Search - A Cry in the Dark on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 12/21/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 1 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 4 Genres: Drama, Docudrama, Courtroom Drama

A barely recognizable Meryl Streep plays the real-life Lindy Chamberlain, who for a long period in the early 1980s was the most hated woman in Australia. While visiting the Ayers rock monument in the Outback with her husband Michael (Sam Neill), Lindy notices a dingo creeping into the tent where her baby lies sleeping. Seconds later, the horrified woman discovers that her child is gone. Despite Lindy's anguished insistence that the dingo killed her baby, the Australian public is of the opinion that Lindy herself is the murderer. This lynch-mob atmosphere is fueled by the press, which insists upon crucifying the Chamberlains in print on a daily basis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lewis Fitz-Gerald - Tipple
Meryl Streep - Lindy Chamberlain
Sam Neill - Michael Chamberlain
Bruce Myles - Barker
Nick Tate - Charlewood

Fred Schepisi's harrowing docudrama A Cry in the Dark comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Subtitles are accessible in both of these languages as well. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. The quality of the picture and sound, coupled with the stunning performance by Streep at the heart of the film, makes this a DVD worth looking at, especially considering the inexpensive list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide