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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number):
    3000033685
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $19.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    123
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year):
    1979
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    02/01/11
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Blake Edwards
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    Moore stars as 42-year-old George Webber, a successful middle-aged songwriter who risks everything in the pursuit of a beautiful woman. Webber's long-standing girlfriend Sam Taylor (Andrews) tolerates his drinking and voyeurism, but when he goes over the edge with his obsession with sex, it is all she can take to leave him. Hilariously disoriented from a dentist appointment, he whimsically falls in love at first sight with a ravishing woman en route to her wedding (Derek) and then obsessively follows her on her honeymoon at a tropical vacation spot.

    Special features include the featurette "A Dream...A Fantasy...A Ten!" (SD 04:27) and the theatrical trailer.

    The Panavision® scope picture is framed at 2.46:1 and exhibits generally natural color fidelity and fleshtones. Colors are vivid with deep blacks, though in some indoor scenes colors appear oversaturated. Shadow detail is poor, but the picture itself is sharp and detailed. Slight noise and artifacts are apparent throughout. ISSUE 22 LASERDISC
    First reviewed in Issue 22, the LaserDisc exhibits generally natural color fidelity and fleshtones, though in some outdoor scenes colors appear oversaturated. The DVD, as with the LaserDiscs, has a slight orangish hue in the picture which creates a problem for fleshtones. They appear slightly more orange on the DVD when viewed through the component video format. Sharpness and detail, however, are just slightly improved, though the DVD is anamorphically enhanced for 1.78:1 widescreen displays. Blacks are generally dark and undefined and shadow detail is poor. The LaserDisc is noisier than the DVD, which has increased resolution due to more scan lines. The LaserDisc is framed at 2.46:1, while the DVD's anamorphic and letterbox aspect ratio measures 2.42:1. ISSUE 25


    The soundtrack is undistinguished mono that is compressed. ISSUE 22 LASERDISC
    The soundtracks are undistinguished mono which are compressed and distorted. The DVD Dolby® Digital mono version sounds thin and edgy as well. ISSUE 25

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