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Signature Collection 1941 DSS THX WS NEW Signature Collection Rare LaserDisc Boxset Comedy

1941 DSS THX WS NEW Signature Collection Rare LaserDisc Boxset Comedy

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Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty and John Belushi in...

1941

Signature Collection

( Catalog Number 42343 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (8 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Presented in the 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio of the Original 35 millimeter Anamorphic Theatrical Prints
Restored Footage not included in the Original Theatrical Release
1995 Video Interviews with Steven Spielberg, Bob Gale, John Milius, Robert Zemeckis and others
John Williams Full Musical Score Isolated on Analog Tracks in Stereo
Steven Spielberg's Home Movies and Behind-the-scene Footage
Storyboards
Production Photographs

1941
1979 - 146 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Steven Spielberg's 1941 is a big-budget zany comedy detailing the hilarious panic that gripped Los Angeles after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Army General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in charge of protecting the Californian coastline in the weeks following Pearl Harbor. Dan Aykroyd and John Candy are members of a tank crew responsible for setting up a cannon in Ned Beatty's backyard. As explosions burst forth and air-raid sirens scream, John Belushi, Tim Matheson, and Treat Williams are part of the army corp reacting to the news of war with a somewhat energetic craziness. They dance at the USO, compete with each other to get the prettiest girls, and watch as Hollywood Boulevard becomes a pile of ruins. The film features cameos by many Spielberg friends and associates, including directors Sam Fuller and John Landis and actors James Caan, Mickey Rourke, Penny Marshall, and Susan Backlinie, reprising her famous skinny-dip from the first scene in JAWS. Michael McKean and David Lander, otherwise known as Lenny and Squiggy from LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY, play Willie and Joe--a hat's-off salute to Bill Maudlin's famous World War II cartoon characters. The film suffered from critical venom upon its initial release but has since become a cult fave.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In 1941, Steven Spielberg made the same basic judgmental error that Stanley Kramer did in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: assuming that one of the fundamental rules of comedy is "Bigger is Better." The scene is California, the day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Army general Robert Stack, who in any other circumstance is a sentimental soul (he cries during the "Baby Mine" sequence in Disney's Dumbo!), becomes a stiff-spined martinet in his determination to protect the West Coast from possible enemy invasion. Meanwhile, Japanese submarine commander Toshiro Mifune has problems of a different sort on his hands: What to do with nude swimmer Nancy Allen, who has inadvertently wound up clutching onto the conning tower of his sub. Other characters essential to the action include John Belushi as a gonzo fighter pilot (essentially reprising his "Bluto" characterization from Animal House), Tim Matheson as a young officer whose principal concern in life is impressing his girlfriend, Ned Beatty as a flag-waving zealot who itches for the opportunity to operate the 40mm cannon that has been positioned outside his home, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd as the bumbling members of a tank crew, a nervous airfield commander Warren Oates. Some of the sight gags in 1941 are undeniably impressive (especially the one involving that cliffside house); whether they're funny or not is a different matter entirely. The script, by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, may have played well on paper (Spielberg still insists that it did) but doesn't entirely come off on screen. A major box-office disappointment in 1979, 1941 has since taken on cult-film status. Originally released at 118 minutes, the film was expanded to 142 minutes for its first network showing. Hal Erickson

