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Salvador

( Catalog Number VL5167 )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Salvador
1986 - 123 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, SALVADOR is a passionate protest against the savagery unleashed by fascist thugs in El Salvador during the early 1980s with the complicity of the U.S. government. It stars James Woods as combat photojournalist Richard Boyle, an erratic, cynical character with a taste for all things chemical. Hearing rumors of war, he and Dr. Rock (Jim Belushi), another free spirit, head for El Salvador by car. After viewing a right-wing officer's collection of severed ears and photographing a corpse-strewn garbage dump with ace photographer John Cassady (John Savage), Boyle realizes that the situation is much worse than advertised in the American press. He recognizes familiar faces among the ubiquitous U.S. military brass and CIA personnel from his stint in Vietnam, but they're predictably reluctant to discuss the reasons for their presence, especially with the outrageous Boyle. As the journalist becomes involved with a Salvadoran native named Maria (Elpedia Carrillo) and observes the selfless dedication of his humanitarian worker friend Cathy (Cindy Gibb), compassion and outrage slowly begin to replace his cynicism. When Boyle swears to the dying Cassady that he'll get his crucial photos out of the country, he realizes that he must also try to get Maria out before she too becomes a statistic. Woods gives a brilliantly incendiary seriocomic performance in this wild, lacerating, and bitterly observant film.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While Salvador wasn't Oliver Stone's first film (a pair of offbeat horror stories preceded it), it defined his style of fiercely dramatic, politically oriented filmmaking, staked out his territory as one of the major directors of the 1980s and 1990s, and remains one of his strongest works to date. Veteran photojournalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) has been taking his camera to the world's trouble spots for over 20 years; while he does good work, Boyle's fondness for booze and drugs, and his colossal arrogance, have given him a reputation that's left him practically unemployable. Broke and with no immediate prospects, Boyle and his buddy Doctor Rock (Jim Belushi), an out-of-work disc jockey, head to El Salvador, where Boyle is convinced that he can scare up some lucrative freelance work amidst the nation's political turmoil. However, when Boyle and Rock witness the execution of a student by government troops just as they enter the country, it becomes clear that this war is more serious than they were expecting. Increasingly convinced that El Salvador is a disaster starting to happen, Boyle eventually decides that it's time to get out; but he has fallen in love with a woman named Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and he doesn't want to leave her behind. James Woods gives one of his best performances as Boyle; and the passion of Stone's message, aided by the power of its truth (the film is based on actual events), propels the film forward. --- Mark Deming

Salvador may be Oliver Stone's best film, even if it is one of his least known and commercially disappointing. Released in the same year as Stone's more acclaimed Platoon, Salvador takes a rare, politically volatile subject --- the U.S.-backed war in El Salvador --- and gives audiences a thrill-a-minute ride through the eyes of its unlikely protagonist, photographer Richard Boyle (James Woods). The reliable Woods is terrific, given room to roam by Stone in a complex and unforgiving role, and James Belushi as his friend is a dramatic surprise. The film is compelling both as a semi-autobiographical account of a risk-taking, globe-trotting photojournalist (Stone wrote the screenplay with Boyle) and as a mesmerizing political horror story. It's comparable in some ways to Missing, as one of a few mainstream American films to examine the United States's Latin American foreign policy and its impact on peoples' lives. Salvador marked Stone as a political maverick with a dazzling directorial style, as kinetic and frenetic as it would be in his later work. --- Michael Betzold

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Cast for Salvador

James Woods - Richard Boyle
James Belushi - Dr. Rock
Michael Murphy - Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage - John Cassady
Elpidia Carrillo - Maria
Cynthia Gibb - Cathy Moore
Tony Plana - Maj. Max
Colby Chester - Jack Morgan
Will MacMillian - Col. Hyde
Valerie Wildman - Pauline Axelrod
Jose Carlos Ruiz - Archbishop Romero
Jorge Luke - Col. Julio Figueroa
Juan Fernandez - Army Lieutenant
Maria Rubell - Boyle's Baby
Xochitl Rosario Del - Messenger on Horse
Bruno Rubeo
Rene Perevra - Rapist
Daria Okugawa - Dog Attendant
Jorge Reynoso - Jefe at Customs Shed
Jorge Pol
Gerardo Quiroz
Bob Morones - Customs Officer
Angeles Los De Ma. Urquiza - Mamma Moncha at Panama Club
Juliana Urquisa - Wilma
Jose Chavez Trowe - Jail Guard
Leticia Valenzuela - Woman Rebel
Angel Vargas - Tic Tac Monster in Cafe
Yair Rubin De - Maria's Son
Salvador Sanchez - Human Rights Leader
Carmen Del Ma. Sanchez - Maria's Grandmother
Hector Tellez - Mayor at Nun's Burial
Sean Stone - Boyle's Baby
Cesar Sobrevals
Roberto Sosa - Rebel Youth
Rosario Zuniga - His Assistant
Arturo Rodriguez Doring - Young Student Killed
John Doe - Roberto, Restaurant Owner
Waldeir de Souza - U.S. Customs Official
Gary Farr - Australian Reporter
Miguel Ehrenberg - Capt. Marti
Humberto Elizondo
Martin Fuentes - Maria's Brother
Augustin Bernal - Bodyguard to Major Max
Mario Arevalo - Road Block Thug
Jule Conn - WAC at Party
Queta Carrasco - Bruja
Arturo Bonilla - Romero Assassin
Erika Carlson - Sister Wagner
Gilles Milinaire - French Reporter
John MacDevitt - GI in Salvador
Israel Leon - Carlos' Friend
Tomas Leal
Ramon Menendez - Maj. Max's Assistant
Mauricio Martinez - Executed Lieutenant
Ann Sue McKean - Cop in San Francisco
Josh Gallegos - Immigration Officer on Bus
Sigridur Gudmunds - Sister Burkit
Danna Hansen - Sister Stan
Kara Glover - Kelly
Tyrone Jones - Landlord San Francisco
Nicholas Jasso - Death Squad
Claudia Hernandez - Maria's Daughter
Bill Hoag - 2nd Immigration Officer

Crew for Salvador

Robert Richardson - Cinematographer
Kathryn Morrison - Costume Designer
Melo Hinojosa - Art Director
Bruno Rubeo - Production Designer
Claire Simpson-Crozier - Editor
Oliver Stone - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
John Daly - Producer
Richard Boyle - Screenwriter
Gerald Green - Producer
Derek Gibson - Producer
Yves de Bono - Special Effects
Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score)

Awards for Salvador

Best Actor (nom) James Woods 1986 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Oliver Stone 1986 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Richard Boyle 1986 Academy
Best Actor (win) 1987 Independent Spirit

Feature Details

Title: Salvador
Feature Release Date: 1986
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 123 Minutes
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: VL5167
Publisher: Vestron Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: VL5167
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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James Woods and James Belushi in... Oliver Stone's...

Salvador

( Catalog Number VL5167 )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
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Salvador
1986 - 123 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, SALVADOR is a passionate protest against the savagery unleashed by fascist thugs in El Salvador during the early 1980s with the complicity of the U.S. government. It stars James Woods as combat photojournalist Richard Boyle, an erratic, cynical character with a taste for all things chemical. Hearing rumors of war, he and Dr. Rock (Jim Belushi), another free spirit, head for El Salvador by car. After viewing a right-wing officer's collection of severed ears and photographing a corpse-strewn garbage dump with ace photographer John Cassady (John Savage), Boyle realizes that the situation is much worse than advertised in the American press. He recognizes familiar faces among the ubiquitous U.S. military brass and CIA personnel from his stint in Vietnam, but they're predictably reluctant to discuss the reasons for their presence, especially with the outrageous Boyle. As the journalist becomes involved with a Salvadoran native named Maria (Elpedia Carrillo) and observes the selfless dedication of his humanitarian worker friend Cathy (Cindy Gibb), compassion and outrage slowly begin to replace his cynicism. When Boyle swears to the dying Cassady that he'll get his crucial photos out of the country, he realizes that he must also try to get Maria out before she too becomes a statistic. Woods gives a brilliantly incendiary seriocomic performance in this wild, lacerating, and bitterly observant film.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While Salvador wasn't Oliver Stone's first film (a pair of offbeat horror stories preceded it), it defined his style of fiercely dramatic, politically oriented filmmaking, staked out his territory as one of the major directors of the 1980s and 1990s, and remains one of his strongest works to date. Veteran photojournalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) has been taking his camera to the world's trouble spots for over 20 years; while he does good work, Boyle's fondness for booze and drugs, and his colossal arrogance, have given him a reputation that's left him practically unemployable. Broke and with no immediate prospects, Boyle and his buddy Doctor Rock (Jim Belushi), an out-of-work disc jockey, head to El Salvador, where Boyle is convinced that he can scare up some lucrative freelance work amidst the nation's political turmoil. However, when Boyle and Rock witness the execution of a student by government troops just as they enter the country, it becomes clear that this war is more serious than they were expecting. Increasingly convinced that El Salvador is a disaster starting to happen, Boyle eventually decides that it's time to get out; but he has fallen in love with a woman named Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and he doesn't want to leave her behind. James Woods gives one of his best performances as Boyle; and the passion of Stone's message, aided by the power of its truth (the film is based on actual events), propels the film forward. --- Mark Deming

Salvador may be Oliver Stone's best film, even if it is one of his least known and commercially disappointing. Released in the same year as Stone's more acclaimed Platoon, Salvador takes a rare, politically volatile subject --- the U.S.-backed war in El Salvador --- and gives audiences a thrill-a-minute ride through the eyes of its unlikely protagonist, photographer Richard Boyle (James Woods). The reliable Woods is terrific, given room to roam by Stone in a complex and unforgiving role, and James Belushi as his friend is a dramatic surprise. The film is compelling both as a semi-autobiographical account of a risk-taking, globe-trotting photojournalist (Stone wrote the screenplay with Boyle) and as a mesmerizing political horror story. It's comparable in some ways to Missing, as one of a few mainstream American films to examine the United States's Latin American foreign policy and its impact on peoples' lives. Salvador marked Stone as a political maverick with a dazzling directorial style, as kinetic and frenetic as it would be in his later work. --- Michael Betzold

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Cast for Salvador

James Woods - Richard Boyle
James Belushi - Dr. Rock
Michael Murphy - Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage - John Cassady
Elpidia Carrillo - Maria
Cynthia Gibb - Cathy Moore
Tony Plana - Maj. Max
Colby Chester - Jack Morgan
Will MacMillian - Col. Hyde
Valerie Wildman - Pauline Axelrod
Jose Carlos Ruiz - Archbishop Romero
Jorge Luke - Col. Julio Figueroa
Juan Fernandez - Army Lieutenant
Maria Rubell - Boyle's Baby
Xochitl Rosario Del - Messenger on Horse
Bruno Rubeo
Rene Perevra - Rapist
Daria Okugawa - Dog Attendant
Jorge Reynoso - Jefe at Customs Shed
Jorge Pol
Gerardo Quiroz
Bob Morones - Customs Officer
Angeles Los De Ma. Urquiza - Mamma Moncha at Panama Club
Juliana Urquisa - Wilma
Jose Chavez Trowe - Jail Guard
Leticia Valenzuela - Woman Rebel
Angel Vargas - Tic Tac Monster in Cafe
Yair Rubin De - Maria's Son
Salvador Sanchez - Human Rights Leader
Carmen Del Ma. Sanchez - Maria's Grandmother
Hector Tellez - Mayor at Nun's Burial
Sean Stone - Boyle's Baby
Cesar Sobrevals
Roberto Sosa - Rebel Youth
Rosario Zuniga - His Assistant
Arturo Rodriguez Doring - Young Student Killed
John Doe - Roberto, Restaurant Owner
Waldeir de Souza - U.S. Customs Official
Gary Farr - Australian Reporter
Miguel Ehrenberg - Capt. Marti
Humberto Elizondo
Martin Fuentes - Maria's Brother
Augustin Bernal - Bodyguard to Major Max
Mario Arevalo - Road Block Thug
Jule Conn - WAC at Party
Queta Carrasco - Bruja
Arturo Bonilla - Romero Assassin
Erika Carlson - Sister Wagner
Gilles Milinaire - French Reporter
John MacDevitt - GI in Salvador
Israel Leon - Carlos' Friend
Tomas Leal
Ramon Menendez - Maj. Max's Assistant
Mauricio Martinez - Executed Lieutenant
Ann Sue McKean - Cop in San Francisco
Josh Gallegos - Immigration Officer on Bus
Sigridur Gudmunds - Sister Burkit
Danna Hansen - Sister Stan
Kara Glover - Kelly
Tyrone Jones - Landlord San Francisco
Nicholas Jasso - Death Squad
Claudia Hernandez - Maria's Daughter
Bill Hoag - 2nd Immigration Officer

Crew for Salvador

Robert Richardson - Cinematographer
Kathryn Morrison - Costume Designer
Melo Hinojosa - Art Director
Bruno Rubeo - Production Designer
Claire Simpson-Crozier - Editor
Oliver Stone - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
John Daly - Producer
Richard Boyle - Screenwriter
Gerald Green - Producer
Derek Gibson - Producer
Yves de Bono - Special Effects
Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score)

Awards for Salvador

Best Actor (nom) James Woods 1986 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Oliver Stone 1986 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Richard Boyle 1986 Academy
Best Actor (win) 1987 Independent Spirit

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