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15-11-2001, 08:41 PM
Received a couple of media releases from <B>UNIVERSAL</b> late this afternoon. Here's one of them. :)
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<B><center>Croc Dundee out of place, Chimps in Space and
Dinosaurs giving chase - all this and more on DVD in January
PLUS 21 Brand New Movies on DVD for UNDER $20each ! </b>
RETAIL DVD RELEASES </center>
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 9th JANUARY
CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (PG)
THE ORIGINAL CROCODILE HUNTER IS BACK - WITH ALL 3 FILMS IN THE SMASH HIT COMEDY FRANCHISE HAVING NOW TAKEN A COMBINED $80 MILLION AT THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE !
Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski
Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (Paul Hogan) is drawn into the bizarre celebrity world of Los Angeles when his partner Sue (Linda Kozlowski) is called back and temporarily signed to the LA bureau of her father’s newspaper. With life as a crocodile wrangler a little slow, Mick decides that it would be a good time to expose their 9 y.o. son Mikey to the world outside of their small Australian town of Walkabout Creek, whilst at the same time investigating the mysterious murder of the newspaper’s bureau chief. In this 3rd instalment of the widely popular comedy series, Mick Dundee once again charms the locals as he fights to beat LA street crime – the only way he knows how...OUTBACK STYLE!
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
RUNNING TIME: .92 minutes approx.
DVD SRP $34.95* VHS SRP $19.95*
Simultaneous VHS Retail Release
GREAT MOVIES AT A HOT PRICE – UNDER $20 each
21 MOVIES AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AN AMAZING LOW PRICE
Comedy, Drama, Action, Thrillers, there’s something for everyone across this range of exciting new DVD’s for UNDER $20 each – the perfect opportunity to really grow your DVD collection.
Incredible star power, with movies from Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Matthew Broderick, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Michael J Fox, Dolly Parton, Shannon Doherty, Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and many more…….
Airport (PG)
Best Little Whore House In Texas, The (M15+)
Billy Madison (M15+)
Biloxi Blues (M15+)
Brewster’s Millions
Cry Freedom (PG)
Fear (M15+)
Fletch (M15+)
Electric Horsemen, The (PG)
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (M15+)
Hard Way, The (M15+)
King Ralph (PG)
Lorenzo’s Oil (PG)
Mallrats (MA15+)
Night Hawks (R18+)
Serpent and The Rainbow, The (M15+)
People Under The Stairs, The (M15+)
Sgt. Bilko (G)
Silent Running (PG)
Smokey and The Bandit (M15+)
Great Waldo Pepper, The (PG)
DVD SRP $19.95*each
<center><B>RENTAL DVD RELEASES </b></center>
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 9th JANUARY
JURASSIC PARK III (M15+)
THE 2ND BIGGEST VIDEO FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME JUST GOT BIGGER!
Starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Laura Dern. Action/Adventure.
Desperate to find their missing son, Paul Kirby (Macy) and his wife Amanda (Leoni) trick eminent paleontologist Dr Alan Grant (Neill) into accompanying them to Isla Sorna, a second InGen site, eight years after Dr Grant swore never to return to the area of the would-be amusement park built by wealthy misguided visionary, John Hammond. Dinosaurs were smart and sophisticated – smarter than primates - as Dr Grant knows, and his worst fears are realised as the small team embark on what seems an impossible and dangerous task, searching through a deserted island inhabited by ferocious dinosaurs.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 DTS & 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 93 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 23rd JANUARY
RACE TO SPACE (M15+)
HEARTFELT ADVENTURE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN SPACE
Starring James Wood, Alex D. Linz, Annabeth Gish.
Billy has always aspired to follow in the footsteps of his hero, young astronaut Alan Shepherd and it’s not long before he gets his chance when he moves to Florida with his father, Wilhelm (Wood), a NASA scientist. Hired by Dr McGuinness (Gish) to help train the chimpanzees for the NASA space mission, he begins to develop a close bond with one chimp in particular, Mac. With Billy’s help Mac is chosen to become the first chimp sent into space.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 90 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
STYX (M15+)
A GRIPPING TALE OF COLLUSION, CONSPIRACY AND DECEPTION
Starring Bryan Brown, Peter Weller, Angus MacFadyen.
After taking part in a botched robbery attempt, Nelson Reedy (Weller) is content to put the past behind him and live a legitimate life. However, his pursuit of the idyllic life comes to a screeching halt when his gambling addicted brother, Mike (MacFadyen), finds himself in serious debt. Mike persuades his brother to take part in another heist as a way out only to find that the mastermind behind this scam is Art Lurie (Brown) who led the brothers in the previous bungled robbery.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 90 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
<I>*Recommended retail price only which includes an adjustment for GST on Universal Pictures Australia’s prices. Prices may vary from retailer to retailer.
Important Notice - Whilst the (above) details/Proposed Release is believed to be correct at date of printing, UPA reserves the right in its discretion to vary without notice any or all of the above details, including proposed release dates, holdback windows or pricing.
No representation to the contrary is made or to be implied. </I>
Thanks for reading....
