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Why is this not out on DVD?

posted 16 years ago by thao
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I really liked this film.

- This comment is most likely authentic and fairly close to what I intended to say -

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] mp989 16 years ago

This is one of my all time fave filmed Tenn Williams productions--and one of my fave, and his most underated, play. Yeah Fugitive Kind isn't a BAD film--but I'm pretty deseperate for this on DVD too...

[–] verbumctf 15 years ago

some time ago I reviewed 'The Fugitive Kind' on the imdb site (q.v.)--I said we need to see the Peter Hall version to get the real impact of the play.

glad to see I'm not a lone voice crying in the wilderness!

The VHS I have is from Turner Entertainmment; so I suppose it could get a DVD release if we made our 'desperation' heard.

('We' being the few(?) who've seen the Peter Hall version.)

[–] mp989 15 years ago

I was just thinking again how much I want this released. OK, I'm game--where do we write? :)

[–] Prof_Lostiswitz 13 years ago

You can find it here http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5940385/Orpheus_Descending_Vanessa_Red grave_1990

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

A wider release is certainly in order. I was fortunate enough to find this on VHS for 99 cents in the clearance bin of a video store.

It's a terrific adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play with scorching dialogue and imagery and outstanding performances by Vanessa Redgrave and Kevin Anderson, but like most films based on plays, I think it would work much better onstage. 7/10 stars from me.