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Widescreen Editions Pleasantville AC-3 WS Rare LaserDisc Witherspoon Drama

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Pressed in Limited Quantities on the 23rd of March 1999

Pleasantville AC-3 WS Rare LaserDisc Witherspoon Drama

Pressed in Limited Quantities on the 23rd of March 1999

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Pleasantville AC-3 WS Rare LaserDisc Witherspoon Drama

Pressed in Limited Quantities on the 23rd of March 1999

Mega-Rare Dolby Digital AC-3, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Jacket with some shelf-wear

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Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels and Reese Witherspoon in...

Pleasantville

( Catalog Number ID5426LI )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
Pressed in Limited Quantities on the 23rd of March 1999
Audio Commentary by Director Gary Ross
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Music Video by Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

Pleasantville
1998 - 124 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their influence, wondering if their advanced 90's attitudes are really that much better than those of the innocent past. Sterling effects and stand-out performances make this commentary on modern life a poignant, entertaining effort.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Gary Ross, Oscar nominated for his Dave and Big screenplays, made his directorial debut with this comedy. The cheerful '50s TV sitcom "Pleasantville" is revived in the '90s for a loyal cable audience. One devoted fan is shy suburban teen David Wagner (Tobey Maguire), who has an almost obsessive interest in the series. Living with his divorced mother (Jane Kaczmarek), David sometimes has disputes with his ultra-hip twin sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). She wants to watch MTV just when a Pleasantville marathon is about to begin. They struggle over the remote control, and it breaks. A strange TV repairman (Don Knotts) supplies their new remote, a potent high-tech device which zaps David and Jennifer inside Pleasantville, where their new sitcom parents are businessman George Parker (William H. Macy) and wife Betty (Joan Allen). As "Bud" and "Mary Sue," the teens take up residence in a black-and-white suburbia where sex does not exist and the temperature is always 72 degrees. Life is always pleasant, books have no words, bathrooms have no toilets, married couples sleep in twin beds, the high school basketball team always wins, and nobody ever questions "The Good Life." David revels in Pleasantville's Prozac-styled peacefulness. He fits right in, but Jennifer's 1990s attitude upsets the blandness balance, painting parts of Pleasantville in "living color." Repressed desires surface, cracks appear in the '50s lifestyles, and the Pleasantville populace finds their lives changing in strange, wonderful ways. It's liberating but there's also a darker side. This film breaks an all-time record with more than 1700 special effects shots. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. Bhob Stewart

The directorial debut of notable screenwriter Gary Ross, this whimsical take on television, modernism, and traditional values often tells its tale with a heavy hand (especially in vignettes involving racism and infidelity), but its strikingly-realized mise en scene compensates for the script's meandering. Armed with some of the late-90s' most outstanding acting talent, Pleasantville resonates with noble intentions: one cannot fault the film for lack of ambition, even if it's never as satisfying as it should be dramatically. Ross utilizes truly innovative special effects, combining vibrant color with rich black-and-white, often in the same scene, mirroring the personalities of the characters and their feelings. The second of two high-profile films in 1998 (the other being The Truman Show to address television's relation to society, especially pertaining to spectatorship, Pleasantville also marked the final big-screen appearance of beloved character actor J.T. Walsh, who shines as an old-school values family man. Jason Clark

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Cast for Pleasantville

Tobey Maguire - David/Bud
Jeff Daniels - Mr. Johnson
Joan Allen - Betty
William H. Macy - George
J.T. Walsh - Big Bob
Reese Witherspoon - Jennifer/Mary Sue
Don Knotts - TV Repairman
Paul W. Walker - Skip
Marley Shelton - Margaret
Jane Kaczmarek - David and Jennifer's Mom
Jenny Lewis - Christin
Giuseppe Andrews - Howard

Crew for Pleasantville

Gary Ross - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Robert J. Degus - Producer
Jon Kilik - Producer
Steven Soderbergh - Producer
John Lindley - Cinematographer
Randy Newman - Composer (Music Score)
William C. Goldenberg - Editor
Jeannine Oppewall - Production Designer
Dianne I. Wager - Art Director
Allen Alsobrook - Co-producer
Andy Borowitz - Co-producer
Susan Borowitz - Co-producer
Edward Lynn - Co-producer
Allison Thomas - Co-producer
Michael De Luca - Executive Producer
Mary Parent - Executive Producer
Judianna Makovsky - Costume Designer
Robert Anderson, Jr. - Sound/Sound Designer
Ellen Lewis - Casting
Debra Zane - Casting
Chris Watts - Special Effects Supervisor

Awards for Pleasantville

Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (nom) Jeannine Oppewall 1998 Academy
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (nom) Jay R. Hart 1998 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Judianna Makovsky 1998 Academy
Best Original Dramatic Score (nom) Randy Newman 1998 Academy

Feature Details

Title: Pleasantville
Feature Release Date: 1998
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 124 Minutes
Chapters: 34
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 23 Mar 1999
Catalog Number: ID5426LI
UPC: 014381542660
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ID5426LI
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Mega-Rare Dolby Digital AC-3, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Jacket with some shelf-wear

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels and Reese Witherspoon in...

