Bounce

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	Ben Affleck	Buddy Amaral
	Edward Edwards	Ron Wachter
	Jennifer Grey	Janice Guerrero
	Tony Goldwyn	Greg Janello
	Natasha Henstridge	Mimi
	Lisa Carpenter-Prewitt	Carol Wilson
	Lisa Joyner	TV Announcer
	Gwyneth Paltrow	Abby Janello
	Richard Saxton	CNN Reporter
	Caroline Aaron	Donna Heisen
	David Dorfman	Joey Janello
	Alex D. Linz	Scott Janello
	Juan Garcia	Kevin Walters
	Mary Ellen Lyon	Ellen Seitz
	Joe Morton	Jim Willer
	Thea Mann	Karen
	Matthew Frauman	Luke
	Sam Robards	Todd Exner
	Ty Murphy	Josh
	David McCharen	Infinity Air Commercial Narrator
	Julianne Christie	Zola
	Jeff Garlin	Emcee
	Johnny Galecki	Seth
	Nicole Tocantins	Dionne
	Ashley Montgomery	Prom Girl

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Director	Don Roos
Writer	Don Roos
Producer	Michael Besman, Alan C. Blomquist, Bobby Cohen, Enfys Dickinson, Steve Golin, Bob Osher, Meryl Poster, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Musician	Mychael Danna, Dean Landon
Photography	Robert Elswit

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Story Synopsis:
Buddy Amaral (Affleck) is your typical advertising exec. Callous, pushy, and a little full of himself, he has what it takes to land the big accounts...and the ladies. One day, while sitting out a flight delay with two strangers, he decides to give up his seat to one of them who was bumped from their flight in order to hit on the woman they are sitting with. The flight crashes and the man is killed. Suffering from deep guilt, Buddy eventually looks up Abby (Paltrow), the widow of the man he feels he sent to his death. He falls deeply in love with her, but worries about how she will feel about him if he tells her his responsibility in her husband’s death. Bounce is not a feel good romantic romp; be prepared to feel uncomfortable. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits a lovely, naturally balanced color scheme, with natural fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. The picture is often quite easy-on-the-eyes, with sharp and detailed images that appear very realistic. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered, with good visual information even in the darkest scenes. The picture is solid, with few distractions, though a hint of edge enhancement is noticed from time to time. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack has moments in which there is a subtle, rather pleasing sense of spaciousness and envelopment, but much of the presentation is characterized by a substantial bias toward the screen. In some instances, there is even a collapse toward mono. The music is the predominant multichannel element of the sound mix and has been nicely recorded, with a satisfying, holosonic presence at times, but also tends to be limited to the screen channels. Voices have been recorded with convincingly natural tonality and noteworthy spatial integration. The use of deep bass is expectedly limited, but on occasion there is the palpable low-end foundation to the music. This is a soundtrack production that doesn’t require dimensional sophistication, yet could have benefited somewhat from a more consistent use of space in achieving subtle yet effective sonic delivery. (Perry Sun)

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