Homicide [videorecording] / Triumph Releasing Corporation ; an Edward R. Pressman & Cinehaus Inc. production ; Ron Rotholz ; produced by Michael Hausman and Edward R. Pressman ; written and directed by David Mamet.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: CC1833D | Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 486.Publication details: [United States] : Criterion Collection, 2009.Edition: Director-approved special ed., widescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)ISBN: - 1604651822
- 9781604651829
- Music by Alaric Jans ; costume designer, Nan Cibula ; production designer, Michael Merritt ; edited by Barbara Tulliver ; director of photography, Roger Deakins ; executive producer.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The third film written and directed by playwright David Mamet, this combination of crime drama and character study stars several of Mamet's stock players. Joe Mantegna stars as Bobby Gold, a detective with a gift for negotiation who, along with his partner Tim Sullivan (William H. Macy), accidentally stumbles upon a crime scene -- the murder of an elderly Jewish woman in her corner store. When it turns out that the victim was politically well-connected and Jewish, Bobby's superiors assign him the case because he's also Jewish. The problem is that Bobby isn't very religious and he resents being taken off a higher profile drug investigation involving a dealer, Randolph (Ving Rhames). Bobby's also highly skeptical when the murdered woman's family claims that her death was not a simple robbery but an anti-Semitic hate crime. As he gets deeper into his case, however, Bobby discovers that a larger conspiracy may be afoot, and he begins to question his own ethnic roots. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: Audio commentary by writer-director David Mamet and actor William H. Macy; "Invent nothing, deny nothing : five guys from Mamet's Homicide" actors Steven Goldstein, Ricky Jay, J.J. Johnston, Joe Mantegna and Jack Wallace discuss their work with Mamet and the film Homicide; Gag reel; TV spots. Booklet: Essay "What are you, then?" by critic Stuart Klawans.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring writer-director David Mamet and actor William H. Macy -- New video program featuring interviews with recurring Mamet actors Steven Goldstein, Ricky Jay, J.J. Johnston, Joe Mantegna, and Jack Wallace -- Gag reel and TV spots -- Booklet featuring an essay by critic Stuart Klawans -- Language: English Dolby digital surround stereo -- Subtitles: English SDH.
Music by Alaric Jans ; costume designer, Nan Cibula ; production designer, Michael Merritt ; edited by Barbara Tulliver ; director of photography, Roger Deakins ; executive producer.
Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Natalija Nogulich, Ving Rhames, Vincent Guastaferro, Rebecca Pidgeon, J.J. Johnston, Jack Wallace, Lionel Mark Smith, Adolph Mall, Paul Butler, Colin Stinton.
An inner-city detective is investigating the murder of an elderly candy shop owner and finds odd clues along the way, while at the same time trying to find out who he has become.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. surround.
Closed-captioned.