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Bud Cort

Bud Cort

10 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K8 in HD

Bud Cort photo

Bud Cort (born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayals of Harold in Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude and the titular hero in Robert Altman's 1970 film Brewster McCloud. Both films have large cult followings today.

Biography from TMDB

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Supporting role · Director: Wes Anderson

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

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is best, but has surrounds 3 dB too loud

Supporting role · Director: Kevin Smith

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Umbrella 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

> Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode on Umbrella 4K Blu-ray)

Additional Info:

Umbrella and Lionsgate releases have different extras, plus Lionsgate has an Atmos track

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Leading role · Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Leading role · Director: Hal Ashby

Best English-Friendly:

Paramount Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Paramount new 4K master

Best Audio:

Criterion/MoC Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Mark Osborne

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

2015 Paramount France 3D Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Paramount France 3D Blu-ray has both 3D and 2D formats included, as well as both the original French audio with English subtitles and the English dub.

US Blu-ray has no 3D option and only has the English dub.

Small role · Director: Joel Schumacher

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros/New Line Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Jamie Babbit

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray is a disaster. The compression on the base layer is horrid, and the oversized 18 Mbps FEL barely helps.

Best Audio:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, albeit lossy, and a 5.1 surround upmix. The stereo track on previous BD and DVD releases is also lossy and sounds about the same.

Small role · Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Bob Fosse

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Kino Lorber: caps

Small role · Director: Michael Mann

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: Old Warner Bros DVD or fan restoration

Revised Cut: 2012 Japan Blu-ray

Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Theatrical Cut: Old Warner Bros DVD or fan restoration

Revised Cut: 2012 Japan Blu-ray for less revisionist colors, 2022 Disney 4K Blu-ray is controversially regraded and too dark overall.

Best Audio:

LaserDisc 2.0 (restores censored dialog). Comparison of 5.1 mixes
For the 5.1: LaserDisc AC3 vs US DVD AC3 vs Japan DVD DTS

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