Insider, The (US)
Warning: Exposing the truth may be hazardous
Certificate: R
Running Time: 158 mins
Retail Price: $32.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The Insider recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry, and dragged two people into the fight of their lives.
Academy Award Winner Al Pacino (Any Given Sunday, The Devil`s Advocate) gives a powerful performance as veteran 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman, and Russell Crowe (L.A. Confidential, Mystery, Alaska) co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffery Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations, and much, much more.
As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at their disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence.
Also starring Christopher Plummer (Malcolm X) as anchor Mike Wallace and Gina Gershon (Face/Off), The Insider will chill you with its cold, hard edge, and thrill you with its unbelievable twists and turns.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Production Featurette - Audio Commentary with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe
Inside A Scene
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Michael Mann
Written By:
Eric Roth
Michael Mann
Marie Brenner
Starring:
Philip Baker Hall
Christopher Plummer
Al Pacino
Lindsay Crouse
Diane Venora
Russell Crowe
Casting By:
Bonnie Timmermann
Soundtrack By:
Lisa Gerrard
Graeme Revell
Pieter Bourke
Director of Photography:
Dante Spinotti
Editor:
David Rosenbloom
Paul Rubell
William Goldenberg
Costume Designer:
Anna B. Sheppard
Production Designer:
Brian Morris
Producer:
Michael Waxman
Michael Mann
Pieter Jan Brugge
Kathleen M. Shea
Gusmano Cesaretti
Distributor:
Buena Vista
Disney Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Warner come on, more features.
The video transfer is ok. No signs of compression at all.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is somehow flat. The surrounds are only used on 1 or 2 occasions.
The menus are animated yet are simple.
The extras include a rather dull behind the scenes featurette and a nice inside a scene feature.
Bottom line, despite the occasional yawn, a good movie.