Disc Details
Special Features:	Widescreen anamorphic format. Commentary by director Richard Rush and stars Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Alex Rocco, Sharon Farrell and Chuck Bail. Deleted scenes. Theatrical trailers. Poster and Still Gallery. Complete Screenplay & Director's Notes on DVD-ROM. Feature length making of documentary: "The Sinister Saga of Making "The Stunt Man."
Video Format:	Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) [SS-DL]
Languages:	English (THX Surround EX) English (6.1 DTS ES) THX Certified
Subtitles:	English.
Closed Caption:	Yes
Sides:	2-Disc Keep Case

Richard Rush's 1980 film was released to overwhelming critical acclaim. I’ve revealed enough about the plot. "The Stunt Man" is a black feast of deception, manipulation and power. Reality vs. Fantasy with life and death in the balance. "The Stunt Man" is populated with characters who look and feel like real living breathing human beings, but these folks live in a never-never land of self that is as foreign to Cameron as Cameron’s ordinariness is to the movie crew. It is a wonder to see the effect each has on the other.

Cameron is called on to perform spectacular stunts without the benefit of any experience. Cameron figures that if he could survive two years in-country during Vietnam, he can survive three days with Eli Cross. Cameron begins to wonder if he will. It seems that Eli Cross is trying to capture Cameron’s death on film.

"The Stunt Man" is bawdy, brilliant and sly as a fox. The performances are first rate. In addition to Peter O’Toole and Steve Railsback, the cast is rounded out by Barbara Hershey, Sharon Farrell, stunt man turned actor Chuck Bail and Allan Goorwitz. The movie-within-a-movie action sequences are spectacular. Trust me on this one. "The Stunt Man" is a great how-to manual for those interested in the fine art of manipulation, be it through filmmaking or back-stabbing.

Picture Quality: 10/10
Great transfer from original negative materials. Wonderful photography that hasn't looked this good since the movie's theatrical run.

Sound Quality: 10/10
Whether WWI bi-planes are whirring by firing machine guns, or the film's leading lady is moaning in passion, the sound is excellent. The score is movie magic at its best. Sounds great on DTS.

Menu: 10/10
Excellent use of images and sound from the film. Wonderful score Dominic Frontiere. Easy to navigate through the tons of extras.

Extra Features: 10/10
The feature length documentary by director Richard Rush is almost as intriguing as the movie itself. A must see for anyone thinking of getting into the movie business. The 10 year odyssey undertaken by Mr. Rush to get this movie to the screen is an epic tale of overcoming all obstacles, man-made or natural. The documentary also includes a deleted scene not in the other bonus materials. You should watch the introduction of the documentary, switch disks and watch the movie, and then return to watch the rest of the documentary. I like the way Anchor Bay and Mr. Rush designed the disks to work together. I won't spoil the documentary by revealing all of the hurdles overcome by Mr. Rush to get this dark comedy to the screen. If you can't get the limited edition DVD, the movie and documentary are also available on separate DVDs from Anchor Bay.

The production art gallery is good. I also enjoyed the deleted scenes.

The commentary track is top notch. It's not every day that you have actors and a director of this stature doing a commentary track.

Great DVD-ROM feature with the complete script and director's notes.

The Final Word:
A must have. I'm not kidding. I will be checking your DVD libraries to see if you get this disk. Don't piss me off and not buy this one. You will be sorry if you don't!

Rusty White