Out of Sight [Collector's Edition]

Director: Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh

Overview

"Out of Sight is an experience in how to do a DVD right. Featuring a widescreen 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital Sound, this DVD has all of the major elements of a great disc. Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank have a good rapport on the commentary track as they discuss the development of the project. Soderbergh also provides an invaluable guide to his thought process and inspiration by discussing his motivations behind the film's unusual editing and cinematography. The disc also features not a quick ""making of"" featurette, but rather an extensive behind-the-scenes look that is just as interesting as the commentary. Rounding out the list of major features is a deleted scenes reel. While it would have been nice to have them divided by a menu, the quality of the deleted scenes (including the trunk scene as Soderbergh originally envisioned it) makes sitting through the entire reel worthwhile. Also included are trailers and a menu devoted to the music in the film. Out of Sight is an essential disc for any collection and a benchmark for special edition DVDs."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/18/2006
UPC:	0025192034022
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	39,913

Special Features

Feature commentary with director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank; "Inside Out of Sight" documentary; Behind-the-scenes footage; Interviews with Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Albert Brooks, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn, Elmore Leonard, and Scott Frank; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

George Clooney	Jack Foley
Jennifer Lopez	Karen Sisco
Ving Rhames	Buddy Bragg
Don Cheadle	Maurice Miller
Dennis Farina	Marshall Sisco
Albert Brooks	Richard Ripley
Steve Zahn	Glenn Michaels
Isaiah Washington	Kenneth
Michael Keaton	Ray
Nancy Allen	Midge,Pup
Catherine Keener	Adele
Samuel L. Jackson	Hejira (Uncredited)
Jim Robinson	Bank Employee
Elgin Marlow	Bank Customer
Donna Frenzel	Loretta Bank Teller
Manny Suarez	Cop in Bank 1
Keith Hudson	Cop in Bank 2
Luis Guzman	Chino
Paul Soileau	Lulu
Susan Hatfield	Parking Lot Woman
Brad Martin	White Boxer
James Black	Himey
Wendell B. Harris Jr.	Daniel Burdon, FBI
Chuck Castleberry	Library Guard
Chic Daniel	Fourth FBI Man
Connie Sawyer	Old Elevator Lady
Philip Perlman	Old Elevator Gent
Keith Loneker	Bob, White Boy
Paul Calderon	Raymond Cruz
Gregory H. Alpert	Officer Grant
Viola Davis	Moselle
Mark Brown	Ripley Personnel
Sandra Ives	Receptionist
Joe Hess	Ripley Guard
Betsy Monroe	Celeste, Waitress
Wayne Pere	Executive Guy/Philip
Joe Chrest	Andy, Executive Guy
Joe Coyle	Executive Guy 3
Stephen M. Horn	Federal Marshall
Manny Suárez	Actor
Mike Malone	Bank Customer
David Holmes	Composer

Technical Credits

Scott Frank

Elmore Leonard

Steven Soderbergh	Director
Scott Frank	Screenwriter
Stacey Sher	Producer
Michael Shambert	Producer
Danny DeVito	Producer
John Hardy	Executive Producer,Producer
Francine Maisler	Casting
Barry Sonnenfeld	Executive Producer,Producer
Carol Lynn Wenger	Special Effects,Special Effects
G.A. Aguilar	Stunts
Michael Shamberg	Producer
Elmore Leonard	Screenwriter
Erin M. Cullen	Special Effects
Jimmy Armstrong	Sound Effects
Bruce Balestier	Sound Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Larry Blake	Sound Effects
Gail Carroll-Coe	Sound Effects
Kimberly Spear Dixon	Special Effects
David K. Nami	Special Effects
Gunter Anderson	Special Effects
Michael Kelly	Special Effects
Chuck Jeffreys	Stunts
Lynn-Wenger Prods.	Special Effects
Paul Ledford	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A superior Elmore Leonard adaptation and critical favorite, Out of Sight (1998) reenergized Steven Soderbergh's directorial career and confirmed George Clooney's and Jennifer Lopez's movie-star quality. With Scott Frank's screenplay sticking closely to the eccentric source, Soderbergh infuses the unlikely connection between charmingly laid-back con Jack Foley and no-nonsense Fed Karen Sisco with a passionately cool romanticism; the intricate flashback structure renders their pairing a dreamy fait accompli even as Jack's line of "work" and comically shady associates accentuate its impossibility. The funky musical vibe and stylish cinematography, replete with velvety nights, bright Florida days, and astutely witty freeze-frames, neatly match the story's shifting moods. Along with the two stars, the gifted ensemble cast -- including Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks, and Catherine Keener -- is perfectly pitched to Leonard's wry humor; Lopez and Clooney's sultry onscreen chemistry is evident from the moment they meet in a car trunk. Though not a summer bonanza, Out of Sight still became Soderbergh's biggest success since sex, lies and videotape (1989) and won the National Society of Film Critics awards for Best Film, Director and Screenplay over future Oscar darlings Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare in Love.