Pleasantville

( Catalog Number ID5426LI )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
Pressed in Limited Quantities on the 23rd of March 1999
Audio Commentary by Director Gary Ross
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Music Video by Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

Pleasantville
1998 - 124 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their influence, wondering if their advanced 90's attitudes are really that much better than those of the innocent past. Sterling effects and stand-out performances make this commentary on modern life a poignant, entertaining effort.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Gary Ross, Oscar nominated for his Dave and Big screenplays, made his directorial debut with this comedy. The cheerful '50s TV sitcom "Pleasantville" is revived in the '90s for a loyal cable audience. One devoted fan is shy suburban teen David Wagner (Tobey Maguire), who has an almost obsessive interest in the series. Living with his divorced mother (Jane Kaczmarek), David sometimes has disputes with his ultra-hip twin sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). She wants to watch MTV just when a Pleasantville marathon is about to begin. They struggle over the remote control, and it breaks. A strange TV repairman (Don Knotts) supplies their new remote, a potent high-tech device which zaps David and Jennifer inside Pleasantville, where their new sitcom parents are businessman George Parker (William H. Macy) and wife Betty (Joan Allen). As "Bud" and "Mary Sue," the teens take up residence in a black-and-white suburbia where sex does not exist and the temperature is always 72 degrees. Life is always pleasant, books have no words, bathrooms have no toilets, married couples sleep in twin beds, the high school basketball team always wins, and nobody ever questions "The Good Life." David revels in Pleasantville's Prozac-styled peacefulness. He fits right in, but Jennifer's 1990s attitude upsets the blandness balance, painting parts of Pleasantville in "living color." Repressed desires surface, cracks appear in the '50s lifestyles, and the Pleasantville populace finds their lives changing in strange, wonderful ways. It's liberating but there's also a darker side. This film breaks an all-time record with more than 1700 special effects shots. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. Bhob Stewart

The directorial debut of notable screenwriter Gary Ross, this whimsical take on television, modernism, and traditional values often tells its tale with a heavy hand (especially in vignettes involving racism and infidelity), but its strikingly-realized mise en scene compensates for the script's meandering. Armed with some of the late-90s' most outstanding acting talent, Pleasantville resonates with noble intentions: one cannot fault the film for lack of ambition, even if it's never as satisfying as it should be dramatically. Ross utilizes truly innovative special effects, combining vibrant color with rich black-and-white, often in the same scene, mirroring the personalities of the characters and their feelings. The second of two high-profile films in 1998 (the other being The Truman Show to address television's relation to society, especially pertaining to spectatorship, Pleasantville also marked the final big-screen appearance of beloved character actor J.T. Walsh, who shines as an old-school values family man. Jason Clark

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Cast for Pleasantville

Tobey Maguire - David/Bud
Jeff Daniels - Mr. Johnson
Joan Allen - Betty
William H. Macy - George
J.T. Walsh - Big Bob
Reese Witherspoon - Jennifer/Mary Sue
Don Knotts - TV Repairman
Paul W. Walker - Skip
Marley Shelton - Margaret
Jane Kaczmarek - David and Jennifer's Mom
Jenny Lewis - Christin
Giuseppe Andrews - Howard

Crew for Pleasantville

Gary Ross - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Robert J. Degus - Producer
Jon Kilik - Producer
Steven Soderbergh - Producer
John Lindley - Cinematographer
Randy Newman - Composer (Music Score)
William C. Goldenberg - Editor
Jeannine Oppewall - Production Designer
Dianne I. Wager - Art Director
Allen Alsobrook - Co-producer
Andy Borowitz - Co-producer
Susan Borowitz - Co-producer
Edward Lynn - Co-producer
Allison Thomas - Co-producer
Michael De Luca - Executive Producer
Mary Parent - Executive Producer
Judianna Makovsky - Costume Designer
Robert Anderson, Jr. - Sound/Sound Designer
Ellen Lewis - Casting
Debra Zane - Casting
Chris Watts - Special Effects Supervisor

Awards for Pleasantville

Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (nom) Jeannine Oppewall 1998 Academy
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (nom) Jay R. Hart 1998 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Judianna Makovsky 1998 Academy
Best Original Dramatic Score (nom) Randy Newman 1998 Academy

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