<hr> </hr>
<B><center>Croc Dundee out of place, Chimps in Space and
Dinosaurs giving chase - all this and more on DVD in January
PLUS 21 Brand New Movies on DVD for UNDER $20each ! </b>
RETAIL DVD RELEASES </center>
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 9th JANUARY
CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (PG)
THE ORIGINAL CROCODILE HUNTER IS BACK - WITH ALL 3 FILMS IN THE SMASH HIT COMEDY FRANCHISE HAVING NOW TAKEN A COMBINED $80 MILLION AT THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE !
Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski
Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (Paul Hogan) is drawn into the bizarre celebrity world of Los Angeles when his partner Sue (Linda Kozlowski) is called back and temporarily signed to the LA bureau of her father’s newspaper. With life as a crocodile wrangler a little slow, Mick decides that it would be a good time to expose their 9 y.o. son Mikey to the world outside of their small Australian town of Walkabout Creek, whilst at the same time investigating the mysterious murder of the newspaper’s bureau chief. In this 3rd instalment of the widely popular comedy series, Mick Dundee once again charms the locals as he fights to beat LA street crime – the only way he knows how...OUTBACK STYLE!
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
RUNNING TIME: .92 minutes approx.
DVD SRP $34.95* VHS SRP $19.95*
Simultaneous VHS Retail Release
GREAT MOVIES AT A HOT PRICE – UNDER $20 each
21 MOVIES AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AN AMAZING LOW PRICE
Comedy, Drama, Action, Thrillers, there’s something for everyone across this range of exciting new DVD’s for UNDER $20 each – the perfect opportunity to really grow your DVD collection.
Incredible star power, with movies from Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Matthew Broderick, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Michael J Fox, Dolly Parton, Shannon Doherty, Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and many more…….
Airport (PG)
Best Little Whore House In Texas, The (M15+)
Billy Madison (M15+)
Biloxi Blues (M15+)
Brewster’s Millions
Cry Freedom (PG)
Fear (M15+)
Fletch (M15+)
Electric Horsemen, The (PG)
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (M15+)
Hard Way, The (M15+)
King Ralph (PG)
Lorenzo’s Oil (PG)
Mallrats (MA15+)
Night Hawks (R18+)
Serpent and The Rainbow, The (M15+)
People Under The Stairs, The (M15+)
Sgt. Bilko (G)
Silent Running (PG)
Smokey and The Bandit (M15+)
Great Waldo Pepper, The (PG)
DVD SRP $19.95*each
<center><B>RENTAL DVD RELEASES </b></center>
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 9th JANUARY
JURASSIC PARK III (M15+)
THE 2ND BIGGEST VIDEO FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME JUST GOT BIGGER!
Starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Laura Dern. Action/Adventure.
Desperate to find their missing son, Paul Kirby (Macy) and his wife Amanda (Leoni) trick eminent paleontologist Dr Alan Grant (Neill) into accompanying them to Isla Sorna, a second InGen site, eight years after Dr Grant swore never to return to the area of the would-be amusement park built by wealthy misguided visionary, John Hammond. Dinosaurs were smart and sophisticated – smarter than primates - as Dr Grant knows, and his worst fears are realised as the small team embark on what seems an impossible and dangerous task, searching through a deserted island inhabited by ferocious dinosaurs.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 DTS & 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 93 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
PLANNED RELEASE DATE: 23rd JANUARY
RACE TO SPACE (M15+)
HEARTFELT ADVENTURE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN SPACE
Starring James Wood, Alex D. Linz, Annabeth Gish.
Billy has always aspired to follow in the footsteps of his hero, young astronaut Alan Shepherd and it’s not long before he gets his chance when he moves to Florida with his father, Wilhelm (Wood), a NASA scientist. Hired by Dr McGuinness (Gish) to help train the chimpanzees for the NASA space mission, he begins to develop a close bond with one chimp in particular, Mac. With Billy’s help Mac is chosen to become the first chimp sent into space.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 90 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
STYX (M15+)
A GRIPPING TALE OF COLLUSION, CONSPIRACY AND DECEPTION
Starring Bryan Brown, Peter Weller, Angus MacFadyen.
After taking part in a botched robbery attempt, Nelson Reedy (Weller) is content to put the past behind him and live a legitimate life. However, his pursuit of the idyllic life comes to a screeching halt when his gambling addicted brother, Mike (MacFadyen), finds himself in serious debt. Mike persuades his brother to take part in another heist as a way out only to find that the mastermind behind this scam is Art Lurie (Brown) who led the brothers in the previous bungled robbery.
SOUNDTRACK: 5.1 Dolby Digital PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time (Feature): 90 minutes approx.
Simultaneous VHS Rental release.
<I>*Recommended retail price only which includes an adjustment for GST on Universal Pictures Australia’s prices. Prices may vary from retailer to retailer.
Important Notice - Whilst the (above) details/Proposed Release is believed to be correct at date of printing, UPA reserves the right in its discretion to vary without notice any or all of the above details, including proposed release dates, holdback windows or pricing.
No representation to the contrary is made or to be implied. </I>
Thanks for reading....