John Cusack	John Kelso
Kevin Spacey	Jim Williams
Jack Thompson	Sonny Seiler
Irma P. Hall	Minerva
Jude Law	Billy Hanson
Lady Chablis	herself
Alison Eastwood	Mandy Nichols
Paul Hipp	Joe Odom
Dorothy Loudon	Serena Dawes
Anne Haney	Margaret Williams
Kim Hunter	Betty Harty
Geoffrey Lewis	Luther Driggers
Rhoda Griffis	Card Club Woman
Richard Herd	Henry Skerridge
Leon Rippy	Detective Boone
Bob Gunton	Finley Largent
Michael O'Hagan	Geza Von Habsburg
Gary Anthony Williams	Bus Driver
Tim Black	Jeff Braswell
Muriel Moore	Mrs. Baxter
Sonny Seiler	Judge White

Director	Clint Eastwood
Producer	Clint Eastwood Tom Rooker Anita Zuckerman Arnold Stiefel Michael Maurer
Writer	John Lee Hancock John Berendt
Cinematography	Jack N. Green
Musician	Lennie Niehaus

Readers of John Berendt's bestselling novel were bound to be at least somewhat disappointed by this big-screen adaptation, but despite mixed reaction from critics and audiences, there's still plenty to admire about director Clint Eastwood's take on the material. Readers will surely miss the rich atmosphere and societal detail that Berendt brought to his "Savannah story," and the movie can only scratch the surface of Georgian history, tradition, and wealthy decadence underlying Berendt's fact-based murder mystery. Still, Eastwood maintains an assured focus on the wonderful eccentrics of Savannah, most notably a gay Savannah antiques dealer (superbly played by Kevin Spacey), who may or may not have killed his friend and alleged lover (Jude Law). John Cusack plays the Town & Country journalist who arrives in Savannah to find much more than he bargained for--including the city's legendary drag queen Lady Chablis (playing "herself")--and John Lee Hancock's smoothly adapted screenplay succeeds in bringing Berendt's characters vividly to life with plenty of flavorful dialogue. In similar fashion to Warner's acclaimed DVD of L.A. Confidential, this classy DVD includes a behind-the-scenes documentary titled The Real People in the Garden and an interactive map tour of Savannah and its most celebrated (or notorious) citizens. The original theatrical trailer is also included. --Jeff Shannon

Edition Details Audience Rating R (Restricted) Country USA Language English Distributor Warner Home Video Edition Special Edition Barcode 085391477624 Region Region 1 Chapters 43 Release Date 7/1/1998 Packaging Snap Case Screen Ratio 1.85:1 Subtitles English; French; Spanish Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1 French Dolby Digital 5.1 Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen

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