Bats

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Beware of what goes "bump" (and "squeak" and "flap flap flap") in the night. Dr. Sheila Casper (Dina Meyer) is a respected zoologist dispatched by the government to Gallup, TX, a small community suffering from an unusual number of reported bat attacks. Casper finds this news puzzling, since bats are generally placid creatures who avoid contact with humans. The local sheriff, Emmett Kimsey (Lou Diamond Phillips), assures Casper that the reports are on the level and that something needs to be done about swarms of aggressive bats so thick they blot out the moon. Caspar and Kimsey discover that a new breed of genetically altered bats have escaped from a research facility and taken up residence in a cave near Gallup -- but the nocturnal bloodsuckers have no intention of leaving as quickly as they arrived. Bats was written by John Logan, who had two other projects hit the screen within a few months of Bats' release: Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday and Ridley Scott's Gladiator. The supporting cast includes Leon and Bob Gunton. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: English
• Features:
  • • Uncut "R" rated version
    • Features widescreen presentation
    • Digitally mastered audio and video
    • Feature audio: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] and 2-channel [Dolby Surround] includes Dolby Ex enhancement
    • Subtitles: English
    • Director and lou diamond phillips commentary
    • Bats abound featurette
    • Isolated music score
    • Direct weblink
    • Photo galleries
    • SFX and storyboard comparisons
    • Talent files
    • Theatrical trailers
    • Animated menus
    • Scene selections

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Louis Morneau

• Producer:

  Brad Jenkel, Louise Rosner

• Screenwriter:

  John Logan

• Cinematographer:

  George Mooradian

• Composer (Music Score):

  Graeme Revell

• Editor:

  Glenn Garland

• Production Designer:

  Philip J.C. Duffin

• Executive Producer:

  Steven Stabler, Dale Pollock, Brent Baum, John Logan

• Set Designer:

  Cynthia Epping

• Costume Designer:

  Alexis Scott

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Stephen A. Tibbo

• Special Effects:

  Eric Allard, K.N.B. EFX Group

• First Assistant Director:

  Marco Black

• Casting:

  Laura Schiff