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Kansas City

( Catalog Number ID3711LI )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Kansas City
1996 - 115 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Robert Altman's hometown gets the director's signature treatment in this jazz-infused mobster tale set in the 1930s. KANSAS CITY takes place in the jazz-drenched, depression-era milieu of the eponymous city, focusing on a 24-hour relationship between two extremely different women. Trashy, brassy and uneducated Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is desperately searching for her equally lowlife husband Jack (Dermot Mulroney) who has been captured by the vicious Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte) after attempting to rob one of his casino's greatest losers. In a move typical of her off-kilter personality, Blondie kidnaps Carolyn Stilton (Miranda Richardson), a rich, unhappy, drug-using socialite, and drags her around town as she searches for Jack. The experience these disparate women endure provides insight into themes Altman often explores in his films, including class differences, and the hypocrisy and delusion he finds extant in American culture. As in Altman's prior films--notably NASHVILLE and SHORT CUTS--he includes a terrific musical backdrop to add depth to the story. Assembling a who's who of modern jazz greats, KANSAS CITY captures perhaps some of the most invigorating musical performances that have been committed to celluloid, including an unforgettable tenor saxophone duel between James Carter and Joshua Redman.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The jazz world of 1930s Kansas City serves as the backdrop for an offbeat story of kidnapping, political corruption, and organized crime in director Robert Altman's loving but unsentimental look at his childhood hometown. The film's intricate story is triggered by petty thief Johnny O'Hara (Dermot Mulroney), who aims for a big score by trying to rob notorious crime boss Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte), only to end up Seen's captive. In fear for her husband's life, Johnny's wife Blondie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) decides to take action. Following an eccentric personal logic, she takes as a hostage the wife of a prominent local politician, in hopes of getting the woman's husband to help; unfortunately, he is on the road with an upcoming presidential campaign, putting a major hitch in Blondie's plans. The film moves freely among its idiosyncratic characters in an overt attempt to mimic the improvisational structure of 1930s jazz. Indeed, many of the film's most important sequences take place in Seldom Seen's club, with contemporary jazz greats imitating the period's master musicians and Harry Belafonte shining as the magnetic, menacing Seen. The central narrative never achieves the seemingly effortless integration of Altman's greatest works, but those who share Altman's obvious passion for the period and its music will find much to admire. --- Judd Blaise

Director Paul Schrader once described Robert Altman's Nashville (1976) as a wading pool, meaning that it was only a couple of inches deep despite its breadth. Those words might apply to this Altman film, which rarely cuts through its layer of period artifice to connect with the viewer, despite its terrific music track. Amidst a dizzying array of subplots, Altman seems most partial to that of the celluloid-besotted wife (Jennifer Jason Lee) of a petty thief (Dermot Mulroney), who attempts to free her husband from the grip of a gangster (Harry Belafonte). The director obviously hoped to do for his hometown and its music what he had done for the capital of country music in Nashville (1976). However, this mixture of gangster movie, political comment, romance, and jazz is nearly devoid of the sharply observed characters and subtly meshed themes which characterize his best work. One exception is an amazingly varied turn by Belafonte, as a truly frightening bad guy. Kansas City was one of the great jazz centers during the 1930s, mostly due to the Prendergast political machine, whose corruption made it a wide open 24/7 party. In hiring some of the top jazz players of today, such as Joshua Redman and Craig Handy, to replicate the sound of greats of the time, like Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, Altman makes the brilliant source music the most interesting character in the film. --- Michael Costello

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Cast for Kansas City

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Blondie O'Hara
Miranda Richardson - Carolyn Stilton
Harry Belafonte - Seldom Seen
Michael Murphy - Henry Stilton
Dermot Mulroney - Johnny O'Hara
Steve Buscemi - Johnny Flynn
Brooke Smith - Babe Flynn
Jane Adams - Nettie Bolt

Crew for Kansas City

Robert Altman - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Frank Barhydt - Screenwriter
Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer
Hal Wilner - Composer (Music Score)
Geraldine Peroni - Editor
Stephen Altman - Production Designer
Richard L. Johnson - Art Director
Matthew Seig - Co-producer
David C. Thomas - Co-producer
James Mclindon - Associate Producer
Scott Bushnell - Executive Producer
Dawn Brown-Manser - Set Designer
Susan J. Emshwiller - Set Designer
Thomas R. Stiller - Set Designer
Dona Granata - Costume Designer
Stephen P. Dunn - First Assistant Director
Mike Adams - Stunts
Grady Walker - Stunts
Greg Walker - Stunts
John Pritchett - Sound/Sound Designer
Elisabeth Leustig - Casting


Best Music Score (win) Hal Wilner 1996 L.A. Film Critics Association

Feature Details

Title: Kansas City
Feature Release Date: 1996
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 115 Minutes
Chapters: 30
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 26 Feb 1997
Catalog Number: ID3711LI
UPC: 014381371161
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ID3711LI-C
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Jennifer Jason Leigh in...

