Unforgiven

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Overview

Warner Bros.' feature-filled, double-disc Special Edition DVD of the Clint Eastwood Western Unforgiven illustrates the evolution of the DVD. When first issued, the DVD of this multiple-Oscar-winning film of 1992 was a bare bones affair, with no special features or documentaries beyond picture and sound quality. But now the knowledge that DVD popularity is greatly enhanced by extra features has prompted many reissues, such as this two-disk Special Edition. The first disk contains the film in a stunningly beautiful...
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Overview

Warner Bros.' feature-filled, double-disc Special Edition DVD of the Clint Eastwood Western Unforgiven illustrates the evolution of the DVD. When first issued, the DVD of this multiple-Oscar-winning film of 1992 was a bare bones affair, with no special features or documentaries beyond picture and sound quality. But now the knowledge that DVD popularity is greatly enhanced by extra features has prompted many reissues, such as this two-disk Special Edition. The first disk contains the film in a stunningly beautiful letterbox widescreen version that preserves the aspect ratio of the original film, and a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound soundtrack that puts the range in home on the range. Disk one also contains an insightful movie commentary by film critic and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel, plus Eastwood film highlights and an awards list for the film. Disk two includes an Unforgiven retrospective ten years later, a "making of" feature about the film, a short feature about Eastwood, and a John Cusack-narrated biography of the film's star. But the real gold on the disk is the inclusion of an ancient episode of the popular 1950s TV show Maverick in which an impossibly-young Eastwood starred.
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by Time magazine film critic and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel; Interactive menus; Eastwood film highlights; Awards list; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español; 4 marvelous documentaries, 2002's all-new on All on Account of Pullin' a Trigger , 1992's Eastwood & Co.: making Unforgiven, 1992's Eastwood...A Star and Schickel's penetrating 1997 career profile Eastwood on Eastwood classic Maverick episode Duel at Sundown
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Lucia Bozzola
Appearing two years after Kevin Costner's Oscar-winning megahit Dances With Wolves, Unforgiven helped spur a mini-revival of the moribund genre in the 1990s that included Posse (1993), Tombstone (1993), and Sharon Stone's "Man With No Name" turn in The Quick and the Dead (1995). Written by David Webb Peoples in 1976, the script was bought by Clint Eastwood in the early '80s, though he waited until he was old enough to play psychotic antihero William Munny as a grizzled veteran of a bloody past, rather than someone closer to the younger Eastwood of Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy and Don Siegel's Dirty Harry (1971). Upon its release in August 1992, seven years after Eastwood's previous western Pale Rider, Unforgiven was praised as an uncompromising revisionist masterpiece, showcasing Eastwood's visual command of western landscapes and locations and his perceptive yet critical view of the genre's mythology and his own place in its "machinery of violence." After deliberately pacing the reemergence of Munny's pathology, Eastwood shrouds the climactic shoot-out in cinematographer Jack N. Green's dark shadows and heavy rainfall reminiscent of film noir, rendering Munny's return to Eastwood's lethal star form unsettling in its victory. Unforgiven became an unexpected serious hit in a season of popcorn movies, eventually grossing over $100 million and reviving Eastwood's star standing after a series of late '80s flops. After winning several critics' prizes, it became one of only a handful of westerns to win the Best Picture Oscar; Eastwood's status behind the camera was finally acknowledged with a Best Director statuette.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/24/2002
  • UPC: 085392345724
  • Original Release: 1992

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  • Source: Warner Home Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Time: 2:11:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 22,096

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Clint Eastwood Bill Munny
Gene Hackman Sheriff "Little Bill" Daggett
Morgan Freeman Ned Logan
Richard Harris English Bob
Jaimz Woolvett The "Schofield Kid"
Saul Rubinek W.W. Beauchamp
Frances Fisher Strawberry Alice
David Mucci Quick Mike
Rob Campbell Davey Bunting
Anthony James Skinny Dubois
Stuart Aikins
Ben Cardinal Johnny Foley
Chad Dowdell Curious Townsperson (uncredited)
Beverley Elliott Silky
Tara Dawn Frederick Little Sue
Greg Goossen Fighter
Philip Hayes Lippy MacGregor
Phyllis Huffman
Larry Joshua Bucky
Robert Koons Crocker
Henry Kope German Joe Schultz
Aline Levasseur Penny Munny
Anna Levine Delilah Fitzgerald
Jefferson Mappin Fatty Rossiter
Walter Marsh Barber
Michael Maurer Train Person #3
Shane Meier Will Munny
Mina E. Mina Muddy Chandler
Lochlyn Munro Texas Slim
George Orrison The Shadow
John Pyper-Ferguson Charley Hecker
Jeremy Ratchford Deputy Andy Russell
Liisa Repo-Martell Faith
Josie Smith Crow Creek Kate
Frank C. Turner Fuzzy
Ron White Clyde Ledbetter
Technical Credits
Clint Eastwood Director, Producer
Richard Alexander Sound/Sound Designer
Janice Blackie-Goodine Set Decoration/Design
Henry Bumstead Production Designer
Joel Cox Editor
Stan Edmonds Makeup
John Frazier Special Effects
Les Fresholtz Sound/Sound Designer
Adrian H. Gorton Art Director
Bob Gray Production Manager
Jack N. Green Cinematographer
Phyllis Huffman Casting
Julian Ludwig Associate Producer
James Murakami Set Decoration/Design
Lennie Niehaus Score Composer
David Peoples Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Verne Poore Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Roberts Art Director
David Valdes Executive Producer, Production Designer
Rob Young Musical Direction/Supervision, Sound/Sound Designer
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Foreword [1:11]
2. Big Whiskey Disturbance [2:42]
3. "No Fuss" Fine [3:06]
4. "We Ain't Horses" [1:16]
5. Schofield Kid [5:52]
6. Payment Day [2:43]
7. Out of Practice [7:23]
8. Done Stuff for Money [4:33]
9. Just a Fella Now [2:49]
10. Majesty of Royalty [2:52]
11. No Firearm Allowed [4:18]
12. Welcoming English Bob [7:30]
13. Not-So-Straight Shooter [7:19]
14. Duke of Death [4:20]
15. Killers' Campfire [2:19]
16. Object Lesson [6:23]
17. Farewell to Savages [2:47]
18. Vision of the Dead [4:12]
19. Big Whiskey Hospitality [7:10]
20. Angel of Death [3:46]
21. "We Both Got Scars" [4:51]
22. Water for a Dying Man [4:48]
23. Ned's Decision [1:43]
24. "He Had it Coming" [4:59]
25. Interrogating Ned [2:02]
26. Assassins Strike [2:36]
27. A Hell of a Thing [3:28]
28. Will's Only Friend [3:55]
29. On Display [1:19]
30. Here To Kill You [3:47]
31. "Deserves Got Nothin' to Do With It" [3:51]
32. Killer's Threat [2:19]
33. Epilogue and End Credits [6:09]
Side #2 -- Bonus Features
1. Introduction; Early Career [9:34]
2. Men, Women and Mentors [7:21]
3. Magnum Opus [9:22]
4. Outlaw Trails [13:16]
5. Masks of Masculinity [8:24]
6. Directing the Dreams [10:57]
7. Behind the Camera [8:13]
8. End Credits [1:21]
1. Investments [7:34]
2. Completely Resistible [6:19]
3. Stacked Deck [4:55]
4. Red's Weakness [3:10]
5. Money Ahead of Everything [6:35]
6. Handy..With Guns and Women [6:35]
7. Gunning for Bret [5:46]
8. Where's Red? [3:24]
9. The Real Thing [3:30]
10. End Credits [1:12]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Cast & Crew
      Commentary by Film Critic Richard Schinckel
      Eastwood Out West
      Awards
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      English
      Français (Dubbed in Quebec)
      English
      Français
      Español
      None
Side #2 -- Bonus Features
   All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
   Eastwood & Co.: Making Unforgiven
   Eastwood...A Star
   Eastwood on Eastwood: Scene Index
   Maverick: Duel at Sundown: Scene Index
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Squint with Clint

    I'm not a big Western movie fan but this movie was just amazing. Clint Eastwood is unbeatable when it comes to making movies that are dark but make you really think.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Brilliant Film

    I hate usual westerns but this movie is much more than that, it is a feeling multileveled tapestry woven by characters and ideas rather than the furthering of the exciting plot. The charactors are reminscent of something I would right, especially the character of English Bob, a fine film!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Eastwood delivers a classic, mature western for the ages

    This must truly be one of the best westerns ever made. Clint Eastwood is no stranger to this genre, but he approaches it differently this time around. Eastwood portrays William Munny, a former outlaw who is reluctantly called back to his guns by the ''Scofield Kid'', to serve as a bounty hunter. This is not your typical ''Dirty Harry'' action, this Eastwood film deals with killing on a higher, psychological level. It's also a deep character study, where William Munny realizes how hard it is to actually forget his former ways. Gene Hackman won an academy award for his portrayl of Little Bill, the town sherrif, who again creates a riveting character, creating a man who is somehow somewhat likeable even though he's really a vicious person. Morgan Freeman also stars in this classic western, a story based on moralities and justice. The film also focuses on the impact on killing someone can have; what it can do to your soul. It also contains an ending scene that simply cannot be missed. This is Clint's best picture, and the academy apparently thought so too, as it was awarded best picture of 1992, along with best director for Eastwood. And to quote an older man who was in the same theater as me when this film was shown, ''That was a truly great western, maybe the best I've seen since ''Shane'' in 1955.''

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    Great Movie...

    Great acting, good story, it's a Clint Eastwood Classic.

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