Spy Game [WS] [Collector's Edition]

Overview

"Robert Redford and Brad Pitt star in the action thriller hit Spy Game. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Universal's work on this transfer is nothing less than fantastic. Sporting solid black levels, bright colors, and even fleshtones, this is a near-perfect print of the film. The soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and French, as well as DTS Surround in English. Either of these soundtracks should give any home theater system a through, rough workout. With directional effects surrounding the viewer and no hiss or distortion present anywhere in the mix, this is an excellent reproduction of the theatrical soundtrack experience. Also included on this disc are English and Spanish subtitles. The extra features on Spy Game should please those looking to delve into the making of the film. Starting off the supplements is a feature called ""Clandestine Ops."" Using this icon while watching the film allows the viewer to be whisked off to some vignette or alternate supplemental scene. Two commentaries are included, one by director Tony Scott and a second by producers Marc Abraham and Douglas Wick. Both of these tracks are very technically based and feature a lot of inside scoop on the making of the film. Five deleted scenes and four alternate versions of existing scenes offer the viewer a look at what ended up on the cutting room floor. Some of these scenes are unique while others deserved to be trimmed from the final film. All of the scenes feature optional commentary by the director. A script-to-storyboard comparison features the director discussing some of his drawing skills and shows a few of his storyboard sketches. Finally there are a few pages of info on the requirements for the CIA acceptance, a theatrical trailer for the film, some production notes, cast and filmmakers bios, DVD-ROM features for PC, and a trailer for the film The Bourne Identity."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/09/2002
UPC:	0025192155222
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	37,804

Special Features

Clandestine OPS: Behind-the-Scenes; "Classified Information"; Alternate versions, deleted scenes, and alternate ending; Script-to-storyboard featurette on Tony Scott's filmmaking process; Feature commentary with the director; Feature commentary with the producers; Requirements for CIA acceptance: Do you have what it takes to become an operative?; Universal Studios total access

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Redford	Nathan Muir
Brad Pitt	Tom Bishop
Catherine McCormack	Elizabeth Hadley
Stephen Dillane	Charles Harker
Larry Bryggman	Troy Folger
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Gladys Jennip
Matthew Marsh	Dr. Byars
Todd Boyce	Robert Aiken
Michael Paul Chan	Vincent Vy Ngo
Garrick Hagon	Cy Wilson
Andrew Grainger	Andrew Unger
Bill Buell	Fred Kappler
Colin Stinton	Henry Pollard
Ted Maynard	CIA Administrator
Tom Hodgkins	CIA Lobby Guard
Rufus Wright	Folger's Secretary
Demetri Goritsas	Billy Hyland
Quinn Collins	OPS Center Security Officer
Sam Scudder	Back Bencher
Yann Johnson	CIA Back Bencher
Pat McGrath	Cleaner
Shane Rimmer	Estate Agent
David Hemmings	Harry Duncan
James Aubrey	Mitch Alford
In Sook Chappell	Receptionist,Alford's Receptionist
Benedict Wong	Tran
Ken Leung	Li
Adrian Pang	Jiang
Ho-Yi	Prison Warden
David Y. Cheung	Down's Prisoner
Tony Xu	Interrogator
Mark Sung	Ambulance Driver
David K. S. Tse	Prison Doctor,Warden's Lieutenant
Logan Wang	Prison Guard,Outer Gate Guard
Hon Ping Tang	Prison Guard
Mark Chui	Cell Block Guard
Stuart Milligan	Captain
Joseph Chanet	VC General
Eddie Yeoh	General Hun Chea
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	Radioman
Joerg Stadler	Schmidt
Zsolt Zagoni	West German Businessman
Balazs Tardy	Vopo No. 1
Pal Oberfrank	Vopo No. 2
Géza Schramek	East German Refugee
Imre Csuja	Bar Owner
Melinda Volgyi	Bar Owner's Wife
Karoly Rekasi	East German Border Guard
Kimberly Tufo	Sandy
Iain Smith	Ambassador Cathcart
Gregory Groth	CIA Training Instructor
Peter Linka	CIA Polygraph
Omid Djalili	Doumet
Amidou	The Sheik's Doctor
Nabil Massad	Sheik Salameh
Mohamed Picasso	Colonel Ajami
Aziz Ait Essahmi	Checkpoint Guard
Moustapha Moulay	Arab Businessman
Mohamed Quatib	Motorcyclist/Decoy Man
Raid Regragui	Suicide Van Driver
Dale Dye	Commander Wiley
Tim Briggs	Heli Pilot
Frank Nall	CNN Reporter
Ian Porter	US-China Reporter
Charlotte Rampling	US-China Reporter
Anita Deutsch	A Girl
Prison Warden	Actor
Harry Gregson-Williams	Conductor,Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Frost Beckner

David Arata

Greg Campbell	Stunts
Tony Scott	Director
Michael Frost Beckner	Screenwriter
David Arata	Screenwriter
Stephanie Antosca	Producer
Oscar G. Castillo	Special Effects
David A. Arnold	Sound Effects
James Ashwill	Sound Effects
Iain Smith	Executive Producer,Producer
John Bateman	Sound Effects
Armyan Bernstein	Executive Producer,Producer
John Brady	Sound Effects
Thomas A. Bliss	Executive Producer,Producer
Tom Burns	Sound Effects
James W. Skotchdopole	Executive Producer,Producer
Matthew Adams	Special Effects
Douglas Wick	Producer,Producer
Marc Abraham	Producer
Steve Dent	Stunts
Kevin Lingenfelser	Special Effects
Lucinda Syson	Casting
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Trevor Wood	Special Effects
Simon Kaye	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Ignoring its somewhat dubious politics, Tony Scott's espionage thriller remains a taut and engrossing -- if glossily shallow -- take on international intrigue, shoved along at a steady clip by brisk editing and an insistent score. This is the kind of material a director like Alan J. Pakula would have thrived on in the '70s; Michael Frost Beckner and David Arata's script is rife with double- and triple-crosses, sex, assassinations, elaborate flashbacks, daring rescues, and beat-the-clock political maneuvering. In the hands of Pakula or a similarly accomplished director, Spy Game would have been truly epic instead of endlessly watchable, but, as it is, the movie offers more than enough coherent drama for audiences to chew over. Though Scott's excessive stylistic flourishes are mostly distracting, he's to be commended for delineating a head-spinning amount of information in a relatively compact, 127-minute running time. Granted, some characters fall by the wayside -- the luminous Charlotte Rampling has a nothing part -- and some plot details remain unclear, but through it all, Robert Redford anchors the film with a relaxed cool he hasn't exhibited in years. It's a part tailor-made for him, and his mere presence lends the film a gravity it wouldn't have had otherwise. Scott seems mostly uninterested in his characters' emotional transformations, but the veteran leading man more than makes up for it in his repartee with a similarly well-cast Brad Pitt. So while it's tantalizing to think of the movie Spy Game could have been, the one that's onscreen proves to be more than enough.