Any U.S. films only available in other countries?
 

I have a couple of American films on DVD that you can only find in other regions. I have the region 4 theatrical version of The Last of the Mohicans and the region 3 director's cut of Army of Darkness . I considered getting the director's cut of Kill Bill, but the whole subtitle issue for Japanese vs. English dialogue has me still waiting for a local release.

Anyone know of any other great DVDs (for movies that had a mainstream release here in the U.S.) which can only be found in other countries?

Song of the South - I'm pretty sure you can only get that on Japanese Laserdisc or something.

Two titles I own that come to mind immediately are <b>Last Exit To Brooklyn (R4)</b> and <b>The African Queen (R2)</b>.

I own two as well: Appointment with Death and Neighbors.

Rob

1. True Lies - France has a great quality anamorphic version (only letterboxed DVD in usa)
2. Ransom - France has an anamorphic version (only letterboxed DVD in USA)
3. Ken Park - France has an uncensored anamorphic version (not on DVD at all in USA)
4. Armegeddon - France has an great quality anamorphic version (only letterboxed in USA)
5. Barry Lyndon - France's video quality is a lot better than the American one
6. The New World Director's/Extended Cut - Italy's got this one, USA doesn't
7. Bugsy Malone - the UK DVD is letterboxed, but video quality excellent (not on dvd at all in the USA)
8. The Road Warrior - France has an excellent anamorphic version (better video/audio quality than the USA dvd)
9. 1492 - Germany has an excellent anamorphic/DD 5.1 version (not on dvd at all in USA)
10. Life Is Beautiful - Italy has an anamorphic/ Italian DD 5.1, English-subtitled version (USA has just the letterboxed version)
11. Crying Freeman - France has an anamorphic version (USA has a crappy full-screen version)
12. The Fan - France has an anamorphic version (but with forced French subtitles) (USA has a full-screen version and a very hard to find out-of-print anamorphic one)
13. Mortal Kombat - France has an anamorphic version (USA has a letterboxed one)
14. Arizona Dream - France has a great version of this film (not on DVD at all in USA)
15. Judge Dredd - Germany has an excellent anamorphic version (USA has a letterboxed one)

What about "The Game"? Didn't it get the special edition treatment elsewhere?

Universal put out the two films noir "The Blue Dahlia" (1946) and "The Glass Key" (1942) on DVD in the UK, but not in the US. Strangely, they were both available on VHS in Universal's Film Noir collection, but absent from their US DVD releases for some odd reason.

Moonwalker?

Nicholas Ray's JOHNNY GUITAR and THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS, available in R2 editions.

Howard The Duck

Don't forget Party Girl, Bigger Than Life, Knock On Any Door and Hot Blood as well. It's outrageous how little of Ray's catalog is available in the States.

Duck Tales Treasure of the Lost Lamp - no longer available from Disney DVD Club

Joe's Apartment.

Letterboxed in the USA, Anamorphic on R4.

Rapa Nui. There's a German DVD. I've always wanted to get it but never found info on the quality of the disc.

Just like the Italian disc it offers only a dubbed version, a German dub (the Italian disc offers only an Italian track). The Korean disc and believe the old HK disc, is the only one that boasts English audio. Still the quality is slightly above average.

Ciao,
Pro-B

Thanks for the info Pro-B. I guess I'll just hold on to my LD version for a bit longer. Were the old KR or HK releases anamorphic?

It's still listed in the Disney catalog. Just got a new one in the mail a few days ago.

Dump the shit R4 and pick up the two-disc R2 edition-- it's a beaut

"The Game" was released in Region 2. It's anamorphic and has the same features as the Criterion Laserdisc. I just got it a couple months ago from Amazon UK, and it's awesome.

Also, I know the topic is about movies, but the first season of "Even Stevens" was released in Region 4. No features, but the video is pretty good.

Class of 1999
The Mutilator

There are quite a few Hammer horror titles not available in R1 or have superior editions in other regions.

There should be a sticky thread that everyone can contribute to with movies that are available/better in other regions.

There was some kind of issues with Eureka's release of "The Savage Innocents" and it has been replaced with an abysmal pan&scan DVD :grumble:

France has The Brave, starring and directed by Johnny Depp, co-starring Marlon Brando. Never released in the US on any format.

Has anyone seen The Road To Wellville from the UK? I'm wondering if it is widescreen as advertized on Amazon UK. The American release is full screen only.