Getting Wasted
by Paul Frizler
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: Brian Kerwin, Cooper Huckabee, George O'Hanlon, Ken Michelman, Stephen FurstDirector: Paul Frizler
Brand: BCI ECLIPSE LLC
Cinematographer: Daniel Pearl
Producer: Paul Frizler
Writer: Paul Frizler
Producer: Cal Naylor
Producer: David Buanno
Producer: John Smith
Writer: John Flaherty
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
Movie Reviews of Getting Wasted
Movie Review: Great movie -- BUT terrible DVD - AWFUL!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I remember seeing this movie way back when -- ok, I'm dating myself -- but still, it was a fun movie when you see the whole thing. THIS dvd version is the worst I've ever seen -- of ANY movie! It's grainy and soft, made off of what looks like a scratched up, cut up, 16mm local television station print -- that they dragged around the parking lot first.
Let's start with the DVD box: It inadvertantly (?) excludes the star, Brian Kerwin who gives a magnificent performance as a confused teen of the 60's who finally sees the light and instead gives a full size picture and starring credit to David Caruso who is only in the thing for like 47 seconds! They even made up a name to credit the director who was in fact Paul Frizzler.
The transfer is full screen which means that it cuts off the sides and during the main titles, names are falling off the edges and are illegible. And there is a lot of action that occured on the sides that help tell the story and the jokes that are missing. It's like pan and scan withouth panning or scanning!
At the end of the reels it goes to black for a few seconds every 10-15 minutes, there are jump cuts when bad word are uttered or they are "scrambled" aurally. And entire sections are hacked out that were some of the funniest moments, that now make the story incongruous and hard to follow. Too bad as the film actually had an interesting point of view and some good acting by the stars Brian Kerwin, Cooper Huckabee as the "experienced" best pal, Stephen Furst as the bumbling buddy and a few others. Alos, a lot of original music of the period that today would be hard to come by in a movie of this budget.
I really wish someone would put out a good version of this film as it was, like I said earlier, really a funny, well made film originally. I'm really surprised that Amazon would sell such a piece of crap as this, a real abomination compared to what it could have been.
Summary of Getting Wasted
When the drug craze of the 60s invades the straight-laced world of a military academy a group of young cadets (led by David Caruso) turns the school upside down.System Requirements: Running Time 98 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 787364447398 Manufacturer No: 44473-9