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#367
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Owner:
Ben
Drama
USA / English
Nicolas Cage |
Yuri Orlov |
Jared Leto |
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Ethan Hawke |
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Bridget Moynahan |
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Director |
Andrew Niccol |
Writer |
Andrew Niccol |
The lethal business of arms dealers provides an electrifying context for the black-as-coal humor of Andrew Niccol's
Lord of War. Having proven his ingenuity as the writer of
The Truman Show, and writer-director of
Gattaca and the under-appreciated
Simone, Niccol is clearly striving for Strangelovian relevance here as he chronicles the rise and inevitable fall of Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage), a Ukrainian immigrant to America who makes his fortune selling every kind of ordnance he can get his amoral hands on. With a trophy wife (Bridget Moynahan) who's initially clueless about his hidden career, and a younger brother (Jared Leto) whose drug-addled sense of decency makes him an ill-chosen accomplice, Yuri traffics in death the way other salesman might push vacuum cleaners (he likes to say that alcohol and tobacco are deadlier products than his), but even he can't deny the sheer ruthlessness of the Liberian dictator (a scene-stealing Eamonn Walker) who purchases Orlov's "products" to expand his oppressive regime. Niccol's themes are even bigger than Yuri's arms deals, and he drives them home with a blunt-force lack of subtlety, but Cage gives the film the kind of insanely dark humor it needs to have. To understand this monster named Yuri, we have to see at least a glimpse of his humanity, which Cage provides as only he can. Otherwise, this epic tale of gunrunnng would be as morally unbearable as the black market trade it illuminates.
--Jeff Shannon
Edition |
2-Disc Special Edition |
Barcode |
031398188018 |
Region |
Region |
Release Date |
1/17/2006 |
Packaging |
Jewel w/Slip cover |
Screen Ratio |
1.78:1 Widescreen |
Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: DD-EX 5.1
ENGLISH: DTS ES 6.1 |
No. of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
Disc 1: |
"The Making of..." Documentary
Deleted Scenes
Director's Commentary
Documentary
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Making a Killing: Inside the International Arms Trade Making of Lord of War Weapons of the Trade |
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Purchase Date |
1/17/2006 |
Purchase Price |
$19.99 |
Store |
Best Buy |
Condition |
New (Still Sealed) |
Current Value |
$22.99 |
Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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