[78-L] DVDs made to order ^

[simmonssomer]

Maybe Warren Vache Jr. ,who was a member of the cast, has some information 
on possible DVD availability.  He's a very busy jazz trumpet
star but can possibly be located toward a contact if you poke around  Google 
under his name.

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Homzy" <homzy at vax2.concordia.ca>
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] DVDs made to order ^


> 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
>>
>>
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