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Cast for 1941

Dan Aykroyd - Sgt. Tree
Ned Beatty - Ward Douglas
John Belushi - Wild Bill Kelso
Lorraine Gary - Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton - Claude
Toshiro Mifune - Cmdr. Mitamura
Christopher Lee - Von Kleinschmidt
Nancy Allen - Donna
Tim Matheson - Birkhead
Robert Stack - Gen. Stilwell
Warren Oates - Maddox
Treat Williams - Sitarski
Eddie Deezen - Herbie
Bobby Di Cicco - Wally
Diane Kay - Betty
John Candy - Foley
Frank McRae - Ogden Johnson Jones
Perry Lang - Dennis
Slim Pickens - Hollis Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber - Maxine
Lionel Stander - Scioli
Iggie Wolfington - Meyer Mishkin
Joe Flaherty - USO M.C.
Hiroshi Shimizu - Ito
Kerry Sherman - USO Girl
Donovan Scott - Kid Sailor
Geno Silva - Martinez
Deborah Benson - USO Girl
Carol Ann Beery - USO Girl
Walter Olkewicz - Hinshaw
Jordan Brian - Macey
Whitney Rydbeck - Daffy
Lucille Benson - Gas Mama
Mickey Rourke - Reese
Akio Mitamura - Ashimoto
Carol Ann Williams - USO Girl
John Voldstad - USO Nerd
Galen Thompson - Stilwell Aide
Jenny Williams - USO Girl
Susan Backlinie - Polar Bear Woman
E. Hampton Beagle - Phone Man
Dub Taylor - Malcomb
Rita Taggart - Reporter
Jack Thibeau - Stilwell Aide
Maureen Teefy - USO Girl
Andy Tennant - Babyface
Lucinda Dooling - Lucinda
Jerry Hardin - Map Man
Luis Contreras - Zoot Suiter
Brad Gorman - USO Nerd
Paul Cloud - Stilwell Aide
David L. Lander - Joe
Audrey Landers - USO Girl
Brian Frishman - USO Goon
Gray Fredrickson - Lt. Bressler
Elisha Cook, Jr. - Customer
Samuel Fuller - Interceptor Commander
Denise Gallup - Twin
Richard Miller - Officer Miller
J. Patrick McNamara - DuBois
John R. McKee - Reporter
Michael McKean - Willy
Dave Cameron - Reporter
Don Calfa - Telephone Operator
John Landis - Mizerany
Mark Carlton - Stilwell Aide
Gary Cervantes - Zoot-Suiter
Vito Carenzo - Shore Patrol
Patti LuPone - Lydia Hedberg
Penny Marshall - Miss Fitzroy

Crew for 1941

Steven Spielberg - Director
Buzz Feitshans - Producer
Bob Gale - Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis - Screenwriter
William A. Fraker - Cinematographer
Abe Olman - Songwriter
Bob Troup - Songwriter
John Williams - Composer (Music Score)
Jack Yellen - Songwriter
Michael Kahn - Editor / Associate Producer
Dean Edward Mitzner - Production Designer
William F. O'Brien - Art Director
John Milius - Executive Producer
John Wilson - Executive Producer
John P. Austin - Set Designer
Deborah Nadoolman - Costume Designer
Paul de Rolf - Choreography
Judy Van Wormer - Choreography
A.D. Flowers - Special Effects
Steve Perry - First Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer - First Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard - Stunts / Stunts Coordinator
Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer
Sally Dennison - Casting

Feature Details

Title: 1941
Feature Release Date: 1979
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 146 Minutes
Chapters: 87
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 28 May 1996
Catalog Number: 42343
UPC: 096894234362
ISBN: 0-7832-1369-7
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Signature Collection
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 8
Cover: Box Set
Certification: THX
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 42343-N
Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, Dolby Surround Sound, THX Certified, Widescreen, LaserDisc Boxset Movie

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Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty and John Belushi in...

1941

Signature Collection

( Catalog Number 42343 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (8 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Presented in the 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio of the Original 35 millimeter Anamorphic Theatrical Prints
Restored Footage not included in the Original Theatrical Release
1995 Video Interviews with Steven Spielberg, Bob Gale, John Milius, Robert Zemeckis and others
John Williams Full Musical Score Isolated on Analog Tracks in Stereo
Steven Spielberg's Home Movies and Behind-the-scene Footage
Storyboards
Production Photographs

1941
1979 - 146 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Steven Spielberg's 1941 is a big-budget zany comedy detailing the hilarious panic that gripped Los Angeles after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Army General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in charge of protecting the Californian coastline in the weeks following Pearl Harbor. Dan Aykroyd and John Candy are members of a tank crew responsible for setting up a cannon in Ned Beatty's backyard. As explosions burst forth and air-raid sirens scream, John Belushi, Tim Matheson, and Treat Williams are part of the army corp reacting to the news of war with a somewhat energetic craziness. They dance at the USO, compete with each other to get the prettiest girls, and watch as Hollywood Boulevard becomes a pile of ruins. The film features cameos by many Spielberg friends and associates, including directors Sam Fuller and John Landis and actors James Caan, Mickey Rourke, Penny Marshall, and Susan Backlinie, reprising her famous skinny-dip from the first scene in JAWS. Michael McKean and David Lander, otherwise known as Lenny and Squiggy from LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY, play Willie and Joe--a hat's-off salute to Bill Maudlin's famous World War II cartoon characters. The film suffered from critical venom upon its initial release but has since become a cult fave.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In 1941, Steven Spielberg made the same basic judgmental error that Stanley Kramer did in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: assuming that one of the fundamental rules of comedy is "Bigger is Better." The scene is California, the day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Army general Robert Stack, who in any other circumstance is a sentimental soul (he cries during the "Baby Mine" sequence in Disney's Dumbo!), becomes a stiff-spined martinet in his determination to protect the West Coast from possible enemy invasion. Meanwhile, Japanese submarine commander Toshiro Mifune has problems of a different sort on his hands: What to do with nude swimmer Nancy Allen, who has inadvertently wound up clutching onto the conning tower of his sub. Other characters essential to the action include John Belushi as a gonzo fighter pilot (essentially reprising his "Bluto" characterization from Animal House), Tim Matheson as a young officer whose principal concern in life is impressing his girlfriend, Ned Beatty as a flag-waving zealot who itches for the opportunity to operate the 40mm cannon that has been positioned outside his home, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd as the bumbling members of a tank crew, a nervous airfield commander Warren Oates. Some of the sight gags in 1941 are undeniably impressive (especially the one involving that cliffside house); whether they're funny or not is a different matter entirely. The script, by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, may have played well on paper (Spielberg still insists that it did) but doesn't entirely come off on screen. A major box-office disappointment in 1979, 1941 has since taken on cult-film status. Originally released at 118 minutes, the film was expanded to 142 minutes for its first network showing. Hal Erickson

