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California Split

California Split

Actor(s): George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles, Ed Walsh
Director(s): Robert Altman
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1974
DVD Release: 11/02/2004
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Edition: Restored/Remastered
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Japanese
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Members Wishing: 6
Genres: Comedy Drama, Buddy Film, Addiction Drama

DVD Synopsis

The most narratively loose of Robert Altman's '70s films, California Split details the haphazard lives of two compulsive gamblers searching for that ever-elusive big score. Newly single and soon-to-be-unemployed Bill (George Segal) joins live-wire pal Charlie (Elliott Gould), as the pair moves from Fruit Loops with Charlie's hooker roommates Sue (Gwen Welles) and Barbara (Ann Prentiss) to bets on horses, backroom card games, boxing, and basketball. They make it to Reno, but Bill comes to realize that even the big score may not be the answer to the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. For Charlie, however, that's all there is. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Actors

George Segal - Bill Denny
Elliott Gould - Charlie Waters
Ann Prentiss - Barbara Miller
Gwen Welles - Susan Peters
Ed Walsh - Lew


Editorial Review of DVD

One of director Robert Altman's most engaging films finally gets its debut on home video with this nicely appointed DVD release. California Split has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic play on 16 x 9 monitors. The English-language audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo (Altman and his sound crew originally mixed the film for stereo, but in those days before Dolby Stereo was common in theaters, few heard the multi-channel mix), and optional subtitles in English and Japanese are included. This edition also includes a very entertaining and enlightening commentary track which features Altman, screenwriter Joseph Walsh, and stars Elliott Gould and George Segal. This a fine release of a film that has long deserved wider circulation than it's received. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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