FORT APACHE THE BRONX (DVD/CAST BIOS&FILMOGRAPHIES/SCENE ACCESS) DVD

Fort Apache, the Bronx
Paul Newman stars as an essentially decent cop patrolling that decimated, drug-and-gang-ridden borough known on the city maps as the Bronx, but known to its denizens as "Fort Apache". While Newman tries to hold on to his basic humanity and to treat even the sorriest of the people on his beat with dignity, he can't do much to convince his superiors that blind brutality is not the answer to social blight. When he witnesses fellow-cop Danny Aiello cold-bloodedly murdering a crime suspect, Newman is advised to sweep the whole incident under the rug. He refuses to do so, and as a result becomes "persona non grata" to his former friends on the force. Ed Asner co-stars as the beleaguered captain who has given up trying to treat his job as anything but a necessary evil, while Rachel Ticotin is Newman's love interest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Paul Newman as Murphy Ed Asner as Connolly Ken Wahl as Corelli Danny Aiello as Morgan Rachel Ticotin as Isabella Pam Grier as Charlotte Kathleen Beller as Theresa Miguel Piņero as Hernando Jaime Tirelli as Jose Lance William Guecia as Track Star Rony Clanton as Pimp Clifford David as Dacey Sully Boyar as Dugan

Crew Christopher Nowak - Art Director John Boxer - Costume Designer Alex Hapsas - First Assistant Director Daniel Petrie - Director Rita Roland - Editor David Susskind - Executive Producer Jonathan Tunick - Composer (Music Score) Ben Edwards - Production Designer John Alcott - Cinematographer Martin Richards - Producer Tom Fiorello - Producer Jack C. Jacobsen - Sound/Sound Designer Steve James - Stunts Heywood Gould - Screenwriter

Fort Apache, the Bronx
Leading men and serious actors like Jack Nicholson and James Caan took career nosedives as adult roles evaporated in the youth-dominated cinema of the late '70s and early '80s, but classics like Paul Newman just kept soldiering on. Here the cool hand plays a beat cop patrolling a South Bronx wasteland of crushing poverty, drugs, and crime. How does a man keep his head about him when all around him people are losing theirs? Newman adroitly answers the question in this flinty but otherwise forgettable character study, with Ken Wahl and Ed Asner providing effective contrast as Newman's young partner and no-nonsense precinct captain. Fort Apache was filmed on location to good effect; unfortunately, the foxy Pam Grier is wasted as a murderous prostitute. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Interactive menus Chapter selections Language/subtitles Cast bios DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 120 min   DVD Chapters: Chapters 0. Chapters 1. Main titles [4:25] 2. Open season [4:23] 3. Saving the day [4:08] 4. A chase [2:04] 5. The new captain [4:43] 6. Dress for success [3:56] 7. Ft. Apache [2:14] 8. Bambino [5:29] 9. Date night [15:02] 10. She strikes again [2:45] 11. The mornings after [1:57] 12. Captain says [3:35] 13. Where there's smoke [6:58] 14. Riot [7:00] 15. A family affair [1:15] 16. Pushed over the edge [5:01] 17. It's all sinking in [:43] 18. "The man don't feel lik1e talking right now" [2:06] 19. Tension. [:32] 20. Snake bite [3:30] 21. "You shut the fuck up!" [4:00] 22. "It just ain't worth it" [3:12] 23. Tlc [8:18] 24. Crash [4:36] 25. Hostage [1:44] 26. Tragedy [5:51] 27. Final conflict [2:19] 28. End of the line [5:20]