Update on Night the Bridge Fell Down DVD

We have learned that Warner Bros may remove the Night the Bridge Fell Down DVD from its catalogue due to the manufacturing fault mentioned recently.  The item is no longer mentioned on the Warner Bros Store website, nor is the Irwin Allen value pack.

If you have a faulty copy of the DVD, you should contact the company you bought the DVD from and request a refund.  If you bought the DVD directly from Warner Bros, we have heard from fans that their customer services department has been very helpful.

It is a great shame that there has been a problem with this particular DVD as the recent DVDs released by Warner Bros have been otherwise excellent.

Further update on 18 May 2010: The DVD has reappeared in the Warner Bros Store but there is no information about whether there is going to be a re-mastered version of the DVD where the second disk doesn’t freeze.

Faulty Night the Bridge Fell Down DVD

We have just discovered that the recent Warner Bros DVD release of The Night the Bridge Fell down has some kind of manufacturing fault and the second disk sticks at 1 hour 24 minutes into the second disk.  At 1 hour 24 minutes as the characters are descending the leg of the bridge, a boat approaches the bridge and the DVD sticks on Steve Marlo’s face (he plays the character in the boat).

Warner Brothers are already aware of the fault and have reported to a contact of ours that replacement disks also appear to have the fault.  We are currently trying to find out if all the Night the Bridge Fell Down DVDs produced are faulty, or just one batch.  As soon as we know, we will issue an update.

If you have bought the Night the Bridge Fell Down DVD and are seeing the same problem with the second disk, our advice is to contact Warner Bros Store about returning the DVD.  We understand they have been issuing credit rather than sending out replacements until the fault is rectified.

If you are planning to purchase the DVD, we would suggest contacting Warner Bros Store first to find out if the problem with defective second disks has been remedied.

The Poseidon Adventure (Stereo): Limited Edition

THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (STEREO): LIMITED EDITION LLLCD 1133
Music by John Williams
Limited Edition of 3000 Units

SHIPPING APRIL 27th
RETAIL PRICE: $19.98

ORDER “THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (STEREO): LIMITED EDITION” April 20th at La-La Land Records

First time entire score is presented in STEREO! Presenting the premiere stereo release of John Williams’ (JAWS, STAR WARS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SCHINDLER’S LIST) classic score to the legendary 1972 Twentieth Century Fox adventure film THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters and Red Buttons, produced by Irwin Allen and directed by Ronald Neame. Williams’ epic orchestral score expertly intertwines the film’s examination of heroism and tragedy. Produced by Nick Redman and Mike Matessino, mastered by Daniel Hersch, and remixed and sequenced by Mike Matessino, this superb-sounding special limited edition release features never-before-released Bonus Tracks, including the film versions of “The Morning After”, source cues and alternate versions of the main title. In-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond take you behind the scenes of the film and its music. This is a limited edition of 3000 Units.

For this release, the 2″ 24-track tape containing the original 35mm 6-track mag was transferred into Pro Tools, and restored and mixed with the advantages of another decade’s advance in sound processing technology.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Main Title (2:12)
2. Rogo And Linda (1:34)
3. The Big Wave/The Aftermath (4:02)
4. Raising The Christmas Tree (1:28)
5. Nonnie And Red/Up The Tree (1:59)
6. Death’s Door/The Upturned Galley (2:01)
7. Through The Galley (1:13)
8. The Other Survivors (1:37)
9. Search For The Engine Room (2:51)
10. Barber Shoppe Scene (1:46)
11. Saving Robin (1:24)
12. The Death Of Belle (3:25)
13. Hold Your Breath (3:08)
14. The Red Wheel (1:25)
15. Rogo Takes Command (1:38)
16. End Title (The Rescue) (3:36)
Total Time: 35:18

Alternates and Source Music:
17. Main Title (alternate #1) (1:58)
18. New Year’s Party (version 1) (0:58)
19. To Love (3:12)
20. New Year’s Party (version 2) (2:11)
21. Main Title (alternate #2) (1:59)
22. “The Morning After” (version 1)* (2:10)
23. “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”* (2:19)
24. “Give Me The Simple Life”/”A Certain Smile”* (1:49)
25. “The Morning After” (instrumental)* (2:09)
26. “Auld Lang Syne”* (1:34)
27. “The Morning After” (version 2)* (2:10)
28. End Title (alternate) (2:38)
Total Time: 25:13

Total Running Time: 60:39
* Not published by Warner-Tamerlane (BMI)

Poseidon Adventure at La-La Land Records

Irwin Allen Set of DVDs from Warner Bros

News is coming through from several blogs that Warner Bros plan to release several Irwin Allen television movies on DVD in the next month or so.  Just hope that this isn’t an April Fool’s Joke considering it is April 1st!!!

Included are:

Cave In!

Flood

Fire

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Hanging by a Thread

This is in addition to The Amazing Captain Nemo announced earlier.

List of Irwin Allen DVD releases planned from Warner Bros