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A Perfect World [Blu-ray]

Kevin Costner (Actor), Clint Eastwood (Actor, Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,284 ratings
IMDb7.5/10.0
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June 5, 2012
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Genre Drama, Suspense
Format NTSC, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Widescreen
Contributor John Lee Hancock, T.J. Lowther, Leo Burmester, Keith Szarabajka, David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, Paul Hewitt, Mark Johnson, Bradley Whitford See more
Initial release date 2012-06-05
Language English
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Perfect World, A (BD)

Academy Award winners* Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from opposite sides of the law in A Perfect World, an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga (directed by Eastwood) that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing collision with fate. Costner plays Butch Haynes, a hardened prison escapee on the lam with a young hostage (T.J. Lowther in a remarkable film debut) who sees in Butch the father figure he never had. Eastwood is wily Texas Ranger Red Garnett, leading deputies and a criminologist (Laura Dern) on a statewide pursuit. Red knows every road and pothole in the Panhandle. What's more, he knows the elusive Haynes – because their paths have crossed before.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 25343246
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Clint Eastwood
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 18 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T.J. Lowther, Keith Szarabajka
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Mark Johnson, David Valdes
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Studio Distribution Services
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0076YFJKO
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ John Lee Hancock
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,284 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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A Movie Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars A good story with a sad ending.
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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To see the performance of the kid (T.J. Lowther) in this movie is worth the price of admission. Eastwood and Costner are terrific as the sheriff on the hunt for the criminal who has taken the youngster hostage as he tries to evade capture. And that's just the surface. Beneath the surface you have, well, you will just have to see it for yourselves.
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Miss Annie
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this movie
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
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We had never heard of this movie and we are Costner fans. Glad we happened to see it listed under Kevin Costner's movies.
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Devin Houston
5.0 out of 5 stars BUTCH AND PHILIP'S PERFECT WORLD
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2009
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A Perfect World is the 1993 psychological crime drama starring Hollywood Heavyweights Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner. It is the saga of an escaped convict who takes an eight-year-old boy hostage, and ends up embarking on a road trip with the child while on the run from Texas Rangers, State Troopers and Federal Agents.
The film is set in the state of Texas during the fall of 1963, in the final days of the Kennedy Administration. Robert "Butch" Haynes (Costner)and Terry Pugh (Keith Szarabajka) are convicts who have recently escaped from Huntsville State Prison. In the midst of their flight from justice, the pair stumble into the home of the Perry Family, which consists of single mother Gladys, her two daughters, Ruth and Naomi, and her youngest and only son, Philip. Needing a hostage to aid their escape, Butch grabs the boy, who accompanies them without putting up a fight.
The trio's journey begins on an unpleasant and disturbing note as Butch is compelled to shoot his accomplice after Terry attempts to molest young Philip. A victim of childhood abuse himself, Butch Haynes does not tolerate the abuse of innocents, and so with his fellow inmate now deceased, Butch and Philip take to the Texas highways in a frantic bid to flee the encroaching law enforcement.
Meanwhile, veteran Texas Ranger Red Garnett (Clint Eastwood) is in hot pursuit of the duo accompanied by Sally Gerber(Laura Dern)a well- educated, attractive, young criminologist and profiler, trigger-happy FBI sharpshooter Bobby Lee (Bradley Whitford) and a host of Texas Lawmen and Federal Agents.
The plot alternates between the statewide manhunt unfolding on one level and on the other, the emergence of a loving father-son bond between the boyish, soft-spoken criminal and the kidnapped boy.
As the plot unfolds it is revealed that Philip comes from a family whose personal faith forbids him from indulging in any normal pursuits common to children of his peer group. This overly strict religious oppression is itself a form of abuse and has pretty much served as a prison for young Philip. However, by escaping with Butch, Philip is now free to experience many of the things that he was formerly denied, and because of Butch's encouragement, he acquires self-esteem and the ability to think and make choices for himself. He also begins to view Butch as a father figure. For his part, Butch sees glimpses of his former self in the boy's innocence and perhaps a bit of his own lost childhood, and gradually finds himself providing for Philip the kind of fatherly nurturing that he himself never had.
As the story progresses, it is further revealed that Chief Garnett has also played a role in the past of Butch Haynes, he had the youth sent to a reform school in order to spare the boy further abuse from his abusive alcoholic father, unwittingly setting into motion all of the events that has lead to their current situation. There is much to answer for, and Chief Garnett feels responsible for Butch. The tragic ending involves Garnett's posse taking up positions preparing to ambush the farm where Butch and Philip have taken refuge. Unwilling to leave the already wounded Butch, the boy runs back and hugs him, weeping bitterly, a gesture which convinces Garnett that he can recover the prisoner peacefully. Garnett's plans are thwarted when Bobby Lee mistakenly misjudges Butch's intentions regarding Philip and fires on him.
This is a fantastic, exceptional and heartbreaking film, and it is one of my personal favorites, I am a Kevin Costner fan as well as a fan of Legendary Actor Clint Eastwood.
I loved Kevin Costner's powerful, multilayered nuanced portrayal of the darkly intense, hunted and haunted, desperate and misunderstood outlaw. I was quite impressed and deeply moved by T.J. Lowther's equally dynamic portrayal of the youthful victim of circumstance.
As with all of Clint Eastwood's films, it is a well crafted, well acted, beautifully realized work of art.
There is a thread of profound melancholy that runs throughout this film and you can't help but feel sympathy for Butch and Philip.
Although Butch had done some very bad things, it was my hope that he and Philip would escape the clutches of Captain Garnett, the two of them would make it to Alaska, and make a new life for themselves as father and son, but dreams don't always come true, and Butch and Philip's "perfect world" set against the backdrop of the last days of President Kennedy's fabled "Camelot", ended pretty much in the same manner as that charmed administration...with a sniper's bullet.

