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post #1 of 36
8/8/11 at 4:26am
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THREE CLASSIC COMEDIES DEBUT ON BLU-RAY™

                                                               

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

 

AIRPLANE!

 

THE NAKED GUN:

FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD

 

Uproarious Films Arrive in High Definition September 25,
Locked & Loaded with Special Features

 

Planes, Trains And Automobiles Includes a Nearly Hour-Long, Brand New Retrospective on the Work and Legacy of Writer/Director John Hughes

 

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Surely everyone will want to own three of the funniest comedies of the 1980s in high definition.  Thankfully, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, AIRPLANE! and THE NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad make their Blu-ray debut exclusively at Best Buy on September 25 from Paramount Home Entertainment.  And don’t call me Shirley.

Written and directed by John Hughes, the hilarious classic PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES stars Steve Martin and John Candy as a businessman and traveling salesman forced together by circumstance as they try to get home in time for Thanksgiving.  The Blu-ray features a brand new, in-depth retrospective on
John Hughes’ career that includes new interviews and explores his indelible impact as a writer and filmmaker.  Additional features include “Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains And Automobiles”, “John Hughes For Adults”, a tribute to John Candy and a deleted scene.


A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, AIRPLANE! tells the story of an ex-fighter pilot who takes control of an airliner when the crew is incapacitated—and skewers airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials and everything else in its path along the way.  The wildly quotable comedy features an all-star cast including Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack,
Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more.  The Blu-ray includes a trivia track, an enhanced version of the film with deleted scenes, interviews and more, commentary by producer Jon Davison and writers/directors Jim Abrahams,
Jerry Zucker and David Zucker and the theatrical trailer.

Leslie Nielsen stars as Police Squad's own granite-jawed, rock-brained cop Frank Drebin, who bumbles across a mind-control scheme to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in THE NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad. Priscilla Presley,
Ricardo Montalban, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and an odd assortment of others join the wacko goings-on.  The Blu-ray includes commentary by director
David Zucker, producer Robert Weiss and Peter Tilden and the theatrical trailer.

 

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES Blu-ray

            The PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish 2.0 Surround Dolby Digital and Portuguese Mono Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  Bonus features are presented in standard definition except where noted:

  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (HD)—NEW!
    • John Hughes: The Voice of a Generation
    • Heartbreak and Triumph: The Legacy of John Hughes
  • Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains And Automobiles
  • John Hughes for Adults
  • A Tribute to John Candy
  • Deleted Scene—“Airplane Food” (HD)

 


AIRPLANE! Blu-ray

            The AIRPLANE! Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 2.0 Surround Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Dolby Digital and Portuguese Mono Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  Bonus features are presented in standard definition except where noted:

  • Commentary by producer Jon Davison and writers/directors
    Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker and David Zucker
  • Long Haul Version: Includes Deleted Scenes, Interviews and More
  • Trivia Track
  • Theatrical Trailer (HD)

 

NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad Blu-ray

            The NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French Mono Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Dolby Digital and Portuguese Mono Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  Bonus features are presented in standard definition except where noted:

  • Commentary by David Zucker, Robert Weiss and Peter Tilden
  • Theatrical Trailer (HD)

 

About Paramount Home Entertainment  

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.  PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands.  PHE is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, Paramount Famous Productions, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS and PBS and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

 


PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

Street date:                            September 25, 2011

Suggested Retail Price:           $19.99 U.S.

Runtime:                                 92 minutes

U.S. Rating:                            R

Canadian Rating:                   PG

 

AIRPLANE!

Street date:                            September 25, 2011

Suggested Retail Price:           $19.99 U.S.

Runtime:                                 87 minutes

U.S. Rating:                            PG

Canadian Rating:                   14A

 

NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad

Street date:                            September 25, 2011

Suggested Retail Price:           $19.99 U.S.

Runtime:                                 85 minutes

U.S. Rating:                            PG-13

Canadian Rating:                   PG

 

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post #2 of 36
8/8/11 at 5:33am
Fantastic news. Barring any terrible reviews, I'm in for all 3 of these.

I've enjoyed many of these BB exclusives. While some are against BB exclusive, I've found them to be priced right and to feature some great films. I've picked up many of them.

Hope all of the Naked Guns and both Airplanes finally get released. And great to see another Hughes film! I want them all.
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post #3 of 36
8/8/11 at 6:09am
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Originally Posted by David Deeb View Post

Fantastic news. Barring any terrible reviews, I'm in for all 3 of these.

I've enjoyed many of these BB exclusives. While some are against BB exclusive, I've found them to be priced right and to feature some great films. I've picked up many of them.

Hope all of the Naked Guns and both Airplanes finally get released. And great to see another Hughes film! I want them all.


You are so right, all of the exclusives, whether they are Best Buy, Wal-Mart, or Target, have been good buys.  I'll end up getting only Airplane. 
 

