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Features: Director's Cut, Box Set, DVD, French, Dubbed, Spanish, Subtitled
Two childhood friends, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett), had always shared a passion for flying, which leads them to join the United States armed forces in the early 1940's as the rest of the world was becoming embroiled in World War II. Eager to participate in combat, Rafe feels compelled to join the British, leaving his girlfriend, army nurse Evelyn Stewart (Kate Beckinsale) behind. She and Danny are later transferred to the tropical base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where they eventually find out that Rafe was shot down in combat in Europe. Eventually Danny and Evelyn move on and become romantically involved, but their happiness is cut short by Rafe's unexpected return and the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that changed the course of history forever.
"...the best piece of popular entertainment to come along in years..." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
"...makes Titanic look like a kiddies' bath toy..." Neil Smith, BBC
"An unabashedly old-fashioned and irony-free wartime romance..." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben Affleck), the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny (Josh Hartnett), another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin and Mako also star in this tribute to both the fallen and the survivors of one of the most horrific tragedies ever to occur on American soil.
| Features | Audio: English 5.1 DTS, 5.1 Dolby Digital | | Pearl Harbor Timeline | | Faith Hill Music Video "There You'll Be" | | THX Certified | | 30-Minute Multi-Angle Exploration Of The Surprise Attack (Featuring Director Introduction, And Multiple Video, Audio And Commentary Tracks) | | Documentary | | Cast Interviews | | Intermission Sequence (With Score) | | 3 Selectable Audio Commentaries By The Director, The Cast And The Producer, And Various Crew Members | | 8 Different Making Of Pearl Harbor Featurettes, Including "Battleship Row Attack," "Sandbag Explosion," "Dorrie Miller And The Guns," "The Airfield Attack," "Scramble To The Planes," "The Dud Bomb," "Oklahoma Gimble And The Dolittle Raid." | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Animated Menus | | Introduction By Director Michael Bay |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 7/2/2002 |
| Running Time: 184 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 24584 | | UPC: 00786936168532 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...The aerial combat is thrillingly executed, and Mr. Bay has clearly mastered some tricky war-picture techniques..." 05/25/2001 p.E14USA Today
"...[Featuring] an excellent turn by Jon Voight....It's an extravaganza worth seeing..." 05/25/2001 p.1E Variety
"...[The film] combines razzle-dazzle pyrotechnics with high-grade visual effects..." 05/28/2001 p.17-28 Entertainment Weekly
"...Bay's staging is spectacular but also honorable in its scary, hurtling exactitude..." 06/01/2001 p.59-60 Los Angeles Times
"...A blockbuster entertainment that has passion, valor and tremendous action..." 05/25/2001 p.1 Los Angeles Times 10 of 10
...a superb reenactment of Japan's Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of a sizable portion of the U.S. Pacific fleet in Honolulu, an engaging love story and a remarkable evocation of a time when Americans virtually overnight pulled together to begin the grueling process of turning a military catastrophe into eventual triumph... The film's immense cast and crew...blend artistry and technology to create a blockbuster entertainment that has passion, valor and tremendous action... The film is sustained by a grand theme: innocence lost. - Kevin Thomas
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