Malpaso Productions and Warner Brothers Studios Presents:

"A PERFECT WORLD" (1993)

A CLINT EASTWOOD FILM

Starring: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, Bradley Whitford, and Introducing T.J. Lowther as Philip Perry

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Produced by: Mark Johnson and David Valdes
Written by: John Lee Hancock
Music by: Lennie Niehaus
Cinematography by: Jack N. Green
Running Time: 138 Minutes

Rating: PG-13 Parents are strongly cautioned. Violence, Language, Adult Situations, child in jeopardy, and disturbing images.

Grade A+
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Silas Firth
4.0 out of 5 stars Savannah Smiles meets Clint Eastwood...
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2014
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This is a film practically made to love. The story idea is great, the themes are worth exploring, and it’s a manhunt involving Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner. That seems like a recipe for success, and to a large extent, it is.

It becomes difficult when tackling a story like this to define your lines of right and wrong. Sometimes that complication really helps a film, if it provokes the audience to thought, and sometimes it makes things worse, if the audience doesn’t think. This is Clint Eastwood meets Savannah Smiles. It’s dark and it’s gritty and the bad guys are truly bad and not loveable. When a film’s story revolves around the bad guy, it becomes hard to not make the audience love him. Nobody wants to watch a film if they can’t care about the characters. This is where A Perfect World is brilliant, and I’ll attribute it mostly to Costner’s performance. Because even though we know he’s bad, we can’t like most of his actions, and we want justice, Costner manages to pull the viewer inside his character in a commandeering way. Even when we hate his choices, we’re always rooting for him to make the right one next time.

The darker, grittier approach was handled well, and more believably than attempting to get too sentimental with an already-somewhat-sentimental storyline. Digging into difficult issues, for example, such as sexual assault, make for some uncomfortable confrontations, but they pack the punch that is intended. As mentioned, the bad guys are bad, and there’s a lot of language and some other content.

