A few years before they would star in the above-mentioned films together, in 1978 Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise would join Sally Field for 1978's The End. This film would not only star Burt Reynolds, but he would also direct the film. Now for the 47th anniversary of this film's release MGM Home Video have released this film on Blu-ray!
Synopsis: When Sonny (Burt Reynolds) is diagnosed with a fatal disease, he swallows a bottle of pills to end it all! Instead, he ends up in a loony bin beside the demented Marlon (Dom DeLuise) who is eager to help Sonny succeed...one madcap attempt at a time!
To make a comedy about suicide is not an easy thing. Mental health is nothing to take lightly, but this was a different time in our world. But sometimes you just have to laugh at hardship it makes things seem less serious.
The hilarious screen play was written by Jerry Belson. His writing credits include TV episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Odd Couple, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and he also helped write the sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The absurdity of this films makes it so much fun to watch. Burt Reynolds really lets loose here to embrace his comedic and goes barb for barb with Dom DeLuise. Sally Field while not given much to do here is a cute addition.
In addition to these three the supporting cast of features so many great performers including, Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke), David Steinberg (The David Steinberg Show), Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve), Norman Fell (TV's Three's Company), Myrna Loy (The Thin Man), Kristy McNichol (TV's Empty Nest), Pat O'Brien (Knute Rockne, All American), Robby Benson (Ice Castles), Carl Reiner (Dick Van Dyke Show) and James Best (Duke of Hazzard).
This transfer is wonderful. It is crisp and clean with no digital artifacts. The colors are bright and vibrant. The audio is clear as a bell with no audio anomalies. The film looks great. But sadly, just a wonderful transfer is all that is on this disc.
There are no bonus features! I wish there would have been the film's trailer, maybe an audio commentary, a retrospective something. But this is a bare bones Blu-ray. This film deserved a little more bonus features. That would have made this disc perfect.
All in All, this is still a nice Blu-ray release and would make a nice addition to anyone's dark comedy wing of their home video library. Head over to Amazon and order your copy of The End today!
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