Big Trouble (1986)
Comedy, Crime • 1h 33m
Overview
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making things any easier. Blanche Rickey is also worried about money; her husband is a millionaire with a weak heart, and she worries that he'll blow through all his cash before he finally dies. When Blanche meets Leonard, she devises a murderous plan that she claims will fix both their problems.
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Robert Stack, Paul Dooley, Valerie Curtin, Richard Libertini, Steve Alterman, Jerry Pavlon, Paul La Greca, John Finnegan, Karl Lukas, Maryedith Burrell, Edith Fields, Rosemarie Stack, Barbara Tarbuck, Al White, Teddy Wilson, Gloria Gifford, Herb Armstrong, Jaime Sánchez, Gaetano Lisi, Chester Grimes, Irene Olga López, Daphne Eckler, Carol Reinhard, Conroy Gedeon, Leonard P. Geer, Melvin Jones, Luis Contreras, John M. Kochian Jr., Domingo Ambriz, John Bianchini, Nafa Rasho, Roger Ito, Perry Fluker, Lynn Ready, Steven Lambert, Yukio G. Collins, Howard Clapp, Jeff Howard, Leland Sun, Al Leong, Danny Lew, Michaelani, Dennis Phun, Walter Soo Hoo, Richard Walter, Joseph G. Medalis, Gary Nastu, Michael Santiago, Warren Munson
Director: John Cassavetes
Criterion is warmer and more lifelike than BFI. See DVDBeaver review for more caps
BFI suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug
Criterion has better encoding and doesn't have the bug so that's preferable.
Director: John Cassavetes
Criterion is warmer and more lifelike than BFI. See DVDBeaver review for more caps
BFI suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug
Criterion has better encoding and doesn't have the bug so that's preferable.
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray uses same old Sony master
Director: John Cassavetes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray uses same old Sony master
Director: King Vidor
Various US DVD such as Film Detective AlphaVideo Mill Creek
Director: King Vidor
Various US DVD such as Film Detective AlphaVideo Mill Creek
Director: Martin Ritt
Mill Creek DVD has Original Aspect Ratio while the Germany Plaion DVD doesn't
Director: Martin Ritt
Mill Creek DVD has Original Aspect Ratio while the Germany Plaion DVD doesn't
Theatrical: Mill Creek Blu-ray
Theatrical: Mill Creek Blu-ray
Theatrical: Mill Creek Blu-ray
Theatrical: Mill Creek Blu-ray
Director: Robert Stevenson
US AlphaVideo or Film Detective or Mill Creek DVD
US AlphaVideo or Film Detective or Mill Creek DVD
Director: Robert Stevenson
US AlphaVideo or Film Detective or Mill Creek DVD
US AlphaVideo or Film Detective or Mill Creek DVD
Director: William Witney
Director: William Witney
Director: Henry Hathaway
Director: Henry Hathaway
Director: James Cruze
Director: James Cruze
Director: Albert Ray
Director: Albert Ray
AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD
AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD
Library of Congress and Film Foundation had a new 2023 restoration but no release yet
AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD
AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD
Library of Congress and Film Foundation had a new 2023 restoration but no release yet
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Tom Noonan
Director: Tom Noonan
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Directors: Jackie Chan & Benny Chan
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Directors: Jackie Chan & Benny Chan
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Director: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
The new Universal 4K is AI upscaled https://slow.pics/c/5jD2BjKT and sharpened, see discussion on BR https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=377660&page=9
The new Universal 4K is AI upscaled https://slow.pics/c/5jD2BjKT and sharpened, see discussion on BR https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=377660&page=9
Director: Tom Hooper
Director: Tom Hooper
Director: Bill Forsyth
The UK Blu-ray is a marginally better encode than the Criterion, with better preseveration of detail: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5302
The Criterion Blu-ray presents the original mono mix. Most other Blu-rays and DVDs are remixed either to stereo or 5.1 surround, with loss of detail and very little actual separation.
Director: Bill Forsyth
The UK Blu-ray is a marginally better encode than the Criterion, with better preseveration of detail: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5302
The Criterion Blu-ray presents the original mono mix. Most other Blu-rays and DVDs are remixed either to stereo or 5.1 surround, with loss of detail and very little actual separation.
Director: Federico Fellini
2022 Paramount Blu-ray
2014 Criterion Blu-ray is from the same master and has only slightly worse compression. JP/DE/FR releases all have incorrect levels. Caps
2022 Paramount Blu-ray
All Blu-ray releases are from the same mastering, superior to the one on older DVD releases which is sourced from a higher generation source. They all sound about the same, with the exception of Criterion, which sounds worse due to extraneous filtering.
Paramount's disc also includes a contemporary English dub, previously unreleased on home video.
Director: Federico Fellini
2022 Paramount Blu-ray
2014 Criterion Blu-ray is from the same master and has only slightly worse compression. JP/DE/FR releases all have incorrect levels. Caps
2022 Paramount Blu-ray
All Blu-ray releases are from the same mastering, superior to the one on older DVD releases which is sourced from a higher generation source. They all sound about the same, with the exception of Criterion, which sounds worse due to extraneous filtering.
Paramount's disc also includes a contemporary English dub, previously unreleased on home video.
The BBC 4K collection and Shout! Factory 4K collection all use the same source, and are all unfortunately using AI upscaling and DNR'ed They are worse than the blurays and the 2023 US Shout! Factory collections are even prone to disc-rot.
2009 Lionsgate US (also prone to disc-rot) or UK 2 Entertain OOP Blu-ray will be the way to go.
The 4K collection's Blu-ray seems to be a reprint of previous releases.
4K discs in the correct pitch https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=364711&page=8
The BBC 4K collection and Shout! Factory 4K collection all use the same source, and are all unfortunately using AI upscaling and DNR'ed They are worse than the blurays and the 2023 US Shout! Factory collections are even prone to disc-rot.
2009 Lionsgate US (also prone to disc-rot) or UK 2 Entertain OOP Blu-ray will be the way to go.
The 4K collection's Blu-ray seems to be a reprint of previous releases.
4K discs in the correct pitch https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=364711&page=8
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