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Cast for 1941

Dan Aykroyd - Sgt. Tree
Ned Beatty - Ward Douglas
John Belushi - Wild Bill Kelso
Lorraine Gary - Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton - Claude
Toshiro Mifune - Cmdr. Mitamura
Christopher Lee - Von Kleinschmidt
Nancy Allen - Donna
Tim Matheson - Birkhead
Robert Stack - Gen. Stilwell
Warren Oates - Maddox
Treat Williams - Sitarski
Eddie Deezen - Herbie
Bobby Di Cicco - Wally
Diane Kay - Betty
John Candy - Foley
Frank McRae - Ogden Johnson Jones
Perry Lang - Dennis
Slim Pickens - Hollis Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber - Maxine
Lionel Stander - Scioli
Iggie Wolfington - Meyer Mishkin
Joe Flaherty - USO M.C.
Hiroshi Shimizu - Ito
Kerry Sherman - USO Girl
Donovan Scott - Kid Sailor
Geno Silva - Martinez
Deborah Benson - USO Girl
Carol Ann Beery - USO Girl
Walter Olkewicz - Hinshaw
Jordan Brian - Macey
Whitney Rydbeck - Daffy
Lucille Benson - Gas Mama
Mickey Rourke - Reese
Akio Mitamura - Ashimoto
Carol Ann Williams - USO Girl
John Voldstad - USO Nerd
Galen Thompson - Stilwell Aide
Jenny Williams - USO Girl
Susan Backlinie - Polar Bear Woman
E. Hampton Beagle - Phone Man
Dub Taylor - Malcomb
Rita Taggart - Reporter
Jack Thibeau - Stilwell Aide
Maureen Teefy - USO Girl
Andy Tennant - Babyface
Lucinda Dooling - Lucinda
Jerry Hardin - Map Man
Luis Contreras - Zoot Suiter
Brad Gorman - USO Nerd
Paul Cloud - Stilwell Aide
David L. Lander - Joe
Audrey Landers - USO Girl
Brian Frishman - USO Goon
Gray Fredrickson - Lt. Bressler
Elisha Cook, Jr. - Customer
Samuel Fuller - Interceptor Commander
Denise Gallup - Twin
Richard Miller - Officer Miller
J. Patrick McNamara - DuBois
John R. McKee - Reporter
Michael McKean - Willy
Dave Cameron - Reporter
Don Calfa - Telephone Operator
John Landis - Mizerany
Mark Carlton - Stilwell Aide
Gary Cervantes - Zoot-Suiter
Vito Carenzo - Shore Patrol
Patti LuPone - Lydia Hedberg
Penny Marshall - Miss Fitzroy

Crew for 1941

Steven Spielberg - Director
Buzz Feitshans - Producer
Bob Gale - Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis - Screenwriter
William A. Fraker - Cinematographer
Abe Olman - Songwriter
Bob Troup - Songwriter
John Williams - Composer (Music Score)
Jack Yellen - Songwriter
Michael Kahn - Editor / Associate Producer
Dean Edward Mitzner - Production Designer
William F. O'Brien - Art Director
John Milius - Executive Producer
John Wilson - Executive Producer
John P. Austin - Set Designer
Deborah Nadoolman - Costume Designer
Paul de Rolf - Choreography
Judy Van Wormer - Choreography
A.D. Flowers - Special Effects
Steve Perry - First Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer - First Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard - Stunts / Stunts Coordinator
Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer
Sally Dennison - Casting

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