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Take the Laughs to Go as Wedding Crashers
HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE EXTREME UNRATED EDITION, RUSH HOUR, RUSH HOUR 2, AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY and FRIDAY Round Out this Collection of Extras-Packed Comedy Favorites on UMD
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 26, 2005) – Laughter is in the palm of your hand as seven hilarious comedies make their debuts on Universal Media Disc (UMD™) for Sony’s PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable). New Line Home Entertainment offers two highly anticipated titles, Wedding Crashers “Uncorked” Edition and Dumb and Dumber: Unrated for the first time on UMD and DVD, along with the UMD debuts of side-splitting comedy classics Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Extreme Unrated Edition, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Friday, available on January 3, 2006. All seven UMD titles are loaded with special features including commentaries, deleted scenes, gag reels and documentaries. The Wedding Crashers UMD is available at a $28.98 SRP, and the pre-order due date is November 22, 2005. All other UMD titles are priced at a $19.98 SRP, with a pre-order due date of November 29, 2005.
UMD SPECIAL FEATURES*
WEDDING CRASHERS “UNCORKED” EDITION
· Commentary with director David Dobkin
· Commentary with stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn
· Deleted scenes
DUMB & DUMBER: UNRATED
· Unrated version of the film with six minutes of new scenes
· Deleted short scenes montage with introduction by Jeff Daniels
· Alternate endings
HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE EXTREME UNRATED EDITION
· “Extreme Unrated” version of the film
· Commentary with stars John Cho, Kal Penn and director Danny Leiner
· Commentary with writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
· “The Art of the Fart” sound documentary
· Deleted scenes
· Alternate scenes
RUSH HOUR
· Commentary with director Brett Ratner
· Gag reel
RUSH HOUR 2
· Commentary with director Brett Ratner and writer Jeff Nathanson
· Production documentary “Making Magic out of Mire”
· Deleted scenes
· Outtakes
AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
· Commentary with star Mike Myers and director Jay Roach
· Deleted scenes
· Alternate endings
FRIDAY
· Deleted scenes
· Alternate scenes
*DVD special features subject to change.
ABOUT PSP™ (PLAYSTATION® PORTABLE)
PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) is a new portable entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, high-quality full-motion video and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation®2, PSP™ features a 4.3-inch wide screen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP™ also adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD™), as its storage medium. With a wide range of accessories and connectivity options, including Memory Stick Duo, USB 2.0, IR port and Wi-Fi wireless LAN, PSP™ is the new entertainment platform from PlayStation®.
Title Format SRP Cat. # ISBN # UPC #
Wedding Crashers “Uncorked” Edition UMD Keepcase $28.98 N10007 0-7806-5320-3 794043100079
Dumb and Dumber: Unrated UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10023 0-7806-5357-2 794043100239
Harold & Kumar go to White Castle Extreme Unrated Edition UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10024 0-7806-5358-0 794043100246
Rush Hour UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10025 0-7806-5359-9 794043100253
Rush Hour 2 UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10026 0-7806-5360-2 794043100260
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10027 0-7806-5361-0 794043100277
Friday UMD Keepcase $19.98 N10028 0-7806-5362-9 794043100284
New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, VHS and UMD, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm™. The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded in 1967, New Line Cinema is the leading independent producer and distributor of theatrical films. It licenses its programming to ancillary markets, including cable and broadcast television, as well as in all international markets. New Line Cinema is a Time Warner Company.
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CONTACT
Sue Procko
Sue Procko Public Relations
(323) 653-5153
sue@sueprockopr.com
Jennifer Sandler
New Line Home Entertainment
(310) 967-6992
jennifer.sandler@newline.com