she is plain enough to win for the night. Inevitably, Eddie grows fond of Rose and tries to get out of taking her to the
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD offers a pleasantly clean picture, with images that exhibit satisfying sharpness and detail. Colors are well balanced and subtle, and nicely complement the storytelling. Fleshtones are nicely rendered, and blacks are quite deep and solid. Contrast and shadow delineation are well balanced. Edge enhancement is only rarely noticed, and pixelization is also not a problem. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby
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