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    Night At The Roxbury, A


    Special Collector's Edition
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 124 (Oct 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell, Dan Hedaya, Molly Shannon, Richard Grieco, Loni Anderson

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.paramount.com/homevideo
    Special Features
    Special features include Score! Reliving A Night At The Roxbury, which is 25 minutes of interviews with cast and crew; Do That Dance, which is a nine-minute featurette showcasing the costumes in the film; a behind-the-scenes look at the choreography from the movie; trailer; and up-front ads, which are forced.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 12242
    (MPAA Rating): PG-13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated PG-13 for sex related humor, language and some drug content.
    (Retail Price): $14.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 81
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1998
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/28/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): John Fortenberry
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    Story Synopsis:
    All the party-mad brothers Steve (Ferrell) and Doug Butabi (Kattan) want is A Night At The Roxbury, but their extreme lack of cool keeps them from shaking their polyester inside the famed Hollywood hotspot. That is, until a chance meeting with super-slick actor Richard Grieco (as himself) gains them a spot on the

    DVD Picture:
    Now anamorphically enhanced, the new DVD (reframed at 1.78:1) shows slightly better resolution over the previous release. Colors are still vibrant and fully saturated, and blacks are solid and deep. Contrast and shadow delineation are well rendered, and the image can show good dimensionality. Compression artifacts are rarely discernable, but minor edge enhancement can be noticed at times. (Danny Richelieu)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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