Search - Birds of Prey on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1973 DVD Release: 07/12/2005 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 21 mins Studio: Vci Video Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Chase Movie

Harry Walker (David Janssen) is a helicopter traffic reporter in Salt Lake City who's never quite gotten over the time he spent flying during World War II -- a former combat pilot, he sees the world passing him by amid complacency and his own life reduced to boredom and bittersweet nostalgia for the best of times, when he was working for a cause that mattered (and there were causes that mattered). He chances on a brutal armored car robbery and helps the police give chase, and suddenly finds himself in the thick of the action when the robbers -- who have taken a woman hostage -- switch from a getaway car to a chopper. And when the getaway chopper tries to ram him, that's all it takes to get Walker into a cross-country aerial pursuit into the Utah desert in a duel to the death. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

David Janssen - Harry Walker

William A. Graham's 1973 made-for-television movie Birds of Prey has arrived on DVD in a low-priced and nicely put together edition from VCI. The full-screen (1.33-to-1) transfer looks better than the picture did when it was originally broadcast, and the sound is mastered good and loud, which makes the '40s big band tunes on the soundtrack a real treat while watching this release. The disc opens automatically to a multi-layer menu that's easy to use and offers a dozen chapter breaks plus bios on David Janssen and Ralph Meeker, and three unrelated movie promotional trailers. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide