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    North Dallas Forty


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 47 (April 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest & G.D. Spradlin

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
    Internet Links
    http://www.paramount.com/homevideo
    Special Features
    None


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 08773
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $24.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 118
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1979
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/30/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Ted Kotcheff
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the novel by former NFL player Peter Gent, North Dallas Forty reveals the wild, and often, destructive lives of football players off the field. Nick Nolte is Phillip Elliott, an aging, painkiller-popping receiver playing for the North Dallas Bulls. After seeing a coach insist that an injured player take a painkiller and go back on the field, he begins to question the entire institution of professional sports. (Laurie Sevano)

    DVD Picture:
    Compared to LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 32, the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits minor improvements. Overall, the picture is slightly muddy and plugged-up, with visual information wanting in the darker scenes. The dated colors are overly dark and smeared, completely lacking clarity and definition. Fleshtones are inconsistent, and often deep orange in hue. The entire picture lacks natural openness and looks

    Soundtrack:
    The primary benefit of this remastered Dolby

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