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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Rudy


Genre: Drama

Reviewed In Issue 44 (Dec 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Jason Miller, Lili Taylor & Robert Prosky

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Special Features
Extras include three short featurettes:


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 53727
(MPAA Rating): PG
(Rating Reason):

NA
(Retail Price): $24.95
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 114
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1993
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 09/26/00
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): David Anspaugh
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
An inspiring film (based on a true story) Rudy (Astin) is about a young high school graduate whose dream of playing football for the Notre Dame University Fighting Irish isn

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits noticeable improvements over the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 10. Viewed alone, the picture has a natural, soft look, with nicely rendered background definition. Colors are nicely balanced, though some scenes are slightly muted, with brownish fleshtones. A considerable amount of edge enhancement is noticed. Source element artifacts, dirt and fine film grain are noticed throughout, but there is also some occasional pixelization and aliasing.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby

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