Thrillers: 4 Film Favorites [2 Discs]

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Features:
  • Copycat includes:
  • Widescreen version [16x9 2.4:1]
  • Commentary by director Jon Amiel
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Languages: English & Francais
  • Subtitles: English, Francais & Espanol (Main feature only)
  • Diabolique (1996) includes:
  • Widescreen version [16x9 1.85:1]
  • Featurette
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Languages: English & Francais
  • Subtitles: English, Francais & Espanol (Main feauture only)
  • The Crush includes: Widescreen version [16x9 1.85:1]
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Subtitles: English, Francais & Espanol (Main feature only)
  • Pacific Heights includes:
  • Widescreen version [16x9 1.85:1]
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Languages: English & Francais

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Cary Elwes - Nick Eliot
       Alicia Silverstone - Darian Forrester
       Chazz Palminteri - Guy Baran
       Amber Benson - Cheyenne
       Dorian Harewood - Dennis Reed
       Gwynyth Walsh - Liv Forrester
       Carl Lumbly - Lou Baker
       Adam Hann - Byrd - Erik Pretzer

• Director:

  Jon Amiel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Alan Shapiro, John Schlesinger

• Producer:

  Arnon Milchan, Mark Tarlov, James G. Robinson, Marvin Worth, Michael MacDonald, Joe Roth, Monroe Sachson

• Screenwriter:

  Frank Pierson, Ann Biderman, David Madsen

• Book Author:

  Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac

• Screenwriter:

  Don Roos, Alan Shapiro, Daniel Pyne

• Cinematographer:

  Laszlo Kovacs, Tony Pierce-Roberts, Peter James, Bruce Surtees, Amir Mokri, Dennis E. Jones

• Composer (Music Score):

  Christopher Young, Randy Edelman

• Songwriter:

  Randy Edelman, Dennis Maitland II

• Composer (Music Score):

  Graeme Revell

• Featured Music:

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Shirley Walker

• Composer (Music Score):

  Hans Zimmer

• Editor:

  Jim Clark, Alan Heim, Carol Littleton, Ian Crafford, Mark Warner

• Production Designer:

  Jim Clay, Leslie Dilley, Michael S. Bolton, Neil Spisak

• Art Director:

  Chris Seagers, Dennis Bradford, Dennis Bridges, Eric Fraser, Brett Schwieters, Gershon Ginsburg, Sharon Seymour

• Co-producer:

  Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr., Gary Daigler, Scott Rudin, William Sackheim, Dennis E. Jones

• Associate Producer:

  Kirsten Welles, Joel Segal, Marci Liroff

• Executive Producer:

  John Fiedler, Michael Nathanson, Gary Barber, Bill Todman, Jr., Chuck Binder, Jerry Offsay, David Nicksay, James G. Robinson

• Set Designer:

  Catherine Davis, Michael Seirton, Clay Griffith, Debra Shutt

• Costume Designer:

  Claudia Brown, Michael Kaplan, Bridget Kelly, Ann Roth

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Chris Newman

• Makeup:

  Stephan Dupuis, Dennis Eger, Ronnie Spector, Valli O'Reilly

• Special Effects:

  R. Bruce Steinheimer, Peter M. Chesney, Image Engineering, J.D. Streett

• First Assistant Director:

  Matthew Carlisle, Jeffrey Wetzel, Hilbert Hakim, Richard Oswald, Stephen Lee Davis, K.C. Colwell

• Consultant/advisor:

  J.P. Pomposello

• Camera Operator:

  Craig Haagensen

• Stunts:

  Chuck Picerni, Jr., Michael Cassidy, Chad Randall, Shane Dixon, Tom Elliott, Gary Epper, Bobby Foxworth, Matt McColm, Debby Porter

• Casting:

  Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, Marci Liroff, Mali Finn

• Production Manager:

  Dennis E. Jones

• Second Unit Director:

  Leslie Dilley

• Technical Director:

  Leslie Dilley

• Key Hairstylist:

  Medusah

REVIEW:

• After the phenomenal success of 1991's Silence of the Lambs, serial killer movies aspired to avoid "typical" grisly killings, instead devising the cleverest murders possible. 1995's Seven had its arty killer referencing classical literature; that same year, in Copycat, the killer mimics the famous real-life murders of the Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy. The stylish, pretentious Seven was by far more successful at the box office, but in fact, Copycat is a more likable thriller. Though the script is often unfocused and implausible, it features a functional mystery, and director Jon Amiel (responsible for the divine British mini-series The Singing Detective) creates much tension by balancing character-building scenes with the action. There are very good performances all around: Sigourney Weaver, in a part similar her role in Death and the Maiden, is typically skillful; but it is Holly Hunter and the Frank Sinatra-esque Harry Connick Jr., playing a hillbilly killer, who stand out the most. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi