The blu ray is a good quality film but apart from an interesting alternative opening to the film, which does explain things more neatly and numerous teasers for the film in america where it actually didnt do so well as well as the actual film trailer, there isnt much more bonus material to see. Wives and her boyfriend pete sam elliot, frogs, road house have a car accident in the english countryside, the other driver offers to take them to his. Shop force 10 from navarone bluray 1978 at best buy. Walter hills the driver on bluray in july cine outsider. Taxi driver on bluray 043396342101 from sony pictures home entertainment. It would be another four years before hill would really hit paydirt, with 48 hours 1982, following the success of cult favourite the warriors in 1979, and the excellent 1981 thriller, southern comfort. Studiocanal has revealed that it plans to bring to bluray director walter hills thriller the driver 1978, starring ryan oneal, bruce dern. Dvd savant bluray glenn erickson dvd savant glenn erickson dvd talk bluray william harrison dvdbeaver bluray gary w. Baby driver 2017 edgar wright says this is one of the inspirations for his film, and also its director walter hill makes a cameo as a courtroom interpreter. A well made movie with nice aesthetics, although in a minimalistic fashion, and interesting as a comparison with the remakes. It is also a low key film noir that delivers the goods.
Feb 27, 2019 a getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective. It stars ryan oneal, bruce dern and isabelle adjani. The detective becomes obsessed to arrest the driver and he seeks out a gang that has robbed a supermarket and promises to forgive their heist if they help him to arrest the driver in a bank robbery. Shop force 10 from navarone blu ray 1978 at best buy. May 10, 2019 drive blu ray sound quality now this is where things get interesting, because aside from including the original dtshd master audio 5. The driver 1978 cast and crew an enigmatic man of fast cars and few words, the driver ryan oneal excels at maneuvering getaway vehicles through the tightest of spots, making him quite in. A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
The driver bluray release date july 14, 2014 united kingdom. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. The detective is hellbent on nabbing the driver, a man wellknown in the criminal world for manoeuvring getaway vehicles during crimes. In fact, not one character in the movie has a name. The driver bluray release date july 23, 20 limited edition to 3000 sold out. The driver is the cat and mouse story of a professional. Nov 16, 2019 bluray, cdrom, r, rw, and dvd drivers. The driver 1978 is another wonderful and much underrated film from the 1970s. No one plays nutty, obsessed characters quite like bruce dern.
Invasion of the body snatchers 1978 bluray dvd drivein. With ryan oneal, bruce dern, isabelle adjani, ronee blakley. The detective decides to set a bank robbery to trap him. Directors walter hill cast includes ryan oneal, bruce dern, isabelle adjani, matt clark, ronee blakley, felice orlandi. Drive bluray picture quality icon already released drive several years ago, and do not appear to have revisited the video presentation with a brand new remaster for this rerelease, instead porting over what looks to be the exact same 1080pavcencoded high definition video presentation that adorned that earlier package, framed in the movies. The driver is a 1978 american crime action film written and directed by walter hill. The apps are synchronized with your account at bluray. Driver, the on dvd 024543173311 from 20th century fox.
Writerdirector walter hillis 1978 study of professionalism and obsession stars ryan oineal as the ultimate getaway driver a sleek crook whois never. Starring ryan oneal, bruce dern, isabelle adjani and ronee blakley. Factorys scream factory line has released on bluray invasion of the body snatchers, the dark, depressing 1978 noir horror thriller from united artists, directed by philip kaufman, written by w. Arrow recommends is a column that has my sorry ass advise older movies to your royal asses. A look at the region free, limited edition blu ray of the driver 1978, walter hill from twilight time. The driver 1978 bluray region free bruce dern walter. When a cab driver is discovered by corrupt producers as a successor to super star bruce lee, they find his rebellious and individual nature may be too much for even their massive enterprise to contain.
Description paul schrader, 1978 limited bluray edition region b. Twilight time has released directorwriter walter hills 1978 thriller the driver as a limited edition 3,000 units bluray. Body snatchers was an early showcase film for dolbys fledgling audio technology, both for its creative uses of placement and the unsettling realworld effects created by the likes of ben burtt fresh. Our neonoir selection is, obviously, far more mainstream, and broad, than our essential noir on bluray choices. The driver 1978 british board of film classification. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Its practically impossible to identify or sympathize with any of the characters. The driver is an accomplished action thriller with wonderful performances and great directing from walter hill, who has always crafted entertaining and worthwhile pictures that are sleek, stylish. Bluray all the limited edition series america twilight time no cuts the u. The film directed by walter hill is a taught thriller incorporating a great deal of car chasing and tyre screeching, and stars ryan oneil playing the title driver very much against grain of his earlier productions.
Rent convoy 1978 starring kris kristofferson and ali macgraw on dvd and blu ray. The film is intentionally antiseptic when it comes to development of characters. Someone must have spiked the water supply for the good in hollywood in 1978, because the studios turned. The driver 1978 an enigmatic man of fast cars and few words, the driver ryan oneal excels at maneuvering getaway vehicles through the tightest of spots, making him quite in demand in criminal. Apr 23, 2019 arrow recommends is a column that has my sorry ass advise older movies to your royal asses. Blu ray authority started out in 1999 then dvd authority. Walter hills the driver on bluray in july june 2014 always a stylish, powerful presence in action cinema, acclaimed director walter hill combines his twin genre obsessions, the western and the urban crime drama to thrilling effect in essential neonoir, the driver 1978. In this oddly haunting action thriller, a man known only as the driver ryan oneal is a master getaway specialist for a thieves organization. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I have a blu ray drive liteon which windows 8 recognizes as atapi bd b dh12b2sh, but when i put a blu ray in the drive it doesnt not recogizine that there is a disc in the drive. The premise is simple enough, ryan oneal the driver is a highly skilled wheelman who offers his services to aspiring robbers. But the player helps the driver to exchange the dirty money. Putting in a dvd or cd and windows see it fine, but any blu ray it considers the drive to be empty. The driver is one of the hardest to find twilight time blurays.
Rent convoy 1978 starring kris kristofferson and ali macgraw on dvd and bluray. With solid character actors, a cool score, sharp writing, strong chase scenes, and neat cinematography there is a lot to enjoy. Blu ray all the limited edition series america twilight time no cuts the u. Richter based loosely on the celebrated jack finney novel, and starring donald sutherland, brooke adams, leonard nimoy, jeff goldblum, art. The driver blu ray release date july 23, 20 limited edition to 3000 sold out. Terrific chase scenes highlight this unjustlyneglected modern day film noir. Staring ryan oneal, isabelle adjani, bruce dern and ronee blakley. Also, the numbers 28071978 on babys prison jumpsuit at the end of the film correspond to the release date of the driver. When margaret katharine ross, the stepford wives and her boyfriend pete sam elliot, frogs, road house have a car accident in the english countryside, the other driver offers to take them to his lavish country estate to make amends. Blue collar indicator uk bluray region b diabolikdvd.
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