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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 02/24/2004 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 46 Genres: Comedy Drama, Crime, Crime Drama, Caper, Family Drama See Also: Matchstick Men [Widescreen], Matchstick Men [Widescreen], Matchstick Men [Widescreen]

Ridley Scott directs the crime comedy Matchstick Men, based on the novel of the same name by Eric Garcia. Neurotic con man Roy (Nicolas Cage) suffers from several emotional problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. He and his partner Frank (Sam Rockwell) swindle people out of money by posing as money collectors who promise things like tax refunds, package vacations, and other fabulous prizes (which they never get). Frank wants to pull a really big job, but Roy is too consumed with fear and panic attacks to join him. Only cigarettes and his trusty illegal prescription drugs seem to keep him going. When Roy finds himself in desperate need of more pills, he is forced to see legitimate psychotherapist Dr. Klein (Bruce Altman). Roy ends up talking about his emotional damage from a troubled marriage and divorce, which results in the discovery of a child whom he has never met. Dr. Klein suggests that he spend a weekend with the kid, so in walks teenaged Angela (played by twentysomething Alison Lohman). Reluctant to develop his role as a father, Roy also gets heavily involved in Frank's ambitious swindle. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Nicolas Cage - Roy Waller
Sam Rockwell - Frank Mercer
Alison Lohman - Angela
Bruce Altman - Dr. Klein
Bruce McGill - Chuck Frechette
Fran Kranz - Slacker Boyfriend

Ridley Scott's con man comedy drama Matchstick Men comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Scott and screenwriters Nicholas Griffin and Ted Griffin. The director was recorded separately from the brothers, but the two tracks are edited together well, with each commenting on the other as the film progresses. They offer much insight into the development of the script, and make it readily apparent that it was a pleasant work experience for everyone involved. An extensive making-of documentary offers addition information about the filmmaking process. This is a fine disc for what it is, but Scott's visual flair is hampered by the full-screen transfer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide