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    Valley Girl
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 76 (Sept 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Lee Purcell, Richard Sanders, Colleen Camp & Frederic Forrest

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.mgm.com/dvd
    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary with director Martha Coolidge, a video commentary track, an 80s Nostalgia & Trivia Track, a 24-minute featurette 20 Totally Tubular Years Later, a 20-minute conversation with Coolidge and Nicolas Cage, and a 16-minute highlight of the music used in the movie, music videos for Modern English


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 1004818
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $19.98
    (DVD Type): Dual Side, Single Layer/Dual Layer (DVD14)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): Yes
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 99
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1982
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/05/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Martha Coolidge
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    Story Synopsis:
    In a wonderland of pink and aqua, a Hollywood Boy and a Valley Girl get together...and totally freak their friends out! A Romeo & Juliet story of sorts, can Julie and Randy (Foreman and Cage) break the boundaries between preppies and punkers and find acceptance from their friends and family? (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture takes you back a couple of decades with the wild fluorescent 1980s colors shining through. Fleshtones are quite natural and blacks are generally deep. Contrast seems a little bit low at times. The source element is revealing of some dirt and film grain, though neither appear excessive. Edge enhancement is capable of distracting less-picky viewers, and pixelization can cause considerable breakup of finer details. (Suzanne Hodges) The disc also includes a modified 1.33:1 (4:3) full screen version (not reviewed) on the flip side.

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    The Dolby

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