Hulk [WS] DVD

The Hulk
Ang Lee directs the live-action feature film The Hulk, based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. Emotionally stunted Dr. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is part of a research team at the University of California at Berkeley. Corporate hustler Glenn Talbot (Josh Lucas) takes notice of the lab and makes plans to take it over. Then Bruce accidentally gets hit by an experimental ray and grows into a huge beast, destroying the lab in the process. A creepy janitor who claims to be his real father, Dr. David Banner (Nick Nolte), starts to secretly use the experimental ray on himself. He creates some mutant dogs and sends them after Bruce's lab mate and ex-girlfriend Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). After Bruce saves her life in the form of the Hulk, she lets her distant father, General Ross (Sam Elliott), take him to an abandoned army base in the desert. However, Glenn Talbot takes over the operation and wants to patent the creature's superpowers for his own profit, so he holds Bruce unconscious in an isolation tank. When provoked, Bruce turns into the Hulk and makes a break for San Francisco, leading to a desert chase sequence involving military aircraft, tanks, and bombs. Only the sight of Betty can make him turn back to his human form. When he is eventually captured, Dr. David Banner shows up for a final confrontation with his son and his old adversary, General Ross. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast Eric Bana as Dr. Bruce Banner Jennifer Connelly as Dr. Betty Ross Sam Elliott as General "Thunderbolt" Ross Josh Lucas as Major Glenn Talbot Nick Nolte as Dr. David Banner

Crew Greg Papalia - Art Director John Dexter - Supervising Art Director Dave Sidley - Animator Kim Thompson - Animator Andrew Doucette - Animator Jakub Pistecky - Animator David Gainey - Animator David Latour - Animator Tom St. Amand - Animator Marjolaine Tremblay-Silva - Animator Rick O'Connor - Animator Greg Kyle - Animator Lou Dellarosa - Animator Jan Van Buyten - Animator Steve Rawlins - Animator Hiromi Ono - Animator Sharonne Solk - Animator Kevin Scott - Animator Trish Schutz-Krause - Animator Andrew Grant - Animator Maia Kayser - Animator Michael Easton - Animator Sean Curran - Animator Delio Tramontozzi - Animator Magali Rigaudias - Animator Jay Rennie - Animator Peter Kelly - Animator Charles Alleneck - Animator Christopher Minos - Animator Miguel Fuertes - Animator Phil McNally - Animator Kevin Martel - Animator Sue Campbell - Animator George Aleco-Sima - Animator Derrick Carlin - Animator Janice Lew - Animator Industrial Light & Magic - Animator Alison Leaf - Animator Virginie D'annoville - Animator Shawn Kelly - Animator Ismail Acar - Animator Cheryl A. Tkach - Associate Producer David Womark - Associate Producer Shari Hanson - Associate Producer Mark Goodermote - Boom Operator Avy Kaufman - Casting Nick Teta - Consultant/advisor John Armbrust - Consultant/advisor John Underkoffler - Consultant/advisor Erich Ippen - Conception Gus Dizon - Conception Brice Cox Jr. - Conception Robert MacKenzie - Conception Philip Metschan - Conception Aaron McBride - Conception Audrey A. Conrad - Coordinator Pete Anthony - Conductor Marit Allen - Costume Designer Kathleen Misko - Costume Designer Artist Robinson - First Assistant Director Ang Lee - Director Tim Squyres - Editor Kevin Feige - Executive Producer Stan Lee - Executive Producer Jennifer Fong - Executive Producer Carolyn Elias - Hair Styles Rory Enke - Location Manager Danny Elfman - Composer (Music Score) Brad Wilder - Makeup Daniel B. Gold - Camera Operator Tommy Lohmann - Camera Operator Rick Heinrichs - Production Designer Frederick Elmes - Cinematographer Michael Malone - Production Manager Larry Franco - Producer Gale Anne Hurd - Producer Avi Arad - Producer James Schamus - Producer Patte Strong-Lord - Set Designer Lois G. Hoyos - Set Designer Kristen Pratt - Set Designer Todd Cherniawsky - Set Designer Roy Barnes - Set Designer Don Woodruff - Set Designer Jim Bayliss - Set Designer Cheryl Carasik - Set Designer Al Hobbs - Set Designer Dennis S. Sands - Sound Mixer Eugene Gearty - Sound/Sound Designer Clay Donahue Fontenot - Stunts Gabriel Womark - Stunts Ava Rose Williams - Stunts Darlene Ava Williams - Stunts Andrew Lantieri - Stunts Mika Saito - Stunts David S. Rowden - Stunts Molly Peitzman - Stunts Sonny Tipton - Stunts Kevin Grevioux - Stunts