[78-L] DVDs made to order ^

[David Lennick]

I see it's on VHS..
http://www.amazon.com/Gig-VHS-Wayne-Rogers/dp/630181052X

No mention of DVD or DVD-R. I'm not sure how I found out about The Group. Might 
have been from a Google search.

dl

On 3/17/2011 12:21 AM, Andrew Homzy wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I want to get a DVD of The Gig (1985)
>
> How could I find out if it's available as a DVD-R as you were able to do with The Group?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
> Synopsis of The Gig
>
> Every week, six men from various walks of life get together to play music for their own satisfaction. Trombonist Wayne Rogers is a used-car dealer; drummer Daniel Nalbach is a mother-dominated dentist; clarinetist Jerry Matz is a somewhat self-centered music teacher; trumpeter Warren Vache could have been a professional musician, but opted for a socially convenient wealthy marriage; and bass violinist Stan Lachow prefers to keep to himself the rest of the week. What happens to this informal aggregation when the opportunity arises for a paying gig at a Catskills resort forms the heart of this picture. Dissention in the ranks comes about when Lachow can't make the engagement, and is replaced by veteran musician Cleavon Little, who is disdainful of being surrounded by amateurs. The Gig is a model "small" picture, a clear labor of love for writer/ director Frank D. Gilroy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
>
> Complete Cast of The Gig
>
> Wayne Rogers - Marty Flynn
> Joe Silver - Abe Mitgang
> Daniel Nalbach - Arthur Winslow
> Jerry Matz - Aaron Wohl
> Stan Lachow - George Pappas
> Georgia Harrell - The blonde
> Susan Egbert - Laura Macrae
> Virginia Downing - Mrs. Winslow
> Cleavon Little - Marshall Wilson
> Warren Vache - Gil Macrae
> Andrew Duncan - Jack Larmon
> Jay Thomas - Rick Valentine
> Celia Bressack - Lucy
> Michael Fischetti - Vincent Amati
> Karen Ashley - Janet Larmon
> Chuck Wagner - Driver
>
> Director(s):
> Frank D. Gilroy
> Writer(s):
> Frank D. Gilroy
> Producer(s):
> Frank D. Gilroy, Norman Cohen
>
> On 2011-03-16, at 8:22 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>
>> The other week I mentioned that "The Group" was finally available on DVD,
>> through Amazon. It's a DVD-R which is manufactured to order and it showed up
>> this week. In fact my account wasn't debited for over a week, or till they'd
>> actually manufactured it and had it ready to ship. The liner (front and back
>> cover) is unbelievably cheesy..looks like a 19th generation reduction of a
>> theater poster and is barely readable. I sampled a few seconds of the disc just
>> to make sure it plays (they caution you that it might not work in computers and
>> recorders). At the start, you're told that it's "from the best available
>> sources" and..this is a weird one..instead of chapters, you're given the
>> opportunity to press your>>  button to advance the film in ten minute
>> increments. It IS wide screen..if the VHS version was also wide screen, then
>> all they've done is transfer from that master. And that's what you get for your
>> $17.99 (but with one item added to my order, I qualified for free shipping!).
>> Nice work if you can get it.
>>
>> dl
>>
>>