Frank Whaley

8 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K

Frank Joseph Whaley (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, musician and comedian. His roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragon and World Trade Center. Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Robert W. Whaley Sr. and Josephine (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.

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Career Opportunities (1991)

Leading role · Director: Bryan Gordon

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

The Doors (1991)

Supporting role · Director: Oliver Stone

4K · Good in DV Only

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

3.4

Field of Dreams (1989)

Supporting role · Director: Phil Alden Robinson

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray see caps

Best Audio:

Universal Laserdisc

3.6

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Small role · Director: Oliver Stone

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray review

3.7

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Small role · Director: Quentin Tarantino

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2025 Taiwan Deltamac 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

2025 Taiwan Deltamac 4K Blu-ray > US Paramount 4K Blu-ray (Taiwan 4K Blu-ray is not low passed as the US 4K Blu-ray and has better grain and fine detail retention)

Best Audio:

Matrixed Dolby Stereo: 1995 Miramax LaserDisc 2.0

Original 5.1 Discrete Mix: 2012 Japan Warner Bros Blu-ray, 1996 Criterion LaserDisc, 2002 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD

5.1 DTS Mix: 1997 Miramax LaserDisc, 2002 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD

Red Dragon (2002)

Small role · Director: Brett Ratner

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has mediocre encode

3.5

World Trade Center (2006)

Small role · Director: Oliver Stone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2025 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Atmos remix: 2025 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Original 5.1 surround mix: 2007 Paramount Blu-ray (lossy AC-3 640k)

Audio Notes:

The original mix has better dynamics range. The 5.1 tracks on the SF release are downmixes.

Additional Info:

Target exclusive 3 disc DVD have extras omitted from the Shout! Factory release

JFK (1991)

Small role · Director: Oliver Stone

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Theatrical Cut 4K Blu-ray in August

Best Video:

Director's Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: The Shout UHD DTS-HD 2.0

Audio Notes:

Theatrical Cut: The Shout UHD DTS-HD 2.0 seems to be the same mix overall as the 1992 laserdisc PCM 2.0 but its not a straight port. Even though there are some minor differences, it does not seem to be a downmix of the 5.1. It could possibly be a new mastering. It has just a tiny bit more dynamic range than the laserdisc, but the laserdisc has a bit more presence in the lower and midrange frequencies.

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