Search - Reindeer Games [Director's Cut] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 03/27/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Director's Cut Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 4 mins Studio: Dimension Total Copies: 2 Genres: Crime, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Caper See Also: Reindeer Games, Reindeer Games [Blu-ray]

A burglar looking to make time with a beautiful woman after five years in prison falls into a dangerous trap in this action drama. Rudy (Ben Affleck) is serving time in prison for auto theft, where he becomes friendly with his cellmate Nick (James Frain). Nick has been enjoying a spicy courtship by mail with a woman named Ashley (Charlize Theron), who has sent him several enticing photos, even though he has been unable to send her any of himself. Rudy and Nick are to be released the same day, but Nick is killed in an altercation with only three days left to serve. Rudy is let out on schedule, and discovers Ashley, unaware that Nick is dead, is waiting for him. Swayed by her beauty, Rudy claims to be Nick, which turn out to be fun until Rudy meets Ashley's brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise). Gabriel runs with a group of outlaws planning on using Nick's knowledge of an Indian gambling casino in Michigan where he once worked in order to stage a massive robbery on Christmas Eve. Rudy soon realizes if keeps on being Nick, he gets to stay with Ashley, but he'll also have to go along with Gabriel's robbery, which could easily land him back in prison -- or get him killed. Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo and Donal Logue play Gabriel's henchmen; Dennis Farina, Isaac Hayes, and Ashton Kutcher also highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Ben Affleck - Rudy Duncan
Gary Sinise - Gabriel
Charlize Theron - Ashley
Dennis Farina - Jack Bangs
James Frain - Nick

John Frankenheimer's director's cut of Reindeer Games comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. In addition to the never-before-seen footage added to the film, the disc offers a commentary track recorded by Frankenheimer, the trailer, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the original cut of the altered scenes in order to compare them to how Frankenheimer intended to put them together. This is a very good disc from Disney/Buena Vista. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide