Space Cowboys

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	Clint Eastwood	Frank Corvin
	Tommy Lee Jones	Hawk Hawkins
	Donald Sutherland	Jerry O'Neill
	James Garner	Tank Sullivan
	James Cromwell	Bob Gerson
	Marcia Gay Harden	Sara Holland
	William Devane	Eugene Davis
	Loren Dean	Ethan Glance
	Courtney B. Vance	Roger Hines
	Barbara Babcock	Barbara Corvin
	Rade Serbedzija	General Vostov
	Blair Brown	Dr. Anne Caruthers
	Jay Leno	Jay Leno
	Nils Allen Stewart	Tiny
	Deborah Jolly	Cocktail Waitress
	Toby Stephens	Young Frank
	Eli Craig	Young Hawk
	John Asher	Young Jerry
	Matt McColm	Young Tank
	Billie Worley	Young Gerson
	Chris Wylde	Jason
	Anne Stedman	Jason's Girlfriend
	James MacDonald	Capcom
	Kate McNeil	Female Astronaut #1
	Karen M. Waldron	Female Astronaut #2

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Director	Clint Eastwood
Writer	Ken Kaufman, Howard Klausner
Producer	Clint Eastwood, Andrew Lazar, Tom Rooker
Musician	Lennie Niehaus
Photography	Jack N. Green

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Story Synopsis:
Four of the best pilots in the U.S. Air Force are in training to be the first Americans in space. But just as the launch date approaches, the Air Force is replaced by a new civilian agency known as NASA, and the Space Cowboys are replaced by a chimpanzee! The four members of Team Daedalus couldn’t be more stunned as they see their dreams of space exploration evaporate. But then, some forty years later, the flyboys are pressed into action: an ancient Russian communications satellite known as IKON is sorely in need of repair to its navigational systems, and the aging officers are the only ones who understand the outdated technology on board well enough to repair it and keep the space station from crashing into the earth. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.25:1 DVD opens with gorgeous monochromatic blue-gray scenes, which almost appear to be black-and-white, but have a more subtle, smooth appearance. The film progresses to fully saturated color, with well-balanced fleshtones and deep, undefined blacks. Images are sharp and detailed, though some scenes are a bit soft. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered. Edge enhancement can be bothersome at times. Fine details, like miniblinds, rarely create problems, as the picture is mostly solid and quite natural in appearance. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel discrete soundtrack is a remarkable presentation, delivering excellent fidelity and a combination of subtle and prominently spacious holosonic soundfields. The music score, from Lennie Niehaus has been very well recorded, and its integration into the soundstage is certainly noteworthy, delivering impressive expansiveness and envelopment. The dialogue is an excellent production, with natural tonality and exemplary spatial consistency with the visuals. The opening 1958 flashback for Frank Corvin is a remarkable example of engaging the listening space to its effective potential, with aggressive split surround envelopment and selective, yet engaging, spatial distribution. Needless to say, there’s the impressive space shuttle launch (Chapter 24), imparting very deep and powerful low frequencies through all channels as well as an energetic, aggressive soundfield presence from the roar of the engines. (As you might expect, this soundtrack will likely push your subwoofer to the limit, with aggressive .1 LFE utilization and substantial low-end content below 25Hz.) Much of this soundtrack is about subtlety and moderation, in terms of dimension, but even so the sound effects and music come together nicely, resulting in soundfields that are effectively wide, expansive and immersive (along with enhanced spaciousness in the surrounds though the extraction of phantom surround imaging with the SMART® Devices CS-3X, Jr. or equivalent). These are also effectively contrasted with the more intense scenes, such as in Chapter 33 as the beleaguered shuttle re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere. This soundtrack was the first to be re-recorded in Skywalker Sound’s Stag Theatre. The efforts from the sonic creative team (led by Christopher Boyes, who is credited as both a sound designer and a re-recording mixer) have resulted in an impressively entertaining, compelling storytelling listening experience that is to be commended for both its technical and and esthetic merits.(Perry Sun)



This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Reference Quality

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