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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Special ed. double-disc set, RSDL dual-layer ed.
2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] folded pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Presents a mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife takes over his business; and the U.S. President's new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter.
directed by Steven Soderbergh ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production ; a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group.
"Based on Traffic, created by Simon Moore, originally produced by Carnival Films for Channel 4 Television (U.K.)."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Aspect ratio 1.85:1; enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Special features: disc 1. The movie. Three commentary tracks: director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan ; producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien ; composer Cliff Martinez (with two music cues not included in the film).
Special features: disc 2. The supplements. 25 deleted scenes featuring commentary from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan -- Film processing demonstration: achieving the look of the Mexico sequences -- Editing demonstration with commentary from editor Stephen Mirrione -- Dialogue editing demonstration with sound editor Larry Blake -- 30 minutes of additional footage featuring multiple angles from the scenes of the El Paso Intelligence Center, and the cocktail party where U.S. Senators, major politicians, lobbyists, and others state their views on the drug war -- Theatrical and television trailers -- U.S. Customs trading cards of the K-9 squad used in the detection of narcotics and illegal substances.
Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Photography, Peter Andrews ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Cliff Martinez.
Academy Awards, 2000: Best Director (Steven Soderbergh), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) (screenplay by Stephen Gaghan), Best Film Editing (Stephen Mirrione)
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 151