The Bourne Identity [WS] [Explosive Edition]

Overview

"Doug Liman's box-office hit The Bourne Identity gets a new DVD release to coincide with the theatrical release of the film's sequel, The Bourne Supremacy. This ""Explosive Extended Edition"" of the film offers a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a new beginning and ending for the film, deleted scenes, a featurette about choreographing a fight scene, a featurette about how much the film resembles actual spy work, a short documentary on amnesia, and a profile of Robert Ludlum -- the author who created these characters. This is a solid release from Universal, who were kind enough to throw in a free ticket to see The Bourne Supremacy with all purchases of this disc."

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/2004
UPC:	0025192545726
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00

Special Features

Matt Damon: From Identity to Supremacy": Exclusive interviews with Matt Damon and Franka Potente explore making The Bourne Identity -- and build a bridge to the upcoming sequel, The Bourne Supremacy; Deleted scenes: Declassified information; "Inside a Fight Scene": Join Matt Damon on the set as he and the film's stunt choreographer map out the explosive action-packed U.S. Embassy fight sequence; "Cloak and Dagger: Covert Ops": CIA Liaison Chase Brandon delivers a detailed, real-world analysis of the making of a super-spy; "The Bourne Diagnosis": A renowned UCLA psychologist probes into the intriguing causes and effects of Jason Bourne's amnesia and its central role in this gripping espionage thriller; "The Bourne Mastermind": A compelling look at the best-selling author of the internationally acclaimed Bourne Trilogy

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matt Damon	Bourne
Franka Potente	Marie
Chris Cooper	Conklin
Clive Owen	The Professor
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	Wombosi
Gabriel Mann	Zorn
Walton Goggins	Research Tech
Josh Hamilton	Research Tech
Julia Stiles	Nicolette
Orso Maria Guerrini	Giancarlo(as Orso Maria-Guerrini)
Tim Dutton	Eamon
Denis Braccini	Picot
Judy Parfitt	Actor
Gil Amelio	Actor
Nicky Naudé	Castel(as Nicky Naude)
David Selburg	Marshall
Jimmy Jean-Louis	Wombosi Bodyguard
Demetri Goritsas	Com Tech
Russell Levy	Manheim(as Russel Levy)
Anthony Green	Security Chief
Hubert Saint-Macary	Morgue Boss(as Hubert Saint Macary)
David Bamber	Consulate Clerk
Gwenaël Clause	Deauvage
Emanuel Booz	Taxi Driver(as Manu Booz)
Philippe Durand	Morgue Attendant
Vincent Franklin	Rawlins
Paulette Frantz	Concierge
Thierry René	Wombosi Counselor
Brian Cox	Ward Abbott
John Powell	Composer

Technical Credits

Tony Gilroy

William Herron

Doug Liman	Director,Producer
Robert Ludlum	Executive Producer
Frank Marshall	Executive Producer
Patrick Crowley	Producer
Richard N. Gladstein	Producer
Tony Gilroy	Screenwriter
Joseph Middleton	Casting
William Herron	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

A tight, gripping spy thriller that's nonetheless a pleasant surprise given a notoriously difficult production that included an incomplete script, usually an omen of impending artistic doom. Not to disparage his abilities in any way -- a pair of showdowns with rival assassins are high-octane show stoppers -- but so much of what works about director Doug Liman's make-or-break studio debut is in the absolutely superb, even brilliant, casting. Matt Damon is perfect in a role that requires him to be simultaneously smart but baffled, competent but confused, lethal but little-boy-lost. By comparison, Richard Chamberlain in the late '80s TV-movie version of the same novel plays like a stone carving. Franka Potente is the first solid, realistic female foil to hit this genre in a long, long time, leaving one to wonder what exactly the James Bond producers will do with characters like Pussy Galore and Honey Ryder now that they've been trumped by the modern, feminist approach of Bourne and the spoofing jabs of the Austin Powers series. Praise must also be heaped on the blink-and-you'll-miss-it performance of Clive Owen as a rival assassin, whose chilling performance suddenly twists into eerie poignancy in a Van Gogh-inspired death scene that occurs in a wheat field bursting with crows, an unexpectedly quiet high point of the film. The always reliably efficient Chris Cooper, who never seems to use a movement, facial expression, or vocal inflection without deliberate care, seems at first an odd choice for a villain, until it becomes clear that his character's villainy is hopelessly intertwined with his very bureaucratic flunkeyism. Envisioned by Universal as a franchise-launcher with at least two follow-ups to come, The Bourne Identity is a solid kick-start to a series that will, hopefully, remain grounded in the sort of reality that makes the film a slick, enjoyable thriller.