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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Airwolf The Movie (1984) USA DVD 2011
Back of Box:
Airwolf The Movie is a futuristic high action adventure about an awesome billion dollar helicopter equipped with a twin-turbine drum rotor system capable of propelling it to 300 knots, plus 14 firepower options. When the helicopter is purloined by Libyan mercenaries, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), project director of the CIA, enlists the help of Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and his father's best friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) in an attempt to recover the Airwolf.
A deadly mission takes them to the Middle East, where they come face to face with the enemy in a dirty battle to repossess the deadliest aerial weapon ever made.
Special Features:
Fully Restored Uncut Original Feature
Chapter Points / Stills Gallery
New interview with Ernest Borgnine
Fans petitioned Universal Studios for a long time to get the Series released in full on DVD, oddly the movie came out much later. Most fans who managed to already get the movie either had the VHS Public Release or the VHS Video Rental release for the lucky few who could find it back when video rental stores sold it on along with Airwolf II and Airwolf III (which were both just double episode tapes in no specific order)
And also the Columbia House Collection which was a form of "collect one a month" from a Video & later DVD publishing house, although im unsure if they officially released the movie version, as ive yet to see a Columbia House dvd or vhs cover for "the movie" that didn't look doctored in a image editor.
This USA Region 1 release also features an Interview with Ernest Borgnine
Sadly the UK Region 2 release does NOT include this additional extra
Other Details:
DVD Release Date: 06/SEPT/2011Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 Mins Approx
Region Code: Region 1 USA NTSC DVD
UPC: 826663127072
ASIN: B00555ZTQK
People may post comments below with any additional information....
Review by TheWraith517
Menu Graphics Provided by... NO ONE YET ??
Monday, 28 February 2011
Airwolf The Movie (1984) UK DVD 2011
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| (c) Universal Studios & Fabulous Films Limited |
Back of Box:
Airwolf The Movie is a futuristic high action adventure about an awesome billion dollar helicopter equipped with a twin-turbine drum rotor system capable of propelling it to 300 knots, plus 14 firepower options. When the helicopter is purloined by Libyan mercenaries, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), project director of the CIA, enlists the help of Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and his father's best friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) in an attempt to recover the Airwolf.
A deadly mission takes them to the Middle East, where they come face to face with the enemy in a dirty battle to repossess the deadliest aerial weapon ever made.
Special Features:
Fully Restored Uncut Original Feature
Chapter Points / Stills Gallery
Fans petitioned Universal Studios for a long time to get the Series released in full on DVD, oddly the movie came out much later. Most fans who managed to already get the movie either had the VHS Public Release or the VHS Video Rental release for the lucky few who could find it back when video rental stores sold it on along with Airwolf II and Airwolf III (which were both just double episode tapes in no specific order)
And also the Columbia House Collection which was a form of "collect one a month" from a Video & later DVD publishing house a bit like Britannica, although im unsure if they officially released the R18 movie version, as i have yet to see a Columbia House dvd or vhs cover for "the movie" that didn't look doctored in a image editor, meaning the Movie CH DDVD is no doubt just the pilot cut.
Sadly this UK Region 2 Release didn't come with the "Ernest Borgnine" Interview as the R1 USA release did, but it did come with what they falsely represented as a "Stills Gallery" And is in fact more of a "Publicity / Behind The Scenes Photos" which shows some photos many of you will of seen before and also photos many of you have not seen before. I have yet to see just how many photos are on the R1 release, but this UK R2 release contains 107 Photos in the gallery, at least 5/6 i had never seen before, although i had seen variations of 3 of them.
You may of also noticed that the USA R1 release also has Santini on the box front unlike the R2.
The UK R2 release has a partial animated menu that plays behind the main screen, the music on that is Gabrielas theme from when they fly over whats left of moffett's smoking jeep.
Packaging:
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| Just The Box & Disk, along with the Flyer Posted At The Bottom |
Animated Menu:
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| Screen Shot Of The Animated Menu |
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| Screen Shot Of The Animated Menu |
Scene / Chapter Selection
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| Chapter Menu 01 |
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| Chapter Menu 02 |
Gallery:
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| The Gallery Has A Disclaimer |
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| David Hemmings In Airwolf |
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| Ernest Borgnine & Jean Scot Bruce Outside Jetcopters |
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| Santini Air Hard Top Jeep |
Why Own The Movie Version?
The movie is rated 18+ and contains swearing, it also featured a few extra scenes padding out the action. It was also cut in places removing the pilot ending at the cabin, so when Airwolf fly's over the water at after hunting Moffet, it ends right there, But the pilot edition shows hawke back at the cabin with a visit from archangel leaving him with a case for the series to begin. The Redstar start up sequence also features a different music score in the Movie Cut.
The movie is shorter than the pilot, but can be watched as a stand alone film that ends where it ends.
Please be aware this release is Not remastered..
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| Still Taken from the FF UK R2 DVD |
Other Details:
DVD Release Date: 28/FEB/2011
Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 Mins Approx
Region Code: Region 2 UK PAL DVD
UPC: 5030697019585
ASIN: B004IZDV9A
Oddly when bought it came with an double sided Advert Inserted in the box.....
Featuring two other shows from back then, just a shame it didn't also have a double sided inlay with Knight Rider and The A-Team...
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It would also be great if anyone in the world bought either of them sets and could get in touch and send us a nice image scan of the "Airwolf Advert Card" which i assume would of shipped with either of them sets...
For other information on the R18 movie, read here.
People may post comments below with any additional information....
Review by TheWraith517
Monday, 12 March 2007
Airwolf Complete Season 2 (1984-1985) UK DVD 2007
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| (c) Universal Studios |
Back of Box:
Get ready to take off for action and adventure as all 22 one-hour episodes of Airwolf: Season Two soar onto a spectacular six-disc DVD set for the first time. Cruise the skies once again with Airwolf, the cutting-edge, high-tech surveillance and defence helicopter of the future, and Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent), Its reclusive renegade pilot, as they take on dangerous secret missions from Afghanistan to the jungles of Central America. From drug runners to dambreakers to demented businessmen, there's no one who can hide from the Airwolf teams high-tech gadgetry and fighting power. Co-starring Ernest Borgnine and Alex Cord, this suspenseful and daring Emmy -nominated series from TV producer Donald P. Bellisario (Magnum P.I, Quantum Leap) is sure to be a thrill ride fans won't want to end!
Special Features:
Chapter Points / Animated Menu
I liked the second season, although it lacked the whole "cold war" aspect which was sad, it became more of a domestic problem solver, most of which was based in the U.S. Series two does however bring a few classic episodes back into our hands such as "Moffetts Ghost", "Sweet Britches", "HX-1", "and "Severance Pay" yes i liked that episode, it kinda brought us into the firm and where the people in white got all their Intel. I also liked Inn at the End of the Road...
(that was the one with the "Lokie" device and doc gifford flying airwolf)
I always though they only brought him in to kinda slap J.M.V into touch... that whole "listen buddy.. your replaceable.. so get it together" But that's just my thoughts on that scenario and not an official thing.
Episode List:
Original Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
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13 2-01 58801 22/Sep/84 Sweet Britches 14 2-02 58803 29/Sep/84 Firestorm 15 2-03 58805 06/Oct/84 Moffett's Ghost 16 2-04 58802 13/Oct/84 The Truth About Holly 17 2-05 58810 20/Oct/84 The Hunted 18 2-06 58811 27/Oct/84 Sins of the Past 19 2-07 58804 03/Nov/84 Fallen Angel (a.k.a. Angel Of Mercy) 20 2-08 58807 10/Nov/84 HX 1 21 2-09 58816 17/Nov/84 Flight #093 Is Missing 22 2-10 58819 24/Nov/84 Once a Hero (a.k.a. Heroes) 23 2-11 58813 08/Dec/84 Random Target 24 2-12 58818 05/Jan/85 Condemned 25 2-13 58817 12/Jan/85 The American Dream 26 2-14 58823 26/Jan/85 Inn at the End of the Road 27 2-15 58824 02/Feb/85 Santini's Millions 28 2-16 58825 09/Feb/85 Prisoner of Yesterday 29 2-17 58830 23/Feb/85 Natural Born 30 2-18 58827 02/Mar/85 Out of the Sky 31 2-19 58832 16/Mar/85 Dambreakers 32 2-20 58806 23/Mar/85 Severance Pay 33 2-21 58829 06/Apr/85 Eruption 34 2-22 58831 13/Apr/85 Short Walk to Freedom
Packaging:
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| Card Box 3 Slim Cases |
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| Card Box 3 Slim Cases |
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| All 6 Discs Ber The Same ArtWork |
DVD Main Menu
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| Disc ONE Also Features The Universal Playback Trailer |
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| Discs TWO to SIX Just Feature Play All & Episode Selection |
Episode Selection:
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| Episode Selection Screen |
Random Note:
Such a shame the companies don't bother with any extras or truly high-tech menus that the likes of these dvd creation programs can export. This set doesn't even have chapter selection, only episode choice. All 6 Discs feature the same 52 second animation while irrelevant numbers scroll across the screen. The Music playing is just the airwolf opening theme music. The animated menu on all 6 discs is the same clips.
Warning Before Buying:
There is two different variations of this region 2 release (so be careful before you buy)
I found the season 2 i purchased, the box its self, the "whole" box front is glossy
where as my season 1 & 3 are a mat finish and ONLY the 3 character images & airwolf are glossy
This variation between Mat finish and Glossy finish also means the AIRWOLF down the box spine is the Wrong Way Around... Making it look really stupid on your shelf...
See both images below...
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| Airwolf Name Back To Front Right Way Up |
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| Airwolf Name Right Way Up Age Logo Oops |
Other Details:
DVD Release Date: 12/MARCH/2007
Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Audio: 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: None
Running Time: 1105 Mins Approx
Region Code: Region 2, 4, 5 PAL DVD
DVD Count: (6) Six Discs
UPC: 5050582471533
ASIN: B000EMI5M4
Review by TheWraith517
Monday, 3 April 2006
Airwolf Complete Season 1 (1984) UK DVD 2006
Back of Box:
Keep your eyes to the skies for non-stop action as the complete Season One of Airwolf soars onto dvd for the first time ever!
Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Stringfellow Hawke, a reclusive renegade pilot who's assigned to top-secret missions for the CIA by a mysterious "Archangel" (alex Cord) hawke's weapon of choice is the high-tech battle helicopter of the future.
Airwolf Loaded with cutting-edge surveillance equipment and unbelievable firepower. Airwolf takes hawke and his friend Dominic (Ernest Borgnine) around the globe in search of dangerous international spies and criminals. Ride along guest starts Lance LeGault, James Whitmore Jr, Shannen Doherty and David Carradine on all 11 episodes, including the thrilling two-hour pilot of this amazing action-adventure series.
Special Features:
Chapter Points / Animated Menu
The region 2 release came almost a year after the region 1, leaving people in the UK waiting, wondering and completely unsure if NBC would ever release it within the UK in region 2 format. Clearly the long time Airwolf fans just jumped on the .com seller sites rather than the .co.uk and just bought the R1 release after about 2 months of waiting for an official R2 PlayBack release. (this is only advisable if you have a region free dvd player, almost every dvd player can be unlocked) Knowing this Universal clearly decided to re-package the actual DVD Menus and include an animation, probably in the hopes anyone living anywhere would spend more cash to get the R2 set, as many long time fans also did. Although it comes with an animated menu (unlike r1 release) but sadly it lacks the r1 episode summary screens.
Episode List:
Original
Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
__________ _________ __________ ___________________
01 1-01 58201 22/Jan/84 Shadow of the Hawke (1)
02 1-02 58276 22/Jan/84 Shadow of the Hawke (2)
03 1-03 58208 28/Jan/84 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
04 1-04 58205 04/Feb/84 Bite of the Jackal
05 1-05 58207 11/Feb/84 Proof Through the Night
06 1-06 58209 18/Feb/84 One Way Express
07 1-07 58211 03/Mar/84 Echos From the Past
08 1-08 58218 10/Mar/84 Fight Like a Dove
09 1-09 58216 24/Mar/84 Mad Over Miami
10 1-10 58217 31/Mar/84 And They Are Us
11 1-11 58221 07/Apr/84 Mind of the Machine
12 1-12 58210 14/Apr/84 To Snare a Wolf
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| UK Region 2 Plexi Box & Cardboard Sleeve |
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| 4 Plexi Trays Hold The 4 DVD's Outside The Sleeve |
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| As They Are Single Sided Each DVD Bers The ArtWork |
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| What You Get In The UK Region 2 Set |
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| How The DVD Loads & The 3D Model Hovers Down Into View |
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| Animation Phase |
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| Animation Phase |
The Animation banks from left to right in a video looping motion until you select an option, then it turns side on and flys off to the left and presents the episode list or plays all.
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| DVD 1 Episode Selection Menu |
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| DVD 2 Episode Selection Menu |
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| DVD 3 Episode Selection Menu |
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| DVD 4 Episode Selection Menu |
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| Inside Cover of Plexi Tray |
Other Details:
DVD Release Date: 3/APRIL/2006
Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Audio: 2.0 Mono
Running Time: 592 Mins Approx
Region Code: Region 2 UK PAL DVD
DVD Count: (4) Four Discs
UPC: 5050582383041
ASIN: B000EMI5M4
Review by TheWraith517
Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Airwolf Complete Season 1 (1984) USA DVD 2005
Back of Box:
Keep your eyes to the skies for non-stop action as the complete Season One of Airwolf soars onto dvd for the first time ever!
Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Stringfellow Hawke, a reclusive renegade pilot who's assigned to top-secret missions for the CIA by a mysterious "Archangel" (alex Cord) hawke's weapon of choice is the high-tech battle helicopter of the future. Airwolf Loaded with cutting-edge surveillance equipment and unbelievable firepower. Airwolf takes hawke and his friend Dominic (Ernest Borgnine) around the globe in search of dangerous international spies and criminals. Ride along guest starts Lance LeGault, James Whitmore Jr, Shannen Doherty and David Carradine on all 11 episodes, including the thrilling two-hour pilot of this amazing action-adventure series.
Special Features:
Chapter Points / Episode Summary
Universal released Airwolf Season 1 in the USA first, in May 2005, on two region 1 double sided dvd's, both boxed separately in 2 cases, which were held in a cardboard sleeve, it never got released in the UK on region 2 until 2006. Sadly the disks being double sided means they had no artwork unlike the Region 2 set which had 4 single sided dvd's. Also the usa region 1 set has a static dvd menu, the region 2 menu has a 3d model animation. To make up for this though, the region 1 usa release dvd's come with Episode Summary screens (as shown further down this post) which detail the episode and also list its Original Air Date.
Episode List:
Original
Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
__________ _________ __________ ___________________
01 1-01 58201 22/Jan/84 Shadow of the Hawke (1)
02 1-02 58276 22/Jan/84 Shadow of the Hawke (2)
03 1-03 58208 28/Jan/84 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
04 1-04 58205 04/Feb/84 Bite of the Jackal
05 1-05 58207 11/Feb/84 Proof Through the Night
06 1-06 58209 18/Feb/84 One Way Express
07 1-07 58211 03/Mar/84 Echos From the Past
08 1-08 58218 10/Mar/84 Fight Like a Dove
09 1-09 58216 24/Mar/84 Mad Over Miami
10 1-10 58217 31/Mar/84 And They Are Us
11 1-11 58221 07/Apr/84 Mind of the Machine
12 1-12 58210 14/Apr/84 To Snare a Wolf
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| USA Release Came With 2 Boxes In A Cardboard Sleeve |
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| Both Inner Boxes Contain Their Own UPC |
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| 2 Double Sided DVD's Featuring NO ArtWork |
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| USA Box Sleeve Back Featuring Wrong Pictures |
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| DVD Main Menu (Static Image, No Animation) |
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| DVD Episode Index DVD Menu |
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| DVD Episode Summary Screen |
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| Scene Access DVD Menu |
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| Language & Subtitles DVD Menu |
Other Details:
DVD Release Date: 24/MAY/2005Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Audio: 2.0 Mono
Running Time: 592 Mins Approx
Region Code: Region 1 USA NTSC DVD
DVD Count: (2) Two Discs
UPC: 025192776229
ASIN: B0007YMWFK
Cardboard Box Sleeve Has Main UPC
The TWO Individual Boxes Ber Separate UPC Codes
Review by TheWraith517
Sunday, 22 January 1984
Airwolf Season 1 - Episode 1+2 - Shadow of the Hawke 1 & 2
Airwolf the Two Part pilot AKA
Shadow of the Hawke part 1 & 2
Premiered on the CBS Network on the
22nd of January 1984 right after the live super bowl game.
That super bowl game also hosted the most controversial Apple advert ever shown on Tv.
Jan Michael Vincent
Ernest Borgnine
David Hemmings
Alex Cord
Deborah Pratt
Plot:
Airwolf is a modern day action adventure about an awesome billion dollar futuristic helicopter equipped with a twin-turbine driven rotor system capable of propelling it to 300 knots, plus 14 firepower options. When the helicopter is stolen by it's main designer, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), project director of the F.I.R.M, enlists the help of Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) With hawke's lack of trust in the agency he chooses to get help with the mission from his father's best friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) They both travel to the Middle East in an attempt to repossess the deadliest aerial weapon ever made.. Airwolf.
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| Title Screen |
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| Pilot Opening Scene |
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| Airwolf at Redstar Control |
Misc Artwork:
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