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Into the West - DVD

SKU: 5164305 | Release Date: 2/4/2003

Rating: PG for Excellent For Children

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Rating: PG for Excellent For Children
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1993
Length: 97 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Family
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

Mike Newell directs Jim Sheridan's screenplay (based on a story by Tim Palmer) in this enchanting and magical modern-day fairy tale. Gabriel Byrne plays Papa Reilly, a widower who lives with his two young sons, Ossie (Ciaran Fitzgerald) and Tito (Ruaidhri Conroy), in the slums of Dublin. There seems to be no hope for their bleak existence until the children's grandfather (David Kelly) arrives. Accompanying him is a beautiful and imposing white stallion named Tir na nOg, a magical creature from ancient Irish legends. The stallion takes a shine to the boys and they love the horse in return. But a legion of corrupt police plot to impound the horse for the purpose of selling it to a rich businessman. Ossie and Tito sneak off to rescue Tir na nOg. Grabbing the stallion, they get their father and, as the police chase after them, they make their way west. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

cc Dolby Digital Surround Sound Widescreen (1.85:1) - enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits [5:02]
2. "Your Name Is Murphy" [2:10]
3. Ossie's Gift [4:41]
4. The Legend of Tir na nOg [6:53]
5. Evicted [9:37]
6. Missing White Horse [4:42]
7. A Daring Rescue [6:25]
8. Grief [6:42]
9. God Bless the Travellers [4:45]
10. Painful Memories [7:17]
11. An Irish Posse [6:09]
12. A Night at the Theatre [5:55]
13. A Narrow Escape [7:31]
14. Led to a Grave [3:57]
15. Tir na nOg Returns to the Sea [9:18]
16. A Traveller's Funeral [2:30]
17. End Credits [3:39]

Cast

Ellen Barkin - Kathleen
Gabriel Byrne - Papa Reilly
Tim McDonnell - Shopkeeper
Colm Meaney - Barreller
Johnny Murphy - Tracker
Jamie Leonard - ad
Joe Pilkington - Detective
Mark O'Regan - Welfare Man
Owen O'Gorman - Cafferty
Derry Power - Hotel Clerk
Anita Reeves - Mrs. Murphy
Tony Rohr - Traveller
Gladys Sheehan - Woman in Lift
Joan Sheehy - Woman with Pram
Kevin Reynolds - Reporter
Ros Hubbard
Ruaidhri Conroy - Tito
Phelim Drew - Sergeant Brophy
Pauline Delaney - Nan Connors
Dave Duffy - Morrissey
Stanley Townsend - Rico
David Kelly - Grandfather
Dave Carey - Resident
Liam Cunningham - Younger Policeman
Ciaran Fitzgerald - Ossie
Jim Norton - Superintendent O'Mara
Dave Finnegan - Man Selling Car
Clive Geraghty - Smiley
Brendan Gleeson - Inspector Bolger
John Hubbard
John Kavanagh - Hartnett
Patrick Doyle - m
Sean Lawlor - Policeman With Riot
Ray McBride - Mr. Murphy
Frank O'Sullivan - Policeman
Michael Sheridan - Reporter
James Norton - Superintendent O'Mara

Crew

Associate Producer: Gabriel Byrne
Production Designer: Jamie Leonard
Producer: James Mitchell
Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Guy East
Co-producer: Susan Slonaker
Producer: Tim Palmer
Screenwriter: David Keating
Cinematographer: Tom Sigel
Screenwriter: Jim Sheridan
Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Composer (Music Score): Enya
Producer: Jonathan Cavendish
Costume Designer: Consolata Boyle
Composer (Music Score): Patrick Doyle
Art Director: Mark Geraghty
Editor: Peter Boyle
Short Story Author: Michael Pearce
Cinematographer: Newton Thomas Sigel

Into the West: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

Into the West starts with such high doses of mystical blarney -- earnest Irish folk music, a magical white horse -- that it threatens to take an early and permanent detour into preciousness. But that's not a very likely outcome for a script by unblinking realist Jim Sheridan, even at his most fanciful. In fact, in the capable hands of director Mike Newell, Sheridan's story of two boys on a journey of discovery is surprisingly grounded, earning greater suspension of disbelief with every stride deeper into the Irish countryside. (And what a countryside, as seen through the lens of DP Tom Sigel.) With these combined storytelling skills, a fairy-tale horse targeted toward its destination as if by remote control is not only easy to swallow, but tastes sweet going down. Child actors Ciaran Fitzgerald and Ruaidhri Conroy submit performances that are captivating and true, especially impressive because they have only each other to play off for large stretches of the movie. Their interactions are key to sustaining tension in a dozen different scenes. The supporting work of Gabriel Byrne as their father shouldn't be overlooked, either. Byrne goes against type as a layabout and low-level grifter, a generally uneducated man whose intense grief and resignation make the mere prospect of fatherly attentiveness seem impossible. Yet he's got as much to learn on this journey toward Tir na nOg as his sons, and as the movie progresses, it's clear exactly how much Byrne has invested us in his character. The result is a movie with its sorrows and its triumphs, its quiet and its whimsy, neither too heavy for children nor too slight for its deeper-thinking audience. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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