 

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post #4 of 36
8/8/11 at 6:14am
Thread Starter 

I am in the camp of not particularly liking Best Buy exclusives at all.

 

As someone who avoids going to retail stores at all costs and orders

all my Blu-rays through Amazon, I don't find that having to travel to

Best Buy to get these titles is convenient.

 

Besides that, I have found that Best Buy doesn't always do a good

job of displaying these sale titles and sometimes they get lost in the

general population rack.  There are even many members who have 

gone to stores to find titles out of stock whereas if they had been 

ordered online, they would have been guaranteed a copy.

 

The only upside to these exclusives would be the $10 pricetag

that sometimes accompanies these releases.  However, that is not

always guaranteed.

 

 

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post #5 of 36
8/8/11 at 7:03am

I'm with the others that enjoy the exclusives and their low prices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crawdaddy

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post #6 of 36
8/8/11 at 7:03am

When I go to Best Buy for exclusive or sale titles (like Spy Kids) I buy online and use the in store pickup.  That way I don't have to spend the time trying to find the BDs, then finding an employee to help me find the BDs.  Its the only way to shop if you know what you want.

 

All three titles are currently listed for $19.99 each.  Hopefully that will be reduced by street date.

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post #7 of 36
8/8/11 at 7:16am
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When I go to Best Buy for exclusive or sale titles (like Spy Kids) I buy online and use the in store pickup.

 

 

That's good for stores that actually put those titles online for pickup.

 

My store has repeatedly shown OUT OF STOCK online while the 

title was actually available.  

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post #8 of 36
8/8/11 at 8:30am
I hope the Airplane! Blu will offer the option of watching all of the extra features without being forced to sit through a three-hour presentation of the movie.
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post #9 of 36
8/8/11 at 9:50am
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Originally Posted by Brisby View Post

I hope the Airplane! Blu will offer the option of watching all of the extra features without being forced to sit through a three-hour presentation of the movie.


Not sure I understand your comment. 
 

 

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post #10 of 36
8/8/11 at 9:59am
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I understand the comment.

 

The last Special Edition of this DVD had supplemental

material worked into the film itself instead of separately.

 

So, instead of having the material presented to you in

a separate PIP window while you were watching the film,

they actually had a "long haul" version that placed the

supplements within the film itself.

 

I never thought that was a good idea, because essentially,

you were sitting there watching a 3-hour film with all this

extra material.

 

That all being said, there really is a good bunch of 

supplements here -- many describing flubs in the film.

My favorite was the "springboard" stunt within the

take-off scene of Saturday Night Fever. 

 

Look at 2:56 point where Robert Hayes is thrown 

to the right of the screen.  As he allegedly crash lands

on the floor, you can already see him crouching behind

the cast extras waiting to springboard back.

 

It's so blatant, but yet until it was pointed out on the

DVD, nobody ever caught it.

 

 

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post #11 of 36
8/8/11 at 12:17pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein View Post

I am in the camp of not particularly liking Best Buy exclusives at all.

 

As someone who avoids going to retail stores at all costs and orders

all my Blu-rays through Amazon, I don't find that having to travel to

Best Buy to get these titles is convenient.

 

Besides that, I have found that Best Buy doesn't always do a good

job of displaying these sale titles and sometimes they get lost in the

general population rack.  There are even many members who have 

gone to stores to find titles out of stock whereas if they had been 

ordered online, they would have been guaranteed a copy.

 

The only upside to these exclusives would be the $10 pricetag

that sometimes accompanies these releases.  However, that is not

always guaranteed.

 

 


There's no particular reason you should have to go to the store--you can order Blu-rays online from Best Buy's website, exactly as you do from Amazon.
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post #12 of 36
8/8/11 at 12:19pm
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There's no particular reason you should have to go to the store--you can order Blu-rays online from Best Buy's website, exactly as you do from Amazon.

 

 

How much is their shipping?  I get free shipping with Amazon.

 

Generally, there is no real upswing for me to purchase from Best Buy over Amazon.

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post #13 of 36
8/8/11 at 1:14pm



 

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein View Post

I understand the comment.

 

The last Special Edition of this DVD had supplemental

material worked into the film itself instead of separately.

 

So, instead of having the material presented to you in

a separate PIP window while you were watching the film,

they actually had a "long haul" version that placed the

supplements within the film itself.

 

I never thought that was a good idea, because essentially,

you were sitting there watching a 3-hour film with all this

extra material.

 

That all being said, there really is a good bunch of 

supplements here -- many describing flubs in the film.

My favorite was the "springboard" stunt within the

take-off scene of Saturday Night Fever. 

 

Look at 2:56 point where Robert Hayes is thrown 

to the right of the screen.  As he allegedly crash lands

on the floor, you can already see him crouching behind

the cast extras waiting to springboard back.

 

It's so blatant, but yet until it was pointed out on the

DVD, nobody ever caught it.