Kansas City

( Catalog Number ID3711LI )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Kansas City
1996 - 115 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Robert Altman's hometown gets the director's signature treatment in this jazz-infused mobster tale set in the 1930s. KANSAS CITY takes place in the jazz-drenched, depression-era milieu of the eponymous city, focusing on a 24-hour relationship between two extremely different women. Trashy, brassy and uneducated Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is desperately searching for her equally lowlife husband Jack (Dermot Mulroney) who has been captured by the vicious Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte) after attempting to rob one of his casino's greatest losers. In a move typical of her off-kilter personality, Blondie kidnaps Carolyn Stilton (Miranda Richardson), a rich, unhappy, drug-using socialite, and drags her around town as she searches for Jack. The experience these disparate women endure provides insight into themes Altman often explores in his films, including class differences, and the hypocrisy and delusion he finds extant in American culture. As in Altman's prior films--notably NASHVILLE and SHORT CUTS--he includes a terrific musical backdrop to add depth to the story. Assembling a who's who of modern jazz greats, KANSAS CITY captures perhaps some of the most invigorating musical performances that have been committed to celluloid, including an unforgettable tenor saxophone duel between James Carter and Joshua Redman.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The jazz world of 1930s Kansas City serves as the backdrop for an offbeat story of kidnapping, political corruption, and organized crime in director Robert Altman's loving but unsentimental look at his childhood hometown. The film's intricate story is triggered by petty thief Johnny O'Hara (Dermot Mulroney), who aims for a big score by trying to rob notorious crime boss Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte), only to end up Seen's captive. In fear for her husband's life, Johnny's wife Blondie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) decides to take action. Following an eccentric personal logic, she takes as a hostage the wife of a prominent local politician, in hopes of getting the woman's husband to help; unfortunately, he is on the road with an upcoming presidential campaign, putting a major hitch in Blondie's plans. The film moves freely among its idiosyncratic characters in an overt attempt to mimic the improvisational structure of 1930s jazz. Indeed, many of the film's most important sequences take place in Seldom Seen's club, with contemporary jazz greats imitating the period's master musicians and Harry Belafonte shining as the magnetic, menacing Seen. The central narrative never achieves the seemingly effortless integration of Altman's greatest works, but those who share Altman's obvious passion for the period and its music will find much to admire. --- Judd Blaise

Director Paul Schrader once described Robert Altman's Nashville (1976) as a wading pool, meaning that it was only a couple of inches deep despite its breadth. Those words might apply to this Altman film, which rarely cuts through its layer of period artifice to connect with the viewer, despite its terrific music track. Amidst a dizzying array of subplots, Altman seems most partial to that of the celluloid-besotted wife (Jennifer Jason Lee) of a petty thief (Dermot Mulroney), who attempts to free her husband from the grip of a gangster (Harry Belafonte). The director obviously hoped to do for his hometown and its music what he had done for the capital of country music in Nashville (1976). However, this mixture of gangster movie, political comment, romance, and jazz is nearly devoid of the sharply observed characters and subtly meshed themes which characterize his best work. One exception is an amazingly varied turn by Belafonte, as a truly frightening bad guy. Kansas City was one of the great jazz centers during the 1930s, mostly due to the Prendergast political machine, whose corruption made it a wide open 24/7 party. In hiring some of the top jazz players of today, such as Joshua Redman and Craig Handy, to replicate the sound of greats of the time, like Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, Altman makes the brilliant source music the most interesting character in the film. --- Michael Costello

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Cast for Kansas City

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Blondie O'Hara
Miranda Richardson - Carolyn Stilton
Harry Belafonte - Seldom Seen
Michael Murphy - Henry Stilton
Dermot Mulroney - Johnny O'Hara
Steve Buscemi - Johnny Flynn
Brooke Smith - Babe Flynn
Jane Adams - Nettie Bolt

Crew for Kansas City

Robert Altman - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Frank Barhydt - Screenwriter
Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer
Hal Wilner - Composer (Music Score)
Geraldine Peroni - Editor
Stephen Altman - Production Designer
Richard L. Johnson - Art Director
Matthew Seig - Co-producer
David C. Thomas - Co-producer
James Mclindon - Associate Producer
Scott Bushnell - Executive Producer
Dawn Brown-Manser - Set Designer
Susan J. Emshwiller - Set Designer
Thomas R. Stiller - Set Designer
Dona Granata - Costume Designer
Stephen P. Dunn - First Assistant Director
Mike Adams - Stunts
Grady Walker - Stunts
Greg Walker - Stunts
John Pritchett - Sound/Sound Designer
Elisabeth Leustig - Casting


Best Music Score (win) Hal Wilner 1996 L.A. Film Critics Association

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