Hannah Peitzman - Stunts Hailey Peitzman - Stunts Dane Farwell - Stunts Martin Valinsky - Stunts William Morts - Stunts Joshua Croughwell - Stunts Mary R. Boss - Stunts Michelle Croughwell - Stunts Craig Branham - Stunts Brady Conrad - Stunts Clay Lilley - Stunts Megan Marshall - Stunts Wendi Bromley - Stunts Jerry Wills - Stunts Jake Brake - Stunts Merritt Yohnka - Stunts Rick Avery - Stunts Corey Michael Eubanks - Stunts Eric Abrahamson - Stunts Tristan Morts - Stunts Callie Croughwell - Stunts Dotan Bonen - Stunts Megan Robinson - Stunts Scott Fisher - Stunts Cameron Croughwell - Stunts Bevin Kaye - Stunts Joni Avery - Stunts Clint E. Lilley - Stunts Gregory J. Barnett - Stunts Gunther Schlierkamp - Stunts Sean Graham - Stunts Jesse Tipton - Stunts Jason Rodriguez - Stunts Casey O'Neill - Stunts Wyatt Tipton - Stunts Tommy Rosales, Jr. - Stunts Charlie Croughwell - Stunts Coordinator Craig Hosking - Stunts Coordinator Robert Kurtzman - Supervisor/Manager Gregory Nicotero - Supervisor/Manager Howard Berger - Supervisor/Manager Michael Lantieri - Special Effects Supervisor David Womark - Unit Production Manager James Schamus - Screen Story John Turman - Screenwriter James Schamus - Screenwriter James Turman - Screenwriter Michael France - Screenwriter Jennifer Rossini - Production Assistant Ryan Faust - Production Assistant Robin Moore - Production Assistant Phronsie Franco - Production Assistant Darren Blatt - Production Assistant Katie Lynch - Production Assistant Jessica Teach - Production Assistant Matthew W. Brucell - Production Assistant Jessica Tate - Production Assistant Oorala Yamada-Walman - Production Assistant Stephen Riera - Production Assistant Timothy Ball - Production Assistant Steve Simon - Production Assistant Venessa De Anda - Production Assistant Hanna Hinkel - Production Assistant Matt Rubin - Production Assistant Fallon Johnson - Production Assistant Danny Mormino - Production Assistant Edward Hirsch - Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren - Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Schumacher - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Jason Mahakian - Model Effects Alan Peterson - Model Effects Michael Steffe - Model Effects Edward J. Quinn - Model Effects Eben Stromquist - Model Effects Danny Wagner - Model Effects Anthony Cope - Model Effects Victoria Lewis - Model Effects Nelson Hall - Model Effects Jeffrey N. Manning - Model Effects Jon Guidinger - Model Effects Carol Bauman - Model Effects Michael Binczek - Model Effects Nicolas Bogle - Model Effects Lorne Peterson - Model Effects Michael N. Dupuis - Model Effects Randy Ottenberg - Model Effects Keith McCabe - Technical Director Gregor Lakner - Technical Director Ian House - Technical Director Polly Ing - Technical Director Jeroen Lapre - Technical Director Jeff Hatchel - Technical Director Peg Hunter - Technical Director Branko Grujcic - Technical Director Donna Lanasa - Technical Director Joshua Lebeau - Technical Director Durant Schoon - Technical Director Douglas James Smith - Technical Director Nigel Sumner - Technical Director Blake Sweeney - Technical Director Eric Texier - Technical Director Meghan Thornton - Technical Director Terrance Tornberg - Technical Director Barbara Townsend - Technical Director Angela Traeger - Technical Director Kelly Walsh - Technical Director Brandon Warner - Technical Director David Weitzberg - Technical Director Riccardo Zanettini - Technical Director Frederic Schmidt - Technical Director Saba Roufchaie - Technical Director Jason Rosson - Technical Director Daniel Leung - Technical Director Michael Ludlam - Technical Director Saira Mathew - Technical Director Joseph Metten - Technical Director Michael Muir - Technical Director Kenneth Nielsen - Technical Director Anthony Shafer - Technical Director Khatsho Orfali - Technical Director Daniel Pearson - Technical Director Bruce Powell - Technical Director Scott Prior - Technical Director Ricardo Ramos - Technical Director Philippe Rebours - Technical Director Paul Sharpe - Technical Director Jean-Paul Beaulieu - Technical Director Jeffrey Ertl - Technical Director Richard Ducker - Technical Director Joakim Arnesson - Technical Director Natasha Devaud - Technical Director Kathleen Davidson - Technical Director Jay Cooper - Technical Director Leila Chesloff - Technical Director Masi Oka - Technical Director Joshua Chapel - Technical Director Matthew Blackwell - Technical