The story flow feels a little bit choppy, and not having watched other Eastwood-directed films, I’m not sure where the majority of the blame falls. The editing is simple and to the point, which occasionally makes shots feel too obvious, but again, after only one viewing, I don’t have the problem completely pinpointed yet.

With the same kidnapping storyline, I found myself continually comparing A Perfect World to Savannah Smiles. In many ways, I prefer this film. The darkness brings the story to very believable light, but there are also some more complex relationships and themes in A Perfect World. Savannah Smiles is about two crooks changing their ways. This film is about fatherhood, or at least the fatherhood role. And in contrast to the film’s title, fathers aren’t always perfect. One thing, however, that this movie shouts perfectly clearly is a call to men: boys look to those around them for mentors. And even if you’re a murdering, stealing, lying crook, there’s quite likely some young boy who sees something you do, and thinks “I want to be like that.”

This is by no means a flawless film, and it’s not the most pleasant one to watch. But through all the darkness, there is a simple beauty that shines through. And in the end, I’m only encouraged to do my best to live my life as an example and to try and fill the humongous shoes that some kid imagines I’m wearing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Der Verbrecher und seine Geisel...
Reviewed in Germany on June 29, 2023
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Clint Eastwood erhielt 1992 für seinen Spätwestern zwei Oscars - als Produzent und Regisseur. 13 Jahre später wiederholte er diesen Zweifachsieg mit dem Boxerdrama "Million Dollar Baby".
Am Anfang seiner Karriere standen "Für eine Handvoll Dollar", "Für ein paar Dollar mehr" und "Zwei glorreiche Halunken", die erfolgreichen Italo Western von Sergio Leone sowie die "Dirty Harry" Filme. Ab den 70er Jahren konnte er sich mit Filmen wie "Ein Fremder ohne Namen", "Der Texaner" oder "Der Mann, der niemals aufgibt" als Filmemacher etablierten. Viele seiner Filme wie "Mystic River", "Pale Rider" oder "Flags of our Fathers" sind inzwischen anerkannte Klassiker. Zu seinen besten Filmen gehört auch der 1993 entstandene Hybrid "Perfect World", der als Thriller, Roadmovie und auch als Drama funktioniert.
In diesem Film, der von "Cahiers du Cinema" zum Film des Jahres 1993 gekürt wurde spielt Clint Eastwood einen Texas Ranger vom alten Schlag. Co-Star Kevin Costner konnte in der Rolle des Schwerverbrechers Robert "Butch" Haynes mit einer der besten Leistungen in seiner Karriere überzeugen. Natürlich trägt auch der Jungdarsteller T. J. Lowther für das Gelingen des eindringlichen Films bei.

Im Jahr 1963 brechen die Sträflinge Robert "Butch" Haynes (Kevin Costner) und Terry Pugh (Keith Szarabaika) aus dem Staatsgefängnis in Huntsville aus. Auf der Flucht stolpert Pugh in ein Haus, in dem der achtjährige Phillip Perry (T. J. Lowther) mit seiner frommen Mutter (Jennifer Griffith), die den Zeugen Jehovas angehört, und zwei Schwestern lebt. Butch folgt ihm und schlägt Pugh, damit dieser aufhört, die Mutter zu belästigen. Da sie eine Geisel für ihre Flucht brauchen, schnappt sich Butch den Jungen, der sie sanftmütig begleitet. Die Reise des Trios nimmt bald einen unerfreulichen Verlauf, als Butch Terry tötet, nachdem dieser versucht hat, dem Kind etwas anzutun. Nachdem sein Partner aus dem Weg geräumt ist, fliehen der Verurteilte und sein junges Opfer auf dem texanischen Highway vor der verfolgenden Polizei.
Unterdessen nimmt Texas Ranger Red Garnett (Clint Eastwood) die Verfolgung auf. Mit der Kriminologin Sally Gerber (Laura Dern) und dem FBI-Scharfschützen Bobby Lee (Bradley Whitford) im Schlepptau ist Red entschlossen, den Verbrecher und die Geisel zu fassen, bevor sie die texanische Grenze überqueren. Außerdem offenbart Red Sally, dass er ein persönliches Interesse daran hat, Butch lebend zu fassen. Auch wenn Butch es nicht weiß, hat Red eine Vergangenheit mit ihm. Als Butch ein Teenager war, stahl er ein Auto, und Red war der festnehmende Beamte. Damals lebte Butch bei seinem misshandelnden Vater, der ebenfalls kriminell war. Aufgrund seines Alters und weil es sich um ein Erstvergehen handelte, sollte Butch eine mildere Strafe erhalten. Red war der Meinung, dass das Jugendgefängnis für Butch sicherer war als sein Zuhause, und er überlegte, dass einige der Kinder, die in Gatesville waren, sich gut entwickelt hatten und einer sogar Priester wurde. Wenn Butch zu Hause bei seinem Vater geblieben wäre, hätte er ein Vorstrafenregister "so lang wie mein Arm", meinte er. Red bat den Richter, Butch eine harte Strafe zu geben. Jahre später hat Red erkannt, dass die härtere Strafe genau die Kriminalität gefördert hat, die er befürchtet hatte. Jetzt hofft Red, dass er seinen Fehler aus der Vergangenheit wiedergutmachen kann, wenn er Butch lebendig ins Gefängnis bringt.
Der kleine Phillip hat aufgrund seiner Religion nie an Halloween- oder Weihnachtsfeiern teilgenommen. Auf der Flucht mit Butch erlebt er jedoch eine Freiheit, die er als berauschend empfindet, denn Butch erlaubt ihm gerne die Art von Vergnügungen, die ihm verboten waren, einschließlich des Tragens eines gestohlenen Casper the Friendly Ghost-Kostüms. Allmählich nimmt Phillip seine Umgebung immer bewusster wahr, und mit ständiger Ermutigung durch Butch scheint er die Fähigkeit zu erlangen, eigenständig zu entscheiden, was falsch und richtig ist. Butch fühlt sich langsam dazu hingezogen, Phillip die Art von väterlicher Präsenz zu geben, die er selbst nie hatte.
Butch und Phillip versuchen, nach New Mexico zu gelangen, müssen aber feststellen, dass der Highway, auf dem sie fahren, nicht fertiggestellt ist. Während sie in ihrem Auto in einem Maisfeld schlafen, treffen sie auf Mack (Wayne Dehart), einen Farmer, und seine Familie - Lottie (Mary Alice), seine Frau, und seinen Enkel Cleveland. Mack misshandelt Cleveland häufig, was auch die bösen Geister in Butch erweckt...

Der Film spielte 135 Millionen Dollar ein und beweist, dass Eastwood sensibel und melancholisch inszenieren kann. Dabei verschwimmt bei dem Gangster das Gut und Böse Schema. Er hat sowohl gute als auch sehr schlechte Züge. "Ich bin aber nicht unbedingt ein schlechter Mensch" wird er in einer Szene des Films sagen. Der kleine Knirps bedeutet ihm interessanterweise sofort etwas, weil er starke Ähnlichkeiten mit ihm selbst als Kind aufweisen kann. So wird der Kidnapper zum Beschützer und so etwas wie ein Vater-Ersatz.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 古いけど良い
Reviewed in Japan on July 10, 2022
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昔の映画をよく見ます。
文句なしに名作です。
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alberto
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect World
Reviewed in Spain on January 17, 2016
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Sono un fan di Clint Eastwood,e colleziono i suoi films.Questo é uno dei migliori sia come storia che come interpretazione.Con i migliori saluti
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sylvain pomerleau
5.0 out of 5 stars Eastwood directeur
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2023
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Très bon film,très bien dirigé.
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Jacqueline
5.0 out of 5 stars super DVD
Reviewed in Germany on May 9, 2024
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Es hat alles super geklappt. Danke gerne wieder.
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