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Perhaps my favorite 'cult' film, 1989's Miracle Mile has just been issued on Blu ray with a ton of extras. Unfortunately there is no isolated score of Tangerine Dreams music, which is a shame because the sound is so much better than the 30 year old original dvd release. This is my own favorite film score composed by Tangerine Dream of all their years of output; it's hypnotic and is probably the single strongest element in the film, (perhaps). The extras in this release are numerous commentary tracks, outtakes, bloopers and deleted scenes. An alternate ending. Various trailers. But what brought me the greatest joy was seeing all the supporting cast and crew being interviewed 30 years later right inside the old Johnny's Burger restaurant which was the pivotal set in the film. Also, the film has been remastered and is (finally), in widescreen which gives us the full picture of DP Theo Van De Sande's memorable cinematography. Seek out this terrific, tense 'end-of-the-world' thriller.
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30 years old...are we in 2019 already?
I saw the film many years ago, a good one.
Of course I have the soundtrack CD, issued on Private Music.
A pity they didn't contact Paul Haslinger to get some comments about the score.
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Really enjoyed the new transfer. Hadn't seen the movie in over a decade. Love it, so many small details scattered throughout to enhance the realism.
I like the how the "creation of man" prologue music segues into "Museum Walk". Wish the track was on the cd. Isolated score would have been great.
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mos def their best film score!
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Really enjoyed the new transfer. Hadn't seen the movie in over a decade. Love it, so many small details scattered throughout to enhance the realism.
I like the how the "creation of man" prologue music segues into "Museum Walk". Wish the track was on the cd. Isolated score would have been great.
Did TD compose the prologue music?
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I hear tell the theatrical version included a final, chilling air raid siren heard after the end titles - hoping this may have finally made it to this disc, since its not on the VHS, laserdisc or prior DVD (had 'em all!).
-Sean
The siren is there and is wonderfully spooky.
First Breath, I've always assumed the prologue was composed by TD. Synth sounds the same, I don't see why it wouldn't be.
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I can't help but wonder how Jerry Goldsmith would have tackled it
I'm glad he didn't.
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"Look, I'm just a guy who picked up the phone."
Just finished watching the new Kino-Lorber blu-ray of director Steve De Jarnatt?'s underrated 1989 apocalyptic romance, Miracle Mile. Anthony Edwards plays a man who finally gets his dream girl (Mare Winningham) and then learns World War III has begun, and he has an hour to find her before the missiles hit.
Edwards and Winningham are both very good, and the film has an amazing supporting cast; Mykelti Williams, (Justified) John Agar, Kurt Fuller, Denise Crosby, Earl Boen, (Terminator) Brian Thompson, Robert DeQui, (RoboCop) Jeanette Goldstein (Aliens) and Eddie Bunker (Reservoir Dogs).
The film really nails the sense (and chaos) of what would you do if you just found out you only had a limited amount of time left, and how would you spend it, and with who? The film received positive reviews, but did not do well upon initial release. And boy, the film has that really great Tangerine Dream score.
The blu-ray looks and sounds pretty spectacular. There's a diner scene where you can pretty much read all the graphitti on the walls and phone booth because the image is so sharp. The sound mix is really great, too; There is a scene with Edwards and Winningham in a clock shop and I looked around the room as I heard the ticking of the clocks in the surround mix fill the room. It really emphasized the time element of the film.
The blu-ray is currently on sale on Amazon and I highly recommend it.
Greg Espinoza
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Does anyone know if it's Region A locked? Thanks in advance.
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I've got the US release of the DVD. I vivdly recall watching the movie when it was released on VHS rental in the UK, in 1991. I had already bought the soundtrack.
Miracle Mile has the inventiveness and atmosphere that I look for in low budget movies that you wouldn't find in a bigger budgeted movie.
I saw it as Iraq invaded Kuwait and that event increased the worry about potential nuclear exchanges, during warfare. This helped make the movie relevant. In some ways, the movie reminds me of a twisted version of Luc Besson's Subway, in that the main character is undergoing a journey amoungst a myriad of unusual, quirky characters. It's a stretch but that's how I see it.
Anthony Edwards was perfectly cast as someone who has everyman appeal. His sympathetic performance adds to the bleakness of the ending. There are few movies with endings as bleak as that one.
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