Director Mario Capellari - Technical Director Thomas Burnette - Technical Director Jason A. Brown - Technical Director Sam Breach - Technical Director Matthew Bouchard - Technical Director Raśl Essig - Technical Director Gonzalo Garramuno - Technical Director Ryan Galloway - Technical Director Brian Gee - Technical Director Suzanne Berger - Technical Director Howard Gersh - Technical Director Brad Fox - Technical Director Alex Ethier - Technical Director Rachel Aberly - Unit Publicist Hans Bjerno - Aerial Photography James Rothwell - Animatronic Effects K.N.B. EFX Group - Animatronic Effects Susan Hegarty - Dialogue Coach Industrial Light & Magic - Digital Effects Kathy Nelson - Executive Music Producer Keith Davis - First Assistant Camera Robert Hill - First Assistant Camera Trevor Loomis - First Assistant Camera Jim Tynes - Gaffer Frank Dorowsky - Gaffer Paul A. Rychlec - Grip Pete McAdams - Grip Rodney Veto - Grip Rick Guertin - Grip Gary L. Dagg - Key Grip Thomas Wazney - Key Grip Danny Elfman - Music Producer Lisa Rodgers - Post Production Supervisor Jennifer Campbell - Production Coordinator Jerry Moss - Properties Master Gary Rydstrom - Re-Recording Mixer Michael Semanick - Re-Recording Mixer Brian Magerkurth - Re-Recording Mixer Jane-Ann Tenggren - Script Supervisor Deanna Stadler - Second Assistant Director Kyrsten Mate Comoglio - Sound Effects Director Paul Hsu - Sound Effects Director David C. Hughes - Sound Effects Director Tommy Lohmann - Steadicam Operator Peter Sorel - Still Photographer Erich Ippen - Storyboard Robert MacKenzie - Storyboard Brice Cox Jr. - Storyboard Aaron McBride - Storyboard Philip Metschan - Storyboard Gus Dizon - Storyboard Colin Brady - Supervising Animator Richard Hymns - Supervising Sound Editor Eugene Gearty - Supervising Sound Editor Petra Holtorf - Visual Effects Producer Janet Lewin - Visual Effects Producer Tom C. Peitzman - Visual Effects Producer Dean Drabin - ADR Mixer Ethan Goodwin - Art Department Assistant Lisa Jackson - Art Department Assistant Jonas Mayabb - Art Department Assistant William Hawkins - Assistant Art Director Chad S. Frey - Assistant Art Director Mariko Braswell - Assistant Art Director Norman Newberry - Assistant Art Director Perri Fichtner - Assistant Location Manager Richard J. Marks - Assistant Location Manager Meredith Humbracht - Assistant Production Coordinator Michael Hansen - Assistant Properties Andrew Petrotta - Assistant Properties Dee Selby - Assistant Sound Editor O'shana Walker - Best Boy Electric Cricket Sloat - Best Boy Electric Christopher Bateman - Best Boy Electric Steele Hunter - Best Boy Grip Joseph E. Bates - Best Boy Grip Wendy Weaver - Buyer Kathleen Rosen - Buyer Mark Connelly - Camera Loader Maureen Whalen - Casting Associate John W. Hoskins - Construction Coordinator Pam Wise - Costumes Supervisor Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield - Dialogue Editor Richard Quinn - Dialogue Editor David Nims - Dolly Grip Michael Schwake - Dolly Grip David Scott - Electrician Christina Funk - Electrician Tim McDonald - Electrician Norman Ash - Electrician Ronald Joseph Pure Jr. - Electrician James F. Cornick - Electrician John Skidmore - Electrician Franklyn Warren - Extra Casting Beau Bonneau - Extra Casting Kim Ju-bong - Extra Casting Devon Miller - First Assistant Editor Craig Alpert - First Assistant Editor Marko A. Costanzo - Foley Artist Frank Kern - Foley Editor Steven Visscher - Foley Editor Joe McCloskey - Key Costumer Amanda Gore - Key Costumer Diana J. Wilson - Key Costumer Nigel Boyd - Key Costumer Janice Alexander - Key Hairstylist Dennis Liddiard - Key Make-up Ernest Sanchez - Leadman David Lee - Personal Assistant Danny Huang - Personal Assistant Timothy Reid - Personal Assistant Peter Kujawski - Personal Assistant Chelsea Rutter - Personal Assistant Rodney Sandoval - Second Assistant Camera Maria Battle-Campbell - Second Second Assistant Director Marilyn Morgan - Set Dresser Christopher Kennedy - Set Dresser Christopher Casey - Set Dresser Dean Lakoff - Set Dresser Mike Thurman - Set Dresser Hilmar Koch - Sequence Director Barbara Harris - ADR Voice Casting Clete Cetrone - Construction Foreman C5, Inc. - Foley Recordist Paul Urmson - Foley Supervisor Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Lisa Joelle Curtis - Production Secretary Drew Kunin - Production Sound Mixer Brian Tipton - Special Effects Foreman Cory Faucher - Special Effects Technician Joel