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Length: 100 minutes
Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9, Full Screen (Pan & Scan)
Languages: English, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS
Sides: 2 Discs
Extras:
Disc One:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene (with moving images).
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (29+ minutes of interviews featuring people talking about the actor).
Running Audio Commentary by director James Foley.
Disc Two:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene (with moving images).
A.B.C (Always Be Closing) - 29+ minute feature exploring the facts and fictions behind the film and its portrayal of salesmen.
J. Roy: New and Used Furniture - 9+ minute look at the person.
Bonus Audio Commentary by John Ruiz Anchia Cinematographer), Alec Baldwin ("Blake"), Alan Arkin ("George Aaronow") and Jane Musky (Production Designer) - 20+ minutes total.
CLIP ARCHIVE:
Charlie Rose Show featuring Jack Lemmon (10+ minutes).
CLIP ARCHIVE: Inside the Actors Studio featuring Kevin Spacey (2+ minutes).
Cast and Crew Biographies.
Production Notes.
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris and Kevin Spacey shine in this powerful story set in the world of real estate. Time are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "The Machine" Levene (Lemmon) and Dave Moss (Harris) are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma (Pacino) is on a hot streak.
The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until there "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it. (Studio Copy)
Based on playwright David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this 1992 film features a dream cast that delivers terrific and engrossing performances (Pacino earned an Oscar nomination for his effort). Although the film never really transcends its stage play origins and the dialogue is pure Mamet (which some people love and others find stilted when it occurs in films), there's no denying this is an absorbing and dynamic piece of work.
The film is rated R for "language" (and contains a lot of it).
Length: 90 minutes
Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9, Full Screen (Pan & Scan)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Sides: 1
Extras:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
The Making of the Producers - 63+ minute feature about the film and its production, including clips from it, stills, behind the scenes still and various interviews.
Sketch Gallery - 2+ minute segment showing various conceptual sketches for the film.
Playhouse Outtake - 3+ minutes.
Photo Gallery.
Peter Sellers Statement read by Paul Mazursky about the film (less than 1 minute).
Trailers for this film as well as "The Greatest Story Ever Told Special Edition," "Fiddler on the Roof Special Edition," "The Princess Bride Special Edition" and "Some Like It Hot Special Edition."
Soundtrack Spot.
Low rent Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) and his high-strung account Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) discover that, with the help of a few gullible investors, they can make more money on a flop than on a hit. Armed with the worst show ever written ("Springtime For Hitler") and an equally horrible cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on a disaster. But when their sure-to-offend becomes a surprise smash hit, they find themselves in the middle of a Broadway blitzkrieg. (Studio Copy)
So You Wanna Be an Elf? -- 6+ minute mock promo piece about being an elf.
Santa's Helper - Interactive Flying Game.
Making Santa Snacks with Wolfgang - Various recipes and step-by-step instructions.
Snow Shaker Button (to make menu's snow shaker mix its snow).
Sneak Peaks for "The Santa Clause 2," "The Jungle Book 2," "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Special Edition," "Lilo & Stitch," "The Country Bears," "Inspector Gadget 2," "Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year," "Atlantis II: Milo's Return," and "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure."
DVD-ROM: The 25 Days of Christmas - Interactive feature.
DVD-ROM: Write a Letter to Santa - Interactive feature (to do just that).
Disney presents the original smash hit THE SANTA CLAUSE, available for the first time in a Special Edition. Re-experience this hilarious holiday classic starring the popular Tim Allen, now with all-new, never-before-seen bonus footage and loaded with interactive games the entire family will enjoy. (Studio Copy)
Released back in 1994 at the height of star Tim Allen's career (he had the number one TV show and book at the same time), this funny and heartwarming film perfectly matched the comedic actor's personality and timing.
Rather than simply following up on the one-note, high concept premise (an everyday man must assume the role of Santa after inadvertently bumping him off), the filmmakers expanded upon it, resulting in a fun and amusing take on the Santa story that both kids and adults will equally enjoy it.
Length: 105 minutes
Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9
Languages: English, French
Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Sides: 2 Discs
Extras:
Disc One:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
Running audio commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, cinematographer Charles Corell and actress Robin Curtis.
Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, co-authors of "The Star Trek Encyclopedia."
Disc Two
Captain's Log - 26+ minute look at the film and its production, including clips from it, behind the scenes stills and various interviews.
The Star Trek Universe - Space Docks and Birds of Prey (27+ minute look at the models and special effects), Speaking Klingon (21+ minute segment about the language with linguist Mar Okrand), Klingon and Vulcan Costumes (12+ minute look at that and the makeup) and a Hidden Feature (more about the special effects - 7+ minutes).
Terraforming and the Prime Directive - 25+ minute segment about the sci-fi concept.
Archives (Storyboards and Photos).
Theatrical trailer for this film and "Star Trek: Nemesis."
Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane. Then a surprise visit from Sarek, Spock's father, provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk attempts to help his friends by stealing the U.S.S. Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine. But the Klingons have also learned of Genesis and race to meet Kirk in a deadly rendezvous. (Studio Copy)
Following the rebound success of 1982's "Wrath of Khan" (after the expensive, relative failure of the original "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"), the Star Trek team was primed for a follow-up. Rather than coming up with a completely different storyline, however, writer/producer Harvey Bennett and director Leonard Nimoy decide to pick up where "Khan" left off (after all, they needed a way to bring Spock back and their plot worked well for that and in connecting to the previous story.
The result - released in 1984 -- wasn't and still isn't as much adventurous action fun as "Khan," but diehard fans of the films and original TV series enjoyed it, even if the casting of Christopher Lloyd (the "Back to the Future" films) didn't exactly have the desired result (and certainly paled in comparison to Ricardo Montalban's over the top performance in the previous film).
Length: 65 minutes
Screen Formats: Full Screen
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Sides: 1
Extras:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
A Very Merry Pooh Year Games (2 Interactive Games).
Disney's Song Selection - Play the songs in the film with optional onscreen lyrics.
Sing Along With the Movie - Songs with pop-up lyrics.
Enchanted Environment - Watch the scene with music and sound effects, music only or sound effects only.
Clickable presents that take you to various scenes from the movie.
Sneak Peeks for "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Special Edition," "The Santa Clause Special Edition," "Lilo & Stitch," "101 Dalmatians: Patch's London Adventure," "Piglet's Big Movie," "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World," "Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun" and "Disney Interactive."
Share the joy and magic of the season with Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, and the rest of your pals from the Hundred Acre Wood in a brand-new, animated full-length adventure just in time for the holidays! Discover the importance of sharing Christmas and the New Year with those you care about most when your favorite friends get together to sing their own very special rendition of "Jingle Bells."
Plus, for the first time ever, everyone from the Hundred Acre Wood learns about resolutions as they find out they don't need to change in order to ring in a Happy New Year.
After fond recollections of a Christmas past -- the countdown to New Year's begins! Rabbit plans a party, but when Pooh and friends bother him, he starts to sulk - threatening to move away. To appease Rabbit, everyone makes a New Year's resolution to change. But see what happens to the Hundred Acres Wood when Piglet starts bouncing to conquer his fear, Pooh becomes gloomy from not eating his honey and Tigger...unbounce-able!
Premiering only on Disney DVD and video, WINNIE THE POOH: A VERY MERRY POOH YEAR is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit for the whole family! (Studio Copy)
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