| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Jack Nicholson |
Will Randall
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| Michelle Pfeiffer |
Laura Alden
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| James Spader |
Stewart Swinton
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| Kate Nelligan |
Charlotte Randall
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| Richard Jenkins |
Det. Bridger
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| Eileen Atkins |
Mary
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| Christopher Plummer |
Raymond Alden
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| David Hyde Pierce |
Roy
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| Om Puri |
Dr. Vijay Alezias
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| Ron Rifkin |
Doctor
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Horror; Thriller; Mystery |
| Director |
Mike Nichols |
| Producer |
Douglas Wick; Robert Greenhut; Jim Harrison |
| Writer |
Wesley Strick; Jim Harrison |
| Photography |
Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Musician |
Ennio Morricone |
| Studio |
Columbia TriStar |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
125 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
5.9 |
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| Plot |
| Sophisticated to a point, this well-executed wolf-man tale works due to its clever setting and enormous star power. We all know Jack Nicholson can go nuts, but the script makes his character aware of his changes, sometimes for the better, early on. The setting, a publishing house in the middle of a takeover, gives the characters dramatic life before the horror elements kicks in. A senior editor about to get the boot, Nicholson's character becomes a new man after being bitten by a wolf. He takes on challenges at work, lives a more robust life, and attracts a new love. But will his newfound energy consume him? Director Mike Nichols keeps the action alive in the first half, but the film peters out at the end with cheap theatrics and the overuse of slow motion. Michelle Pfeiffer has little to do as simply the love interest with a grittier than average personality. Better is James Spader as a smarmy colleague. Nicholson is in fine form, relying on his keen gift to spark interest (a twitch of the head, a look in the eyes), instead of heavy doses of movie makeup. Giuseppe Rotunno's sweeping camerawork sets the mood quite well. Easy to recommend, with the added feature it's hardly gratuitous. --Doug Thomas |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396711594 |
| Release Date |
8/7/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned); Korean |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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