Mitchell - Special Effects Technician Raymond Hoffman - Special Effects Technician Larry Zelaney - Special Effects Technician William Shourt - Special Effects Technician Ralph Peterson - Special Effects Technician Louie Lantieri - Special Effects Technician Mark Hawker - Special Effects Technician Frank Iudica Jr. - Special Effects Technician Ron Epstein - Special Effects Technician James S. Rollins - Special Effects Technician Steven Scott Wheatley - Special Effects Technician Jay B. King - Special Effects Technician Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle - Supervising ADR Editor Bryce Shields - Video Assist Scott Balcerek - Visual Effects Editor Rijn & Reisman - Character Design Susan A. Burig - Graphic Design Kirstin Mooney - Art Department Coordinator Jessica Bellfort Rankin - Assistant ADR Editor Stuart McCowen - Assistant Dialogue Editor Peggy Eghbalian - Assistant Editor Diva Magpayo - Assistant Editor Richard Vallone - Properties Maker Foreman Hubert W. Ryan III - Properties Maker Foreman Douglass Rosenberger - Properties Maker Foreman Dwight Lowell - Properties Maker Foreman Thomas Laufi - Properties Maker Foreman Mark Knapton - Properties Maker Foreman Michael B. Bunch - Properties Maker Foreman Michael Burke - Properties Maker Foreman Richard D. Crain - Properties Maker Foreman Fred Deyoe - Properties Maker Foreman John J. Giuliano - Properties Maker Foreman Dean E. Hensley - Properties Maker Foreman Henry S. John - Properties Maker Foreman Andre Fenley - Supervising Assistant Editor Mauro Borrelli - Illustrator James Martin - Illustrator Caitlin Content - Compositor Leah Anton - Compositor Susan Weeks - Compositor Barbara Brennan - Compositor Emmet Doyle - Compositor Bill Eyler - Compositor Kelly Fischer - Compositor Katrin Klaiber - Compositor Kimberly Lashbrook - Compositor Marc Rienzo - Compositor R.D. Wegener - Compositor Erik Winquist - Compositor Dean Yurke - Compositor Rafael Colon - Compositor Will McCoy - Compositor Thomas Zils - Compositor Bill Gilman - Compositor Kenneth Sjogren - Compositor Jeff Wozniak - Compositor Okan Ataman - Compositor Sam Edwards - Compositor Robert Hoffmeister - Compositor Jerry Sells - Compositor Todd Vaziri - Compositor Jeff Arnold - Compositor Michael Kennedy - Compositor Mimi Abers - Compositor Colin Campbell - Compositor Tim Gibbons - Compositor Kathleen Beeler - Compositor

The Hulk
The hotly anticipated summer blockbuster The Hulk sets up a power struggle between father and son that manifests itself in the form of a giant green CGI creature. As Dr. Bruce Banner, Eric Bana certainly has the right bone structure and muscle mass to be convincing as the alter ego of a comic book superhero. He maintains an intense, cheerless attitude while Nick Nolte overacts as his Charles Manson-looking mad scientist father, Dr. David Banner. The clincher hangs on a repressed memory lurking in Bruce's subconscious, which is alluded to in the opening sequence of close-ups and replayed in various flashy ways. Much of the film's structure is flashy, with multiple split screens, fancy dissolves, and moving comic book-style cells that may seem gimmicky to some. Still, there are thrilling moments and striking visuals when the Hulk appears, especially during the extended chase scene across the desert and through the sky, culminating in the trashing of the San Francisco Bay area. Throughout it all, Jennifer Connelly is weepy and worried as Dr. Betty Ross, who never seems to spark with the closed-off Bruce. Surprisingly, it's Sam Elliott who brings a sorely needed gentle humanity to the role of Betty's stern and distant father, General Ross. After the main special effects-laden climactic sequence, the tacked-on ending marks a radical shift in tone toward a Hulk with a purpose rather than a Hulk on the run, presumably for the function of setting up a sequel. As a good monster movie, the action is entertaining and the main drama is intriguing, but the downbeat story and long running time might disappoint viewers looking for the charm of other contemporary superhero movies. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Feature commnetary with director Ang Lee Hulk cam: Inside the rage Deleted scenes Evolution of the Hulk The incredible Ang Lee The dogfight scene The making of the Hulk The unique style of editing the Hulk 480i/p standard definition English Dolby Digital 2.0 DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 138 min