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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 11/23/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, Adventure Drama, Psychological Drama

Writer/director John Sayles once again takes his audience to a place they may never have been before (this time both psychologically and geographically). Joe Gastineau (David Strathairn) lives in Juneau, Alaska, where his life has been stuck in neutral for about 25 years. When he was young, Joe was involved in an accident on a fishing boat that led to the death of two crewmembers, and he's never recovered from the blow. When Joe meets Donna De Angelo (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), however, he starts to come out of his shell. Donna is a lounge singer who goes from job to job, wherever she can get work. Her life has been built around being able to pick herself up when she falls and learning to be comfortable wherever she lands -- a gift that her teenage daughter, Noelle (Vanessa Martinez), does not share. Donna and Joe become attracted to each other, and her example leads Joe to take a job on a boat again. However, just as Joe's life is starting to get back on track, his ne'er-do-well half-brother Bobby (Casey Siemaszko) arrives to ask Joe a favor. One disaster leads to another, and Joe soon finds himself stranded on an island with Donna and Noelle, trying to hide from a group of men out to kill him. Shot on location in Alaska by award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler, Limbo also features a soundtrack with a new song by Bruce Springsteen, "Lift Me Up"; Sayles directed three Springsteen music videos in the 1980s. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - Donna De Angelo
David Strathairn - Joe Gastineau
Vanessa Martinez - Noelle De Angelo
Kris Kristofferson - Smilin' Jack
Casey Siemaszko - Bobby Gastineau
Kathryn Grody - Frankie
Rita Taggart - Lou
Michael Laskin - Albright

Columbia/TriStar presents Limbo in a lovely 1.85:1 widescreen transfer, with Dolby Digital 5.1 and Surround Sound 2.0 options. Anyone interested in the process of making a movie will find a wealth of information from director John Sayles in his audio commentary. Since he works as the writer, director, and editor of his films, Sayles has a seemingly endless supply of information and insight, from the technical to the philosophical. Always a unique filmmaker, Sayles understands the particular difficulties faced outside the studio system, and offers intelligent advice on working within a limited budget, talking to the musicians, and mastering the difficulty of filming intimate scenes. The DVD also includes an isolated music soundtrack, so the viewer can individually enjoy the six songs performed by actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, as well as the theatrical trailers for Limbo and Sayles' The Secret of Roan Inish. Functioning as a mini film school as well as an intriguing drama about ordinary working people, this disc makes for a satisfying night of cinema. ~ Marina Chavez, All Movie Guide