Search - Gardens of Stone [Fullscreen/Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 06/25/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 52 mins Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Members Wishing: 3 Genres: War, War Drama, Anti-War Film See Also: Gardens of Stone [Widescreen]

Set in Washington D.C. during the Vietnam War era, Gardens of Stone concentrates on the trials and tribulations of the Arlington National Cemetery home guard. James Caan plays career soldier Sgt. Clell Hazard, who has come to the sad conclusion that Vietnam is unwinnable and that America should withdraw as soon as possible. His attitude is contrasted to that held by Private Jackie Willow (D.B. Sweeney), who wants nothing more in life than to go into battle for his country. Though Hazard cannot officially dissuade Willow from this yearning, he pulls a few surreptitious strings to change the lad's mind, including encouraging a renewed romance between Jackie and his former girlfriend Rachel (Mary Stuart Masterton). After so many big-budgeters, Coppola determined that Gardens would be a deliberately "small" picture, concentrating on personalities rather than opulence; the director's father, Carmine Coppola, supplied the music, while Peter Masterton and Carlyn Glynn, the real-life parents of Mary Stuart Masterton, play Mary's on-screen dad and mom. Gardens of Stone was adapted by Ronald Bass from the novel by Nicholas Proffitt. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

James Caan - Sgt. Clell Hazard
Anjelica Huston - Samantha Davis
James Earl Jones - Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson
D.B. Sweeney - Pvt. Jackie Willow
Dean Stockwell - Capt. Homer Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson - Rachel Feld
Laurence Fishburne - Cpl. Flanagan

Francis Ford Coppola directs and James Caan stars in the 1987 military drama Gardens of Stone. Columbia's work on this 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is very nice with only a few instances of grain or edge enhancement marring the image. Otherwise this picture features dark black levels and solid color patterns to make for a very pleasant viewing. The soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround and is very middle-of-the-road. While use of Surround sounds is rare, overall the soundtrack is void of any excessive hiss or distortion. Also included on this disc are English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean subtitles. The extra features on this DVD have been kept to the bare minimum -- the only supplements available here are some theatrical trailers for the films Glory and Birdy (while the trailer for Gardens of Stone is conspicuously missing). ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide