Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
Comedy • 1h 31m
Director: Dick Richards
Cast: Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Mackenzie Phillips, Alex Rocco, Charles Martin Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, George O'Hanlon, Jr., Barbara Colby, John McLiam, Richard Hale, Louis Prima, Sam Butera, Arch Johnson, David Proval, Ed Peck, Cliff Emmich, Lillian Randolph, Margarita García, Ted Gehring, Gus Peters, Norman Jacobs, Max David Schiffman, Walter Scott, Charles M. Mulkern, Earl W. Smith, Emmett Brown, Mable Matlen, Clark L. Paylow, Rosemary Throckmorton, Steve DeFrance, Kimiko Hiroshige, Tom Willett
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 11 months ago
Overview
Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when two ladies hitch a ride and attempt to kidnap him in their attempt to get to New Orleans; while initially put off, Rafferty finds he's charmed by the kooky pair of misfits and the three of them drive to Las Vegas, Nevada and later Tucson, Arizona, where their bond eventually unravels.
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for Dec 2026 release
Warner Archive Blu-ray in October
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Eureka UK are considering doing a 4K and actively exploring the possibility: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264
Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.
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Director: Terry Jones
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The Criterion BD, which is sold separately, has a clunky encode unlike the Criterion UHD, even if it plays better in motion than the caps would suggest. Still, provided you're equipped to play 4K discs, UHD or bust for this one. https://slow.pics/c/hmDYlKgE
Director: Paul Leni
Theatrical/Original A negative: MoC Blu-ray
European C/D negative but better picture quality: Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
From DVDBeaver: The MoC Blu-ray is scanned from the American A negative, as opposed to the European C or D negatives used by Photoplay and others (Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray), so it is identical with the film US audiences saw in 1927
See caps for comparison
In addition, the Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has sepia tinting throughout while the MoC Blu-ray has yellow for normal scenes, blue for night scenes, and some even green tintings.
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