``Showtime'': Superstars De Niro and Murphy Together for First Time on DVD, Set for August 13th Release from Warner Home Video.Entertainment Editors & Video Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 10, 2002 "One-word review: funny. Two-word review: real funny!" -- Joel Siegel, Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro and Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. star as two cops who team up whether they like it or not in the $38 million action-comedy "Showtime," coming to VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. August 13th from Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. . The VHS will sell for $22.98 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. and the DVD for $26.98 SRP. Together, De Niro and Murphy have sold more than 69 million videos to date. De Niro was nominated for six Academy Awards and has taken home two Oscars -- one for his work in "Raging Bull" and another for "The Godfather, Part II." His films, which have grossed a total $1.4 billion at the box-office, also include "Cape Fear," "Awakenings," "The Deer Hunter," "Taxi Driver" and "GoodFellas." More recently, he's appeared in "The Score," "Meet the Parents," and "Analyze This." Since his days as a breakout young star on "Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL ," Eddie Murphy has been one of his generation's brightest talents, with a $2.2 billion motion picture box-office career that includes classics like "48 Hours," the "Beverly Hills Cop" series, "The Nutty Professor," "Dr. Dolittle," "Shrek" and the upcoming "I Spy." "Showtime" also stars Rene Russo ("Lethal Weapon 3 & 4," "Thomas Crown Affair") and William Shatner ("Star Trek," "Miss Congeniality"), and was directed by Tom Dey, who previously helmed the Jackie Chan/Owen Wilson comedy hit "Shanghai Noon." "Showtime" Is Bonus Time! Special features include: -- Uproarious additional scenes, including hilarious improvised Eddie Murphy "Showtime" booth confessionals and 3 extended scenes -- Commentary by director Tom Dey, producer Jorge Saralegui -- Visit the set with "HBO First Look: The Making of Showtime" -- Theatrical trailer The DVD also includes Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, cast and crew film highlights, English and French languages (dubbed in Quebec), and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. The DVD is available in both Widescreen and Full-Screen versions. The VHS edition of "Showtime" will also feature hilarious additional footage with Eddie Murphy. Please e-mail requests for materials to karenpenhale@cs-pr.com or fax to 818/260-0707. Photo material can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com. |
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