By Patrick Luce Jul 7, 2008, 13:12 GMT
Academy Award winner Al Pacino headlines the new thriller 88 Minutes on DVD and Blu-ray Disc Sept. 16th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $28.96 (DVD) and $38.96 (Blu-ray).
Al Pacino stars in this riveting thriller about a forensic psychologist who receives a phone call threatening that he has only 88 minutes to live. As the clock ticks away, tension mounts, suspicions rise and blood flows. With a serial killer he helped convict awaiting execution and a copycat killer on the loose, Jack Gramm has 88 minutes to solve the biggest murder of his career: his own.
From a Sony Pictures press release:
Al Pacino stars as Jack Gramm, a forensic psychiatrist and college professor who receives a phone call telling him he has exactly 88 minutes to live. With the clock ticking, Jack sets out to solve his own intended murder and, in this deadly game of survival, no one is to be trusted. This smart, intricately plotted film is filled with so many unexpected twists and turns, Al Pacino fans and thriller fans alike won’t want to let a minute pass before purchasing it. Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray include an alternate ending, the “Director’s Point of View” featurette, “The Character Within” featurette, in which Al Pacino discusses his craft, and a Director’s Commentary with Jon Avnet. In addition to Pacino, the top-notch cast includes Alicia Witt (TV’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, Urban Legend), Amy Brenneman (TV’s “Judging Amy”, Heat), Leelee Sobieski (The Glass House, Eyes Wide Shut), Neal McDonough (Flags of Our Fathers, Minority Report), Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill, White Noise) and Benjamin McKenzie (TV’s “The O.C.”, Junebug).
88 Minutes was directed by seasoned helmer Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and scripted by noted action screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious, Hollow Man).
Synopsis:
88 Minutes was produced by Millennium Films and distributed by Tri-Star Pictures. It has a run time of approximately 107 minutes and has been rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language.
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