`Collateral Damage' -- America's Greatest Action Hero Comes Home to Video and DVD July 30th; Added Scenes, Documentaries and Director Commentary.Entertainment Editors & Film/Video/DVD Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 3, 2002 "Two Thumbs Up!" -- Ebert & Roeper Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] brings home the action with "Collateral Damage collateral damage Surgery A popular term for any undesired but unavoidable co-morbidity associated with a therapy–eg, chemotherapy-induced CD to the BM and GI tract as a side effect of destroying tumor cells ," debuting on 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. and 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. July 30th 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 $40 million box-office action-thriller directed by Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive," "Under Siege") will sell for $26.98 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. on DVD and for $22.98 SRP on VHS. With motion pictures generating $1.4 billion in total U.S. box-office receipts, and videos selling more than 22 million units, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become one of the most successful motion picture stars of all time and an international cultural icon A cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat which could be considered an English cultural icon. Others include tea, The Beatles and association football. . Among his many movie hits are "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (soon to be joined by the upcoming "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"), "Total Recall," "True Lies," "Eraser" and "Batman & Robin." Lou Lumenick of the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 says, "your hearts will have you cheering" for Arnold as firefighter Gordy Brewer who's in a fight he didn't start but one he's determined to finish. "Collateral Damage" is more than just an action thriller, it's "profoundly poignant and timely, with a gritty, unrelenting realism; it also examines the emotional toll that terrorism exacts on our collective heart and soul."(a) Web-enabled DVD Pumps Up the Action Special Features include: -- Commentary by director Andrew Davis -- Two Documentaries: "Behind the Scenes," HBO's first-look documentary, and "The Hero in a New Era," featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Davis and the producers -- Additional scenes -- Theatrical trailer Standard features include Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, Widescreen format (16x9 1.85:1), cast/crew film highlights, English and French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. As a bonus feature, the VHS edition of "Collateral Damage" will also include the documentary "The Hero in a New Era," featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Davis and the producers. "Collateral Damage" co-stars John Turturro (this summer's "Mr. Deeds," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") and John Leguizamo ("Moulin Rouge," "Executive Decision"). Note to Editors: 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. (a) Wireless Magazine, Earl Ditmann |
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