Pearl Harbor VISTA Series To Be Released July 2, 2002
Coming As An Extraordinary Four Disc
DVD
Pearl Harbor VISTA Series
Definitive Version of the Worldwide Epic Phenomenon Available on July 2, 2002
Incredible DVD set includes Director's Cut, Star Audio Commentaries, On the Set Production Diaries, Behind the Action Scenes Access and more
Pearl Harbor, the #1 worldwide epic which broke all first-day and first-week DVD sales, will be available in a special four-disc VISTA DVD edition from Touchstone Home Entertainment on July 2, 2002. This special presentation of the massive war epic includes Michael Bay's director's cut of the film, as well as multiple audio commentaries, on the set production diaries, in-depth looks at the astonishing action sequences and much more. Unprecedented in size and scope, this incredible DVD set contains over twelve hours of new bonus materials, one of the most extensive exploration of moviemaking ever presented. A must-have for collectors and film fans, the Pearl Harbor VISTA Series DVD will be available for $39.99 (S.R.P.). Prebook date is May 7, 2002.
The four-disc Pearl Harbor VISTA Series DVD features:
Disc One:
Director Michael Bay's cut of Pearl Harbor
Audio Commentary With:
- Director Michael Bay
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer
- Wesleyan Film Professor Jeanine Basinger
- Director of Photography John Schwartzman
- Costume Designer Michael Kaplan
- Production Designer Nigel Phelps
- Ben Affleck (Rafe)
- Alec Baldwin (Colonel James H. Doolittle)
- Josh Hartnett (Danny Walker)
Disc Two:
Audio Commentary Continues With:
- Director Michael Bay
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer
- Wesleyan Film Professor Jeanine Basinger
- Director of Photography John Schwartzman
- Costume Designer Michael Kaplan
- Production Designer Nigel Phelps
- Ben Affleck (Rafe)
- Alec Baldwin (Colonel James H. Doolittle)
- Josh Hartnett (Danny Walker)
Journey To The Screen: The Making of Pearl Harbor," a program that interviews real Pearl Harbor survivors and takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. Included are cast and crew interviews and compelling facts about the U.S.S. Arizona.
Faith Hill music video "There You'll Be," the theme song from the film
Disc Three:
Production Diary
- Airfield Attack
- Arizona Dive
- Baja Gimbal
- Battleship Row
- Doolittle Raid
- Dorie Miller
- Dud Bomb
- Mechanics Row
- Nurse Strafing
- Sandbag Stunt
Audio
- On The Set
- Director Michael Bay Commentary
Soldier's Bootcamp
Officer's Bootcamp
Super 8 Montage
The Recollections of A Pearl Harbor Nurse
Theatrical Teaser
Theatrical Trailer
One Hour Over Tokyo (Fifty Minute Documentary)
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Disc Four:
Interactive Attack Sequence
- Angle One - Movie
- Angle Two - On The Set
- Angle Three - Storyboards and Animatics
- Angle Four - Composite of Angles One, Two & Three
Audio
On The Set
- Music Only
- Sound Effects Only
- Visual EFX Supervisor Eric Brevig Commentary
- Storyboard Artist Robbie Consing Commentary
- Survivors Commentary
Deconstructing Destruction
- A Conversation On Visual Effects With Michael Bay and Eric Brevig
- Effects Shots: Industrial Light & Magic
- Bombing of the Arizona
- The Arizona Explodes
- The Tower Falls
- Battleship Row Attack
- Zero Crashes Onto Deck
- Hangar Explodes
- Baja Tank Shot
- Battle of Britain
- Tokyo Raid
- Animatic Attack
Historical Timeline
The VISTA series (Vision, Imagination, Style, Theme, Artistry) is a partnership with filmmakers that presents the definitive version of the filmmaker's cinematic vision, with premium picture and sound enhancements, and in-depth supplemental bonus programming derived from collaboration with the filmmaker.
Inspired by the incredible bravery of the men and women who rose to the challenge of Pearl Harbor and World War II, filmmakers Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, the team behind such box office blockbusters as ``Armageddon'' and ``The Rock,'' have crafted an epic drama that recreates the life-changing events and the shocking, unforgettable bombing that became a turning point in history. Pearl Harbor draws upon a superb cast of both veteran and up-and-coming Hollywood star talent in order to tell its larger-than-life tale. The cast includes such stand-outs as Ben Affleck (``Bounce,'' ``Armageddon''), Josh Hartnett (``O,'' ``Blow Dry''), Kate Beckinsale (``Serendipity''), Cuba Gooding, Jr. (``Men of Honor;'' Academy® Award winner, Best Supporting Actor, 1997, ``Jerry Maguire''), Tom Sizemore (``Red Planet''), Jon Voight (``Tomb Raider;'' Academy® Award winner, Best Actor 1979, ``Coming Home''), Colm Feore (``The Caveman's Valentine''), Dan Aykroyd (``Evolution'') and Alec Baldwin (``State and Main'').
In Pearl Harbor, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) are childhood friends who both dream of flying. As the world becomes embroiled in World War II in the early 1940's, Rafe and Danny sign on with the United States armed forces, although America is still in an isolationist position. Eager to participate in combat, Rafe is compelled to join the British air fight against the Nazis, leaving his girlfriend, beautiful army nurse Evelyn Stewart (Kate Beckinsale) behind. When Evelyn and Danny are transferred to the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, they hear the news that Rafe has been shot down and killed. Trying to move on after grieving, Danny and Evelyn fall in love. When Rafe returns alive, the three find themselves in an uncomfortable personal situation that is soon engulfed by the massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Putting aside their differences, Rafe and Danny join the desperate fight against the enemy invaders. The film's epic sweep intertwines Rafe and Danny's stories with the heroic efforts of such characters as ``Dorie'' Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a ship's cook turned fighter, Earl (Tom Sizemore), a courageous base mechanic, and Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin), the visionary pilot who would lead one of America's most famous counterattacks of the war. Dan Aykroyd appears as the code breaking Captain Thurman and Jon Voight appears as President Franklin Roosevelt.
Pearl Harbor has a running time of approximately 183 minutes and is close-captioned for the hearing-impaired. Bonus programming unrated. VISTA series version has not yet been rated.
--Posted March 1, 2002
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Press Release