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| Gas Food Lodging |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 04 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk, Donovan Leitch, James Brolin. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
COL92536 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
101 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
No |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1991 |
| (LD Release Date): |
03/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Alison Anders |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Allison Anders |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
J. Mascis |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jane Stewart |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Tracy S. Granger |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Carl-Jan Colpaert & Cristoph Henkel |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Daniel Hassid, Seth M. Willenson & William Ewart |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.00:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Gas Food Lodging, based on Richard Peck’s novel “Don't Look And It Won’t Hurt,” is the warm and touching tale of Nora (Brooke Adams), a truckstop waitress and single mother, trying to make a life for herself and her two teenage daughters, Trudi (Ione Skye) and Shade (Fairuza Balk), as told by the younger and more sensitive girl, Shade. This is a women’s story of tensions and desires packed with emotional realism. Beautiful acting and directing with fully developed and believable characters and a poignant, moving story make this “sleeper” of a movie a total joy to watch.
LaserDisc Picture:
The transfer exhibits some noise and speckle, especially in darker scenes and a slight lack of shadow detail. The color balance is good and consistent but the images look a bit hazy. The aspect ratio measures 2.0:1
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Dialogue sounds clear and natural but the soundtrack sounds mono. There is no surround except for a rare effect and when music is present, which sounds good. The musical score is excellent.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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