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“Sanford
& Son-Season- 5”
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
Screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
Surround 1.0 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English,
Spanish |
| Length |
623 minutes
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| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
9/14/04 |
| Studio |
Columbia-Tristar
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Redd Foxx,
Demond Wilson, Don Bexley, Marlene Clark, Whitman Mayo, LaWanda
Page |
| Written
By: |
Earl Barret,
Ted Bergmann, Redd Roxx, Robert Garland |
| Produced
By: |
Norman Lear
and Bud Yorkin |
| Directed
By: |
Bud Yorkin,
Hal Cooper, Bill Foster |
| Music:
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Quincy Jones
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| The
Review: |
Redd Foxx was the perfect choice
to play Sanford and Demond Wilson played the perfect comic
foil on the popular series which adapted the British TV show
“Steptoe and Son” for an American audience. The series continues
to have its fans and is still very, very funny. Even when
the dialogue isn’t the best, the delivery is perfect by this
terrific cast of vets.
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| Image
and Sound: |
“Sanford
and Son” looks pretty darn good for such an old coot. Image
quality varies a bit with some sequences amazingly sharp and
crystal clear and others a bit dodgy but, on the whole, the
series looks solid if not spectacular. Blame the fact that it
was shot in videotape on the limitations of the DVD. Or blame
the guy that did the transfer whomever you want but considering
the cost, Paramount has done a solid job here. The sound has
considerable hiss and can’t overcome the limitations of the
mono format it was recorded in but there has been a clear concerted
effort to clean it up a bit. Presence is pretty good overall
and this is a sharp improvement over the syndicated version
that’s floated around for years. --- |
| The
Extras: |
Fans would
grab their chest and announce, “this is the big one. You hear
that Redd, I’m coming to join you” if this had extras. Sadly,
it doesn’t so were all stuck in this world for the time being.
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| Commentary:
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Hey, corner
these supporting actors that appeared on the show while you
can and get their comments. I doubt that’s going to happen anytime
soon but, hey, one can always wish. |
| Final
Words: |
A very funny
comedy ain’t afraid to give you one across the lips—in this
case it’s a smile not a punch. The old junk yard looks pretty
good in this DVD but, sadly, there’s no extra junk on the DVD.
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