Cool Hand Luke (Deluxe Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Luke Askew, Joe Don Baker, J.d. Cannon, Marc Cavell, Dick Davalos
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $13.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3527
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 126
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 883929023172
EAN: 0883929023172
ASIN: B0019UGYK0
Theatrical Release Date: 1967
Release Date: September 9, 2008 (In 11 Days)
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Availability: Not yet released
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 Still shakin' the bush, boss. July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Paul Newman shines (and sweats buckets) in his iconic role as the title character of this 1967 film, a ne'er do well from a southern burg who ends up on a chain gang. He's busted for cutting the "heads" off of parking meters while on a drunken spree, but by the end of this sly allegory, astute viewers will glean what his real crime is: being a non-conformist. Stuart Rosenberg's direction is assured; as is the script by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson ("Dog Day Afternoon") The highlights include Strother Martin's "failure to communicate" speech, Harry Dean Stanton singing "The Midnight Special", the, um, car wash scene and of course George Kennedy's Academy Award-winning supporting role. The cast also includes Ralph Waite, Dennis Hopper, Wayne Rogers, Anthony Zerbe (Dog Boy!), and Joy Harmon as the, um, car wash girl. Did I mention the car wash scene? It's great news to hear about a deluxe edition due in September '08, as the current DVD release is somewhat dodgy.
 New Deluxe Edition due out on September 9th, 2008! May 26, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a new Deluxe Edition of Cool Hand Luke, with new special features. There will be a making-of featurette called "A Natural-Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke," which the press release describes as "an in-depth look at the creation of an uncompromising classic." There will also be an audio commentary with Paul Newman biographer Eric Lax, and the theatrical trailer. Only the theatrical trailer and some text production notes are on the old DVD. There will also be a Blu-ray version.
Cool Hand Luke is the story of a man (Newman) who, by a minor offense combined with stubborn if at times casually guided will, gets himself into increasingly deep trouble in a tough Southern prison. It's played as part comedy, part gritty drama. Luke's cool, fearless, devil-may-care attitude and escapades make him an icon among his fellow prisoners, until he is brought to abject desperation, ultimately rising again and falling to become a legend.
The film is famous for a hard-boiled egg eating contest and, especially, a quote that has entered the pantheon of movie quotes: "What we have here is a failure to communicate." The title character's nickname comes from another quote, made after he bluffs to win at poker: "sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand," a quote that has ironic punch in the context of the movie as a whole. Newman was nominated for an Oscar, and George Kennedy won one for his supporting role. Strother Martin is unforgettable as the twisted prison captain.
I enjoy this movie, but I've never completely loved it the way many do. Parts of it never seemed quite real to me (not "uncompromising" either), not with the truthful feel the similarly themed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has, for example. But it is a classic, with memorable characters, scenes, and storyline. I'd probably give it four or four and a half stars, but I'll round up for the new special features, which I look forward to.
The Blu-ray edition is here.
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