Steve Martin! - Blu-ray Forum

albabe · 01-21-2016, 07:26 PM

I was curious if anyone has ever heard anything about Blu-Ray releases of some of Steve's early Films.

It seems a lot of his early efforts are not on the Studios' Radar at all... and the some of the ones that have been released, like The Jerk, are a bit of a disappointment... but after that there is a big gap.

The Man with Two Brains (1983), The Lonely Guy (1984), All of Me (1984), L.A. Story (1991), Bowfinger (1991) are all Faves of mine, and some of those (like All Of Me) have never even been released in their Original Aspect Ratio.

antennahead · 01-21-2016, 07:53 PM

While I'd love to have "L.A. Story" on Blu, what I'd really like is a good release of "The Spanish Prisoner"

movieben1138 · 01-21-2016, 07:56 PM

To add to the list, DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID is my personal favorite of his and it's not available either. I'd also be curious to see PENNIES FROM HEAVEN get the upgrade.

mikey 6 · 01-21-2016, 07:58 PM

Man With... Is probably my favourite early Steve Martin movie. Would buy that day one. And Kathleen Turner was crazy-hot back then....

willo007 · 01-21-2016, 08:05 PM

The Man with Two Brains (1983) @ Warner Bros. -it could pop-up as an warner Archive release

DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID @ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it.

The Lonely Guy (1984)@ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it.

All of Me (1984) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath!

L.A. Story (1991) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath!

Bowfinger (1991) @ Universal, I can see this one coming soon with all catalog stuff coming from themselves.

zman73 · 01-21-2016, 08:15 PM

Was just watching Bowfinger the other day and was wishing they would bring it out to blu ray... very underrated film

KeithVK · 01-21-2016, 08:18 PM

I'd love to see My Blue Heaven get a release...

Al_The_Strange · 01-21-2016, 08:21 PM

I'm personally hoping to upgrade all of these at some point (have The Jerk already, need the other two):

Also, Sgt. Bilko's always been one of my top guilty pleasures. I still think it's hilarious.

tilallr1 · 01-21-2016, 08:24 PM

Three Amigos has been released:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Three...Blu-ray/26655/

as well as

Planes Trains and Automobiles:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Plane...Blu-ray/27694/

Some of Steve's best comedic work.

PowellPressburger · 01-21-2016, 08:33 PM

HouseSitter with Goldie Hawn is also great fun. Id love to see a lot of Steve Martin on BLU esp Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Pennies from Heaven + The Man with Two Brains are my most wanted

Wireduck1 · 01-21-2016, 08:41 PM

I agree that these films are shockingly overlooked for Blu Ray release globally.
I bought "Dead Men" from Italy http://www.amazon.it/Dead-Men-Dont-W...A11IL2PNWYJU7H
But would love to see "All of Me" and "Man with Two Brains" released somewhere.

Bluyoda · 01-21-2016, 08:46 PM

Yes, it's a shame, and it's not just Steve Martin films either.

UHD is nearly here, yet there are tons of movies still not released on BD, and equally many released with ancient DVD era masters and/or lossy Dolby Digital soundtracks.

baheidstu · 01-21-2016, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by movieben1138

To add to the list, DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID is my personal favorite of his and it's not available either. I'd also be curious to see PENNIES FROM HEAVEN get the upgrade.

Quote:

Originally Posted by willo007

The Man with Two Brains (1983) @ Warner Bros. -it could pop-up as an warner Archive release

DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID @ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it.

The Lonely Guy (1984)@ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it.

All of Me (1984) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath!

L.A. Story (1991) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath!

Bowfinger (1991) @ Universal, I can see this one coming soon with all catalog stuff coming from themselves.

For anyone who enjoys Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and doesn't want to wait for an American release, the Italian release from Pulp Video is pretty good and region free.

Greymattersplat · 01-21-2016, 08:53 PM

I've asked the Warner Archive guys multiple times for 'Man With Two Brains', but never gotten any kind of positive response. I'd bet the licensing for 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' is weird. There's a LOT of clips in there.

quickdraw · 01-21-2016, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baheidstu

For anyone who enjoys Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and doesn't want to wait for an American release, the Italian release from Pulp Video is pretty good and region free.

I have to agree. I was skeptical because initially I thought it might be a bootleg, but it's actually a pretty decent transfer. The only bummer is that the Italian version is Dolby 5.1, and the English version is Dolby 2.0. This is still one of my favorite Martin movies along with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Bluyoda · 01-21-2016, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baheidstu

For anyone who enjoys Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and doesn't want to wait for an American release, the Italian release from Pulp Video is pretty good and region free.

The video must be better than DVD, but the audio is only DD stereo.

I'd love Housesitter,
Bowfinger,
A remasered Planes, Trains & Automobiles,
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid,
Man With Two Brains,
Sgt. Bilko is a hoot too,

I'd get most of his films.

I also like Shopgirl.

quickdraw · 01-22-2016, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greymattersplat

I've asked the Warner Archive guys multiple times for 'Man With Two Brains', but never gotten any kind of positive response. I'd bet the licensing for 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' is weird. There's a LOT of clips in there.

This has been my suspicion as well. I'll bet it's a legal minefield to get all the clearances for the clips used in this movie (clips were culled from six studios). If I remember correctly, there isn't any copyright legal mumbo jumbo at the beginning of this BD presentation, so I wonder.........

As for the picture quality of the disc, I was pleasantly surprised despite this being a MPEG-2 encode. You can definitely see the film stock quality fluctuation between the various clips, which was less evident on the DVD. This is undoubtedly due to better resolution on the BD presentation and thus makes them more obvious. DVDBeaver has a review of this disc and some screen captures so you can see for yourself. Whether the company that has released the BD (Pulp Video) is legit, well I don't really know. Never heard of them, and you won't get much help from google either.

Starman22 · 01-22-2016, 06:11 PM

Definitely! The Man With Two Brains on Blu-ray. I still own Double Feature DVD with My Blue Heaven <-- of course need to Blu-ray too.

themoviefanatic · 01-22-2016, 06:17 PM

Not Steve Martin but a good sequel would be The Jerk Too on blu.

TheWalkingDead · 02-03-2016, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeithVK

I'd love to see My Blue Heaven get a release...

That and Leap of Faith were my favorites. Takes me right back to the early 90s.

01-21-2016, 07:26 PM	#1
albabe Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2012 Location:San Francisco, Ca Blu-ray reviews:2	Steve Martin! I was curious if anyone has ever heard anything about Blu-Ray releases of some of Steve's early Films. It seems a lot of his early efforts are not on the Studios' Radar at all... and the some of the ones that have been released, like The Jerk, are a bit of a disappointment... but after that there is a big gap. The Man with Two Brains (1983), The Lonely Guy (1984), All of Me (1984), L.A. Story (1991), Bowfinger (1991) are all Faves of mine, and some of those (like All Of Me) have never even been released in their Original Aspect Ratio.

01-21-2016, 07:53 PM	#2
antennahead Special Member Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Charleston, SC Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:987 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:3	While I'd love to have "L.A. Story" on Blu, what I'd really like is a good release of "The Spanish Prisoner"

01-21-2016, 07:56 PM	#3
movieben1138 Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Saint Louis, MO 4K collection:1138 Blu-ray collection:11699 DVD collection:2445 Trading Score:1003	To add to the list, DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID is my personal favorite of his and it's not available either. I'd also be curious to see PENNIES FROM HEAVEN get the upgrade.

01-21-2016, 07:58 PM	#4
mikey 6 Special Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:England 4K collection:682 Blu-ray collection:1748 DVD collection:3	Man With... Is probably my favourite early Steve Martin movie. Would buy that day one. And Kathleen Turner was crazy-hot back then....

01-21-2016, 08:05 PM	#5
willo007 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2011 4K collection:1213 Blu-ray collection:6477 DVD collection:11 Digital collection:176 Trading Score:217	The Man with Two Brains (1983) @ Warner Bros. -it could pop-up as an warner Archive release DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID @ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it. The Lonely Guy (1984)@ Universal, has the possibility Shout! could license it. All of Me (1984) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath! L.A. Story (1991) @ Lionsgate, don't hold your breath! Bowfinger (1991) @ Universal, I can see this one coming soon with all catalog stuff coming from themselves.

01-21-2016, 08:15 PM	#6
zman73 Power Member Member since:Jan 2013 4K collection:345 Blu-ray collection:4880 DVD collection:244 MA collection:93 Digital collection:667 iTunes collection:136 Trading Score:93	Was just watching Bowfinger the other day and was wishing they would bring it out to blu ray... very underrated film

01-21-2016, 08:18 PM	#7
KeithVK Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Chicago, IL 4K collection:119 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:6 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:3	I'd love to see My Blue Heaven get a release...

01-21-2016, 08:21 PM	#8
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1125 Blu-ray collection:4949 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	I'm personally hoping to upgrade all of these at some point (have The Jerk already, need the other two): Also, Sgt. Bilko's always been one of my top guilty pleasures. I still think it's hilarious.

01-21-2016, 08:24 PM	#9
tilallr1 Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Great White North Home Theater Gallery:410 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:2009 DVD collection:2598 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:248	Three Amigos has been released: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Three...Blu-ray/26655/ as well as Planes Trains and Automobiles: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Plane...Blu-ray/27694/ Some of Steve's best comedic work.

01-21-2016, 08:33 PM	#10
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	HouseSitter with Goldie Hawn is also great fun. Id love to see a lot of Steve Martin on BLU esp Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Pennies from Heaven + The Man with Two Brains are my most wanted

01-21-2016, 08:41 PM	#11
Wireduck1 Power Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:In the darkest depths of Mordor Blu-ray reviews:1	I agree that these films are shockingly overlooked for Blu Ray release globally. I bought "Dead Men" from Italy http://www.amazon.it/Dead-Men-Dont-W...A11IL2PNWYJU7H But would love to see "All of Me" and "Man with Two Brains" released somewhere.

01-21-2016, 08:46 PM	#12
Bluyoda Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dagobah Home Theater Gallery:103 4K collection:160 Blu-ray collection:1383 Blu-ray reviews: 263 Trading Score:4	Yes, it's a shame, and it's not just Steve Martin films either. UHD is nearly here, yet there are tons of movies still not released on BD, and equally many released with ancient DVD era masters and/or lossy Dolby Digital soundtracks.

01-21-2016, 08:53 PM	#14
Greymattersplat Active Member Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Indianapolis, IN 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1944 DVD collection:349	I've asked the Warner Archive guys multiple times for 'Man With Two Brains', but never gotten any kind of positive response. I'd bet the licensing for 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' is weird. There's a LOT of clips in there.

01-22-2016, 06:11 PM	#18
Starman22 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Texas 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:11	Definitely! The Man With Two Brains on Blu-ray. I still own Double Feature DVD with My Blue Heaven <-- of course need to Blu-ray too.

01-22-2016, 06:17 PM	#19
themoviefanatic Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:4 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:459	Not Steve Martin but a good sequel would be The Jerk Too on blu.

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