 

 

 


I missed that DVD release all together and guess I am glad I did.  I can see it can be frustrating.  Thanks for cluing me in. 
 

 

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post #14 of 36
8/8/11 at 2:00pm
Thread Starter 

Just updated information we received from the studio in 

the original post above.  Enjoy!

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post #15 of 36
8/8/11 at 3:21pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein View Post

Just updated information we received from the studio in 

the original post above.  Enjoy!


Thanks. I wonder if the "Long Haul Version" means those deleted scenes & interviews are incorporated back into the 3 hour viewing rather than being stand alone supplements. frown.gif

I hope not. Like Brisby said, i'd prefer to watch supplements individually.
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post #16 of 36
8/8/11 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Crawford View Post

I'm with the others that enjoy the exclusives and their low prices.

 

 

Crawdaddy


I enjoy them, but I confess that I don't get it.  Whats the point of paying for an exclusive if you are heavily discounting it?  This will the Best Buy Exclusive Rio 3D was cheaper than the Amazon pre-order coming out later this month. 
 

 

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post #17 of 36
8/8/11 at 4:56pm
It all sounds pretty good. But yeah, it would be nice to be able to access the "Airplane" features outside the film. And as for Naked Gun, there a few bits of deleted footage that turn up in the TV version of the movie, why still hold that stuff back?
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post #18 of 36
8/8/11 at 7:03pm
I'll be buying Airplane but thats it for now, surely there will be a three movie set of the Police Squad films, all together.
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post #19 of 36
8/9/11 at 4:13am
Thread Starter 

 

 

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surely there will be a three movie set of the Police Squad films, all together.

 

 

I'll refrain from answering that question with the typical "Airplane" reply biggrin.gif

 

My best educated guess is that this will be a simple port of the DVD 

Special Edition so the "Long Haul Version" will be the same as it was

whereas you have to sit and watch an extra-long movie with all the

supplements included in it instead of in a PIP window.

 

 

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post #20 of 36
8/9/11 at 5:12am

As entertaining as The Naked Gun films are, I'd much rather have the television original Police Squad! on Blu. Of course, that's not going to happen.

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post #21 of 36
8/9/11 at 5:34am
I'm hoping for Top Secret! on Blu at some point.
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post #22 of 36
8/9/11 at 4:32pm
Still no deleted scenes for The Naked Gun and I'm pretty sure Airplane! has more deleted scenes than what was presented on the DVD.

Having said that, I'm surprised to see PT&A get a new John Hughes documentary!

If and when Paramount gets around to releasing The Naked Gun 2 1/2 on Blu-Ray, hopefully they'll include this vintage TV documentary:

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post #23 of 36
8/9/11 at 7:41pm
My family and I watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles every year on Thanksgiving; I'm very glad that it's finally being released in HD on Blu-ray. I'd have been reasonably satisfied with movie-only disc, but it looks like we're actually getting a pretty decent selection of supplements. If I remember right, it was only ever released once on DVD, and that was a barebones disc.
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post #24 of 36
8/10/11 at 4:30am

I'm in for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

 

"Those aren't pillows!"  

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post #25 of 36
8/10/11 at 6:13am
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Originally Posted by cafink View Post

My family and I watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles every year on Thanksgiving; I'm very glad that it's finally being released in HD on Blu-ray. I'd have been reasonably satisfied with movie-only disc, but it looks like we're actually getting a pretty decent selection of supplements. If I remember right, it was only ever released once on DVD, and that was a barebones disc.

there was another release that had some extras. they were okay. I guess we will never see the other many deleted scenes. I heard the movie was 3 hours or so.

Jacob
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post #26 of 36
8/10/11 at 6:23am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein View Post

The only upside to these exclusives would be the $10 pricetag

that sometimes accompanies these releases.  However, that is not

always guaranteed.

 

 


I don't think the Best Buy Paramount exclusives have been priced at $10. I don't believe "The Firm", another Best Buy Paramount exclusive has been priced below the $16.99 sticker price. Of course last month you could use the $5 off coupon to get it for $11.99 . I think it is the Target and Walmart exclusives from MGM like Mad Mad Mad World and the Magnificent Seven that were $10 each.
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post #27 of 36
8/10/11 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by Brisby View Post

I'm hoping for Top Secret! on Blu at some point.


That would be great.  I am in for all three of these titles. DVD upgrades here I come!
 

 

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post #28 of 36
8/16/11 at 4:57pm
Thread Starter 

Some artwork fer yuh....

 

planestrainsautosbrd.jpg airplanebrd.jpg nakedgunbrd.jpg

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post #29 of 36
8/16/11 at 5:24pm
Nice beaver.

Is anyone fond for the old days (meaning 1997-98) when Paramount's DVDs had no extras but they all had the original theatrical artwork? tongue.gif
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post #30 of 36
8/16/11 at 6:29pm
The cover art isn't hideous at least.
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