JANUARY MAN (DVD/16X9/WS-1.85/SP-SUB/THEATRICAL TRAILER/1989) DVD

The January Man
This offbeat police thriller with heavy doses of humor was written by John Patrick Shanley, the former playwright who wrote Cher's hit romantic comedy Moonstruck. Kevin Kline stars as Nick Starkey, a brilliant former New York City police detective who has been exiled to the fire department because of his unorthodox ways. He's called back to service by his police commissioner brother Frank (Harvey Keitel) in the hopes that he can find a bizarre serial killer who's been murdering one woman a month. Nick's condition to agreeing to help is that he gets to cook dinner for Frank and his snooty wife Christine (Susan Sarandon), a former girlfriend of his. Ultimately, Nick uses his Zen-like intuition and some high-tech computer hardware (with prominent product placement plugs) to find the killer, pausing to have an affair with the mayor's beautiful daughter Bernadette (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. In the improbable conclusion, Nick figures out the exact day the killer will strike and the exact apartment! January Man is too tongue-in-cheek to be taken seriously as a thriller. In addition to Keitel and Sarandon the stellar supporting cast includes Rod Steiger as the mayor and Danny Aiello as a tough police captain who rails against Nick's "beatnik" ways. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast Kevin Kline as Nick Starkey Susan Sarandon as Christine Starkey Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Bernadette Flynn Harvey Keitel as Frank Starkey Danny Aiello as Capt. Vincent Alcoa Rod Steiger as Mayor Eamon Flynn Alan Rickman as Ed Faye Grant as Alison Hawkins Jayne Haynes as Alma Brian Tarantina as Cone Bruce MacVittie as Rip Bill Cobbs as Detective Reilly Greg Walker as January Man Tandy Cronyn as Lena Gerard Parkes as Rev. Drew Errol Slue as Chief Sunday

Crew Daniel Davis - Art Director Dan Davies - Art Director Christopher Cook - Associate Producer Billy Hopkins - Casting Risa Bramon - Casting John David Allan - Choreography Ed Zigo - Consultant/advisor Ezra Swerdlow - Co-producer Norman Jewison - Co-producer Neil Spisak - Costume Designer Ann Roth - Costume Designer Pat O'Connor - Director Lou Lombardo - Editor Marvin Hamlisch - Composer (Music Score) Moe Koffman - Composer (Music Score) Patricia Green - Makeup Bernadette Mazur - Makeup Harald Ortenburger - Camera Operator Philip Rosenberg - Production Designer Jerzy Zielinski - Cinematographer Michael MacDonald - Production Manager Gary J. Brink - Set Designer Carol Lavoie - Set Designer Neil Trifunovich - Special Effects Greg Walker - Stunts John Patrick Shanley - Screenwriter

The January Man
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Original theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 97 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen 1. Main Title/Murder [6:34] 2. Fiery Relationships [6:20] 3. An Artistic Flare [2:33] 4. "Whoop Dee Doo!" [4:36] 5. A Taste of Bitterness [7:59] 6. Ed the Painter [6:36] 7. Skating on Thin Ice [8:26] 8. Pieces of a Puzzle [9:06] 9. Prime Confrontations [4:28] 10. Copycat Killing [2:00] 11. Designing a Decoy [9:36] 12. Virgo & the 16th Floor [6:49] 13. Saving the 12th Victim [6:52] 14. Knockdown Drag-Out [2:42] 15. On to a New Love [7:10] 16. End Credits [2:27] Side #2 -- Standard 1. Main Title/Murder [6:57] 2. Fiery Relationships [6:20] 3. An Artistic Flare [2:33] 4. "Whoop Dee Doo!" [4:36] 5. A Taste of Bitterness [7:59] 6. Ed the Painter [6:36] 7. Skating on Thin Ice [8:26] 8. Pieces of a Puzzle [9:06] 9. Prime Confrontations [4:28] 10. Copycat Killing [2:00] 11. Designing a Decoy [9:36] 12. Virgo & the 16th Floor [6:49] 13. Saving the 12th Victim [6:52] 14. Knockdown Drag-Out [2:42] 15. On to a New Love [7:10] 16. End Credits [2:27]