| | | Sometimes You Have to Play with Fire.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1)
In this acclaimed TV dramedy, comedian Denis Leary plays Tommy Gavin, a New York fireman coping with the events of 9/11, and his own personal demons: drinking, a painful separation from his wife, and visions of his dead cousin. The other firefighters at 62 Truck aren't faring much better. Chief Reilly has a compulsive gambling addiction, ladies-man Franco Rivera lives life fast and dangerous, and "Lou" Shea simmers with bottled-up frustrations. Season two opens with Gavin separated from his former crew and working in a Staten Island firehouse where he tries to come to terms with his debilitating alcoholism. Adding the chaos of his life, he learns that his girlfriend, his cousin's widow, is pregnant. Leary and Emmy-winning Peter Tolan (THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW) write the gripping and darkly humorous show, which resonates with Leary's real life--his cousin, a firefighter, died in a tragic 1999 warehouse fire.System Requirements:Running Time 574 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
"...absolutely brilliant...the best show on television..." David Kronke, L.A. Daily News
"...thrilling[ly] raw...scathingly funny...Rescue Me is bound to haunt you." New York Daily News
"...the best actor playig the best character in the best show..." USA Today
Editor's Note
In this acclaimed TV dramedy, comedian Denis Leary plays Tommy Gavin, a New York fireman coping with the events of 9/11 and his own personal demons: drinking, a painful separation from his wife, and visions of his dead cousin. The other firefighters at 62 Truck aren't faring much better. Chief Reilly has a compulsive gambling addiction, ladies'-man Franco Rivera lives life fast and dangerous, and "Lou" Shea simmers with bottled-up frustrations. Season two opens with Gavin separated from his former crew and working in a Staten Island firehouse, where he tries to come to terms with his debilitating alcoholism. Adding the chaos of his life, he learns that his girlfriend, his cousin's widow, is pregnant. Leary and Emmy-winning Peter Tolan (THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW) write the gripping and darkly humorous show, which resonates with Leary's real life--his cousin, a firefighter, died in a tragic 1999 warehouse fire.
| Features | 35 Deleted & Extended Scenes | | 6 Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Blooper Reel | | Exclusive Sneak Peek Of The Third Season | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 5/9/2006 |
| Running Time: 574 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 13344 | | UPC: 00043396133440 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Andrea Roth | | Denis Leary | | Lenny Clarke | | Mike Lombardi | | Andrew Bernard - Production Designer | | Christopher Tyng - Original Music By | | Clay Brown, et. al. - Art Director | | Denis Leary - Executive Producer | | Denis Leary, et. al. - Writer | | Jace Alexander, et. al. - Director | | Jonathan Freeman - Cinematographer | | Simon B. Veredon, et. al. - Editor | | Tom Houghton - Cinematographer | | Tony Palermo - Producer |
| Awards |
Nominee (2006) | | | Emmy, Denis Leary, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |
Nominee (2005) | | | Emmy, Denis Leary, Peter Tolan, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | | | Emmy, Peter Tolan, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | | | Golden Globe, Denis Leary, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama |
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| | Professional Reviews | DVD Verdict 8 of 10
Crafted as a homage to the firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11, Rescue Me quickly proves that it's more than mere hero worship. It offers an entertaining (if skewed) look at this dangerous profession...Few will deny that firefighters have a particularly heroic job...At the same time, they are ordinary guys. They have issues and problems, make mistakes in their personal lives, and aren't usually noted for being an especially civilized group. In fact, if Rescue Me is at all accurate, they are a big bunch of jerks...The series does a great job of playing with this dichotomy. It's impossible not to respect these men as they place themselves in danger...Rescue Me flip-flops between claiming that we shouldn't approach firefighters as heroes and reminding us how heroic these men were at this critical event...Rescue Me is gutsy and unique, and if it had only had more variety and subtlety, it wouldn't have worn out its welcome the way that it did. - Joel Pearce
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