Miracle Mile [Blu-ray]

Director: Steve De Jarnatt Steve De Jarnatt

Overview

Miracle Mile starts conventionally enough, with bashful musician Anthony Edwards going ga-ga over waitress Mare Winningham. After a pleasant if somewhat quirky day together, Edwards and Winningham plan a tete-a-tete at the all-night restaurant where the girl works. While preparing to call her on a pay phone, Edwards intercepts a frantic call from a soldier stationed at a Midwestern missile silo. The message: nuclear warheads have been launched, and it's only 70 minutes to Armageddon! This unsettling news casts severe doubts over the future of Edwards' and Winningham's relationship.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2015
UPC:	0738329165222
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00

Special Features

Audio commentary by director Steve De Jarnatt moderated by Walter Chaw; Audio commentary by director Steve De Jarnatt, DP Theo van de Sande and production designer Chris Horner; Excavations from the editing room tar pits - deleted scenes, outtakes and bloopers; Supporting cast and crew reunion; Harry and Julie: interview with stars Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham; Alternate diamond ending; Trailers for Miracle Mile and Cherry 2000

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anthony Edwards	Harry Washello
Mare Winningham	Julie Peters
John Agar	Ivan Peters
Lou Hancock	Lucy Peters
Kurt Fuller	Gerstead
Danny De La Paz	Transvestite
Robert DoQui	Fred the Cook
Denise Crosby	Landa
Mykelti Williamson	Wilson
O-Lan Jones	Waitress,Harlan
Kelly Jo Minter	Charlotta
Alan Rosenberg	Mike
Earl Boen	Drunk Man in Diner
Diane Delano	Stewardess
José Mercado	Actor
Alan Berger	Actor
Howard Swain	Actor
Bill McKinney	Actor
Peter Berg	Band Member
Lucille Bliss	Old Woman in Diner
Jordana Capra	TV Anchorwoman
Jenette Goldstein	Beverly Hills Chick
Cynthia Phillips	Female Cop
Raphael Sbarge	Chip
Brian Thompson	Power Lifter
Tangerine Dream	Composer

Technical Credits

Steve De Jarnatt

John Daly	Producer
Steve De Jarnatt	Director,Screenwriter
Derek Gibson	Producer
Ben Jensen	Stunts
Kim Koscki	Stunts
Billy DaMota	Casting
Graham Cottle	Producer
Lauren Lloyd	Casting
Cris Thomas-Palomino	Stunts
Ken Hall	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A charming little flick that combines elements of Night of the Living Dead, The Towering Inferno, and The Morning After into an improbable date movie, Miracle Mile gives Cherry 2000 filmmaker Steven de Jarnatt another chance to prove that a decent cast and a cool premise are more valuable than millions of dollars in special effects. The best classic science fiction stories favored compelling what-if scenarios over razor sharp prose. In the cinematic equivalent, we get workmanlike production values and a heck of a concept: What if you accidentally intercepted a phone call that alerted you to impending nuclear war? Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham are the everyday youngsters whose tentative romance gets interrupted by the imminent big bang, and their winsome appeal goes a lot farther than something more high-octane. Meanwhile, a rich collection of character actors including Star Trek: The Next Generation's Denise Crosby provide expendable supporting players and lend the race to infinity its sociological scope. Any movie predicated on a nuclear countdown is bound to end on either a downer or an unexpectedly giddy note, but the game cast and tight little script keep the audience guessing right down to zero.