A Dirty Shame (2004)
Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 29m
Director: John Waters
Cast: Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd, Mink Stole, Patricia Hearst, Jackie Hoffman, Nicholas E.I. Noble, Lucy Newman-Williams, Scott Morgan, Wes Johnson, David A. Dunham, David Moretti, Jeffrey Auerbach, Susan Allenback, Paul DeBoy, Channing Wilroy, Rosemary Knower, Jewel Orem, Richard Pelzman, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Hari Leigh, Ricki Lake, James Ransone, Alan J. Wendl, Jonas Grey, Richard DeAngelis, Susan Rome, Gwendolyn Briley-Strand, Kate Kiley, Grace Nalls, Ty Ford, Randall Boffman, Patsy Grady Abrams, Doug Roberts, Joyce Flick Wendl, Jean Schertler, Carlos Juan Gonzalez, Brilane Bowman, David DeBoy, Kevin Reese, Michael Willis, Lance Baldwin, Kosha Engler, Mary Vivian Pearce, Michael Gabel, John Shields, Gaelan Connell, Frederick Strother, Jean Hill, Richard Salamanca, Britt Prentice, Nathan Fulford, Lynn McCune, Liam Hughes, Steve Mack, Don Hewitt Sr., Jeanette Chivvis, David Hasselhoff, Bob Adams, Michael Ahl, Tim Caggiano, Angela Calo, Gino Colbert, Paul D'Elia, Clary Davison, Susan Duvall, George Figgs, Leanna Foglia, Rick Kain, Mary Lechter, Robert Neal Marshall, Carolyn Rawleigh, Leo Rogstad, Jennifer Rouse, Thomas W. Stewart, Stephen Szibler, Michelle Valines, Jayson Vance, Craig Wadlin
New Line Cinema DVD
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 6 months ago
Overview
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic. As she goes on a rampage through town, Sylvia attracts the attention of Ray Ray, a sexual healer and tow truck driver in search of the world's greatest orgasm. Their sexual revolution, however, causes a class war in their tiny Baltimore community.
Director: John Waters
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Criterion 4K is in director's preferred aspect ratio of 1.66:1.
Director: John Waters
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Stereo: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
5.1: Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director: John Waters
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Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding see caps but still a huge improvement over the 2014 Universal Blu-ray
Theatrical cut is on the 4K disc, but the restored Director's Cut is only on the Blu-Ray disc. Director's Cut utilizes the same 4K transfer as the theatrical cut for 86 minutes, but the 6 minutes of restored footage could only be salvaged from a standard definition source and are thus needed to be upscaled.
Director: John Waters
Criterion Blu-ray
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Director: John Waters
Criterion Blu-ray
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More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Bruce Robinson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Encoding is clunky on both Arrow and Criterion BDs but Arrow at least included the original stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 remix, while Criterion only included the 5.1 remix.
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
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