Search - The Missing [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Western Violence Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 02/24/2004 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 36 Genres: Western, Revisionist Western See Also: The Missing [Widescreen], The Missing, The Missing [Superbit], The Missing [Extended Cut]

Director Ron Howard turns to the Western genre in this tale of a father and daughter who are brought together under difficult circumstances. Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee Jones) is a man living in New Mexico in the 1880s. He had abandoned his family years before to live and travel with a band of Apaches, but his conscience has finally gotten the better of him and he's decided to return home. Jones, however, does not receive a warm welcome upon arrival -- his wife has died and his daughter Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett), now grown and raising two children with her husband Brake (Aaron Eckhart), has no desire to see the man who left her mother to fend for herself. As Jones prepares to depart on a note of bitterness, a band of ruthless bandits, let by Army deserter Chidin (Eric Schweig), descends upon the homestead, murdering Brake and kidnapping his 15-year-old daughter Lily (Evan Rachel Wood). While Maggie feels no desire to forgive her father, she realizes he's her best hope to track down the criminals who took her child, and Jones and Maggie team up to find the bandits before they can disappear into Mexico. The Missing was based on the novel -The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson. Val Kilmer and Jenna Boyd highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Tommy Lee Jones - Samuel Jones
Cate Blanchett - Maggie Gilkeson
Eric Schweig - Chidin
Evan Rachel Wood - Lily Gilkeson
Jenna Boyd - Dot Gilkeson
Aaron Eckhart - Brake Baldwin

This powerful Western directed by Ron Howard has been given a well-rounded presentation for this release on DVD. This edition of The Missing has been given a pan-and-scan transfer to disc in the full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1; a letterboxed widescreen version is also available. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; in addition to the original English-language soundtrack, a dubbed version in French has also been included, as well as optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Plenty of bonus material also appears on this release, including 11 short documentaries on various aspects of making the film, a like number of deleted scenes, three unused endings, an audio commentary from director Howard, three short films from the director, a gallery of production photos, and the film's original theatrical trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide