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| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Suspense Movies, Dramas Videos, Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Revenge, Los Angeles, California, Film Noir | | Starring | Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Nicky Katt, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro, Melissa George, Amelia Heinle | | Director | Steven Soderbergh | | Additional Music/Songs | Pete Townshend | | Composer | Cliff Martinez | | Costume Designer | Louise Frogley | | Director of Photography | Ed Lachman | | Editor | Sarah Flack | | Producer | John Hardy, Scott Kramer | | Production Designer | Gary Frutkoff | | Screenwriter | Lem Dobbs |
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes A dazzling revenge thriller set in the sun-soaked streets of Los Angeles, THE LIMEY follows a recently paroled Englishman, Wilson, who has traveled to America to investigate his daughter's tragic death. When he learns of her relationship with a powerful music producer, Terry Valentine, he embarks on a violent journey in order to exact revenge. Director Steven Soderbergh uses a striking editing style to add a deeper dimension to the proceedings. The result is a visually arresting motion picture that features another unforgettable performance from Terence Stamp. With THE LIMEY, director Steven Soderbergh has crafted a stylish revenge thriller that also contains a refreshing sense of humor. Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con, travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death, which he is convinced was not accidental. After meeting Ed (Luis Guzmán), a friend of his daughter's who sent him a letter informing him of her passing, he finds out about her affair with Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), a drug-dealing, money-laundering record producer, and begins to hunt him down. Partnered with Ed as well as Elaine (Lesley Ann Warren), his daughter's former voice coach, Wilson encounters a near-fatal beating, is thrown from a building window, survives a dangerous car chase, and battles an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals. Soderbergh's follow-up to the critically beloved OUT OF SIGHT finds him in similar neo-noir waters, but this time he utilizes atypical editing and narrative technique for the film's entirety. In a striking move, he ingeniously incorporates footage of Stamp as a young man in Ken Loach's 1967 film POOR COW for truly realistic flashbacks. As the fuming Wilson--a hell-bent, white-haired avenging angel--Stamp proves, once again, to be a truly magnetic screen presence. Theatrical release: October 8, 1999.
The footage of young Terence Stamp is taken from Ken Loach's 1967 film POOR COW. Director Steven Soderbergh said that had he not gotten the rights to the film, he probably wouldn't have made THE LIMEY.
Luis Guzmán also appeared in Soderbergh's TRAFFIC and OUT OF SIGHT.
Steven Soderbergh told USA Today in January 2001, "I didn't ever want to make a movie with this kind of fractured narrative again. It was driving me insane."
In one scene Peter Fonda is watching George Clooney on ACCESS HOLLYWOOD; Clooney starred in Soderbergh's previous film, OUT OF SIGHT.
Entertainment Weekly named THE LIMEY the fifth-best video of 2000. Limey Quotes/Excerpts: "Tell me about Jenny."--Wilson (Terence Stamp) Limey Reviews: "...[Stamp] carries the movie....A stylish, hard-edged melodrama..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...A mesmerizing mood piece..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...A strangely moving vision....Not to be missed..." -- 4 out of 5 Stars
-- Christopher Kelly, Premiere "...Stamp remains blisteringly focused....For his part, Stamp probably has his best role since his own '60s heyday..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...A sleek, stylish contemporary L.A. noir, a solid genre film....All aspects of the film contribute toward making it a sophisticated entertainment of considerable subtlety..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "...THE LIMEY stands out as prime film-making..."
-- James White, Total Film Limey | List Price | $9.98 (You save $2.93) | | Studio | Artisan | | Orig Year | 1999 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3809  | | CD Universe Part number | 1143639 | | Catalog number | 60750 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 20, 2001 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | Violence; Language | | Running Time | 89 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Stereo Sound; DTS Stereo; Widescreen |
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Limey DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Isolated Audio Track: Score
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots/Previews
Audio Commentary:
1. Steven Soderbergh - Director, Lem Dobbs - Writer
2. Terrence Stamp, Peter Fonda - Stars
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Biographies: Cast & Crew
Filmographies: Cast & Crew
Additional Text: Theater Specifications
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