J. Patrick McNamara

5 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K1 in HD

J. Patrick McNamara (1942 - January 2, 2023) was an American actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and 1941 (1979).

Biography from TMDB

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4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Supporting role · Director: Steven Spielberg

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

3.8

Blow Out (1981)

Supporting role · Director: Brian De Palma

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2022 Criterion 4K Blu-ray

4.1

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Small role · Director: Stephen Herek

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Shout! Factory or UK StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

UK StudioCanal has more extras

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Small role · Director: Peter Hewitt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray > US Shout! Factory

Arrow has a slightly better encode, edging out SF even with FEL, and has done some additional damage cleanup. Caps

1 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

1941 (1979)

Small role · Director: Steven Spielberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

2.6

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