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    Schizopolis [Criterion Collection]

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    Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Steven Soderbergh

    Steven Soderbergh
    , Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley
    , David Jensen
    David Jensen
    , Eddie Jemison
    Eddie Jemison
    , Scott Allen
    Scott Allen


    DVD

    (Wide Screen)

    $39.99
    $39.99

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    • Release Date: 10/28/2003
    • UPC: 0715515014328
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Source: CRITERION
    • Presentation: [Wide Screen]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 5760
    • Sales rank: 30,589

    Special Features

    Closed Caption;New high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Two audio commentaries: The first features Steven Soderbergh interviewing himself; the second includes producer John Hardy, actor and casting director David Jensen, actor Mike Malone, and production sound mixer Paul Ledford; "Maximum Busy Muscle"; Original theatrical trailer; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired; Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    Steven Soderbergh Fletcher Munson/Dentist
    Betsy Brantley Mrs. Munson/Attractive Woman No. 2
    David Jensen Elmo Oxygen
    Eddie Jemison Nameless Numberheadman
    Scott Allen Right-Hand Man
    Mike Malone T. Azimuth Schwitters
    Katherine LaNasa Attractive Woman No. 1
    Silas Cooper Actor
    Liann Pattison Actor

    Technical Credits
    John Hardy Producer
    Steven Soderbergh Screenwriter

    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Prologue [1:55]
    2. Eventualism [:36]
    3. Part 1: "The Trouble Begins" [3:33]
    4. Lester Richards Dies [5:17]
    5. Man Being Interviewed #2 [:35]
    6. Elmo Oxygen/Toothache [3:04]
    7. "A Spy and a Mole" [1:29]
    8. Elmo Seduced; Munson Promoted [2:40]
    9. Munson at Home [2:38]
    10. Man Being Interviewed #3 [:16]
    11. Munson Engages in Tasks at Hand [2:55]
    12. News Flash #1: On Racehorses [:35]
    13. Funeral #1 [1:26]
    14. "A Fear Is This" [1:52]
    15. "Idea Missing" [2:09]
    16. A New Gig for Elmo [1:55]
    17. Like No Way Out [1:41]
    18. Dentist Recommendation [1:04]
    19. Man Being Interviewed #4 [:26]
    20. Nameless Numberhead Man Quits [4:18]
    21. Explorations 1-6 [1:50]
    22. "You're Incredibly Attractive" [:58]
    23. Doppelg?nger [3:30]
    24. Part 2: "An Affair With My Wife" [3:38]
    25. News Flash #2: Havarti Comet [:25]
    26. Elmo's New Movie Sequence #1 [:17]
    27. Fortuneteller [:50]
    28. Dr. Korchek at the Office [3:17]
    29. Attractive Woman #2 [2:37]
    30. Elmo's New Movie Sequence #2 [:18]
    31. Meetings Outside the Office [1:35]
    32. "You Worm!" [3:02]
    33. News Flash #3: Rhode Island for Sale [:25]
    34. Ransom [1:11]
    35. Elmo's New Movie Sequence #3 [:26]
    36. Another Day at the Office [1:16]
    37. "A Spiritual Element Is Missing" [1:43]
    38. Trouble x2 (With Man Being Interviewed #5) [3:20]
    39. Part 3: Female Perspectives [1:12]
    40. The Affair: Her View [4:20]
    41. Funeral #2 [:35]
    42. Moving Out & In + Pick-Me-Up [6:05]
    43. Munson Finishes the Speech [2:01]
    44. News Flash #4: Bald Men & Ponytails [:21]
    45. Assassination Attempt [4:48]
    46. Off to Costa Rica [:52]
    47. Interrogation/Recuperation [2:16]
    48. Home & Mall [1:44]
    49. Epilogue [1:37]
    1. Project Origins [1:55]
    2. A High Point in the Director's Career [:36]
    3. A Tailor-Made Role/Selecting Actors [3:33]
    4. Out on a Limb/Painfully Unfunny [5:17]
    5. An Externalization of the Artist's Critical Inner Voice [:35]
    6. Same as Above + Owning People [3:04]
    7. The Most Important Thing Anyone Can Do [1:29]
    8. See Above + Hair & Wardrobe [2:40]
    9. Other Artistic Aspirations [2:38]
    10. Too Many Ideas [:16]
    11. Giving Back/"Good for the Family" [2:55]
    12. More on the Family [:35]
    13. "...Especially My Daughter" [1:26]
    14. "What Is It About Me?" [1:52]
    15. The First Feature Photographed by the Director [2:09]
    16. A Unique Film in the History of Cinematography [1:55]
    17. Beyond the Fourth Wall [1:41]
    18. Vertical Ascension [1:04]
    19. Ocean's Twelve [:26]
    20. "I'm About Taking Risks"/The Cannes Film Festival [4:18]
    21. An Homage to Cecil B. DeMille [1:50]
    22. See 21 [:58]
    23. Creating a Comfortable Environment [3:30]
    24. Korchek's Wardrobe [3:38]
    25. A Question About Non Sequiturs [:25]
    26. The Director Begins to Respond [:17]
    27. "Referencing Their Referencing to Me" [:50]
    28. More of Above + an Interest in Dentistry [3:17]
    29. Braces & Other Dental Work [2:37]
    30. See 29 [:18]
    31. "The Mouth I Need..." [1:35]
    32. Korchek Is an Artist [3:02]
    33. Interviewer Comment & Question [:25]
    34. The Importance of Being in a Soderbergh Movie [1:11]
    35. See 34 [:26]
    36. The Director Is Questioned About Distribution [1:16]
    37. The Director Responds [1:43]
    38. The Distribution Plan Is Explained [3:20]
    39. Creating an Underground Movement [1:12]
    40. Does Watching the Film Under the Influence Help? [4:20]
    41. A New Category for the Academy [:35]
    42. Fear of People; Distaste for Critics [6:05]
    43. The Film's Original Third Section [2:01]
    44. See 43 [:21]
    45. No Justification Necessary/Predetermined Outcomes [4:48]
    46. See 45 [:52]
    47. "In the Zone" [2:16]
    48. An Out-of-Body Experience [1:44]
    49. "Watch Me" [1:37]
    1. A New Opening [1:55]
    2. Home Movies [:36]
    3. Homage to Richard Lester [3:33]
    4. Cast IDs/The Idea to Make the Film [5:17]
    5. Shooting Details [:35]
    6. "A Pall in the Audience" [3:04]",

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