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Dick Miller

Dick Miller

18 films on Best Blurays14 in 4K4 in HD

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Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese, with the distinction of appearing in every film directed by Dante. He was known for playing the beleaguered everyman, often in one-scene appearances. Miller's main roles in films included Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers, Piranha, The Howling, A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, Not of This Earth, Chopping Mall, Night of the Creeps, The Terminator, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers and Quake.

Biography from TMDB

Supporting role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

MVD 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MVD 4K Blu-ray see caps but it has the encoding error with the dropped frames 

Supporting role · Directors: Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Caveat: the 1.33:1 ratio is NOT included. HDR is sometimes bright.

Best Audio:
Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray has various issues holding it back despite the new scan. No Academy ratio version is included. The new remix audio is louder, harsher and nowhere near as good as the original. The original option on the 4K Blu-ray is processed and sounds lackluster. The LaserDisc sounds best by far with the Warner Archive Blu-ray coming in a close second.

Supporting role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent

Supporting role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1985 WB LaserDisc

Supporting role · Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly:

2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Sources: vimeo.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Capelight 4K Steelbook and Mediabook announced for 2026

Best Video:

2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Best Audio:

1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix

Audio Notes:

Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.

Supporting role · Director: Fred Dekker

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Martin Scorsese

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2004 WB DVD

Supporting role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

MCA 1989 LaserDisc or Universal 1999 NTSC DVD

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: Jonathan Kaplan

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray or Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

Fox 2002 NTSC DVD

Audio Notes:

Fox 2002 NTSC DVD includes the original mix as discrete LCRS 4.0, later reelases only include a matrixed version an an inferior 5.1 upmix.

The matrixed stereo version on Shout! Factory's 4K Blu-ray sounds good.

Small role · Director: Matthew Robbins

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory US 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Scream Factory US 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal UK for the inclusion of original mono, more extras

Best Audio:

Scream Factory US includes original mono

For the director/actor commentary, the 1995 Image Entertainment LaserDisc is uncut, subsequent releases are cut

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray; caps

Audio Notes:

Arrow includes the original 70mm 6-track mix in a discrete form (4.1), as well as the matrixed 35mm Dolby Stereo mix (2.0), both from new transfers. The German Blu-ray uses an earlier transfer dating back to the LaserDisc for the stereo. Both sound good.

Arrow includes a 7.1 Atmos remix, whereas earlier releases include a 5.1 remix.

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Robert Zemeckis

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Shout! Factory has good PQ, mediocre compression

Small role · Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

~2020 WEB-DL

Audio Notes:

~2020 WEB-DL but has some distortion and an annoying 60 Hz hum (+ harmonics). The disc has most of its bass removed though which I find more jarring but ymmv

Small role · Director: Steven Spielberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

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