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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Drug Content Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 01/13/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Miramax Total Copies: 4 Genres: Comedy Drama, Satire, Military Comedy

Australian director Gregor Jordan makes his sophomore effort with this tale about crooked U.S. soldiers based in Germany during the waning days of the cold war. Special Fourth Class soldier Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) guards against the Soviets while on duty, and rips off the U.S. military while off duty. Handsome, calculating, and thoroughly amoral, Elwood runs a profitable black-market business that operates just below the official radar. He and his associates make drugs to sell to his fellow GIs; steal Army supplies, selling them to a German connection; and a host of other dirty deeds. One day, he and his gang uncover some loot that will land them some real money -- high-tech military weaponry. As they try to quietly offload the stuff, the new sergeant, Robert K. Lee (Scott Glenn), catches on to Elwood's nefarious deeds and sets out to put him out of businesses. Elwood, in turn, catches on to the fact that Lee has a very attractive daughter (Anna Paquin) and sets out to bed her. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Joaquin Phoenix - Pvt. Ray Elwood
Anna Paquin - Robyn Lee
Scott Glenn - Sgt. Robert K. Lee
Ed Harris - Col. Wallace Berman
Elizabeth McGovern - Mrs. Berman
Gabriel Mann - Knoll

This controversial dark comedy has been given a serviceable presentation for its release on DVD. Buffalo Soldiers has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. The dialogue is in English with no multiple-language options included. As a bonus, this edition features an optional commentary track from director Gregor Jordan and a short documentary on the making of the film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide