Universal Studios Home Entertainment Unleashes the Sensationally-Entertaining, Wildly-Acclaimed Action Event of the Year! From Writer/Director Quentin Tarantino - Starring Brad Pitt - Inglourious Basterds

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Unleashes the Sensationally-Entertaining, Wildly-Acclaimed Action Event of the Year! From Writer/Director Quentin Tarantino - Starring Brad Pitt - Inglourious Basterds

"The Most Entertaining Movie Of The Year."- Larry King Two-Disc Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and Two-Disc Special Edition DVD Available for a Limited Time Only With Digital Copy Just in Time for the Holidays on December 15, 2009

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinematic icon and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2, Pulp Fiction) helms one of the most audaciously inventive, eagerly-anticipated films of the year, Inglourious Basterds, coming to Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and DVD on December 15, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award® nominee Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading) in an audacious, adrenaline-packed, high-octane World War II revenge fantasy, Inglourious Basterds has been hailed as one of Tarantino's most stylish and entertaining films to date. From its deceptively bucolic opening scenes to its incendiary final moments, Inglourious Basterds delivers a heady combination of fact and fantasy that never fails to surprise. Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds is available on Two-Disc Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def, Two-Disc DVD Special Edition, Single-Disc DVD and download to own. Both the Blu-ray(TM) and Two-Disc Special Edition DVD come with a Digital Copy of the film for a limited time only just in time for the holiday season and over 90 minutes of startling and engrossing behind-the-scenes bonus features.

Brad Pitt shines as the bodacious American commander of a lethal team of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" - whose exploits in occupied France strike terror in the hearts of the German rank and file and enrage the German High Command. The acclaimed cast also includes Christoph Waltz, who was named Best Actor at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for his unforgettable performance as a charming but cunning Nazi officer, B.J. Novak ("The Office"), Diane Kruger (National Treasure), Eli Roth (director of Hostel), Melanie Laurent (Paris), and Michael Fassbender (The Bourne Ultimatum).

In addition, notable veteran guest stars including Mike Myers (Austin Powers), Rod Taylor (The Birds), Julie Dreyfus (Kill Bill Vol. 1) and others contribute to this larger-than-life story that mixes pulp and propaganda in Tarantino's inimitable way.

Inglourious Basterds is priced at $39.98 SRP for Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray(TM), $34.98 SRP for Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and $29.98 SRP for Single Disc DVD. Preorder close is November 3, 2009.

   BONUS FEATURES   All three editions of Inglourious Basterds include:   --  Extended & Alternate Scenes   --  Nation's Pride - The film within the film Inglourious Basterds  can be       seen it its entirety    --  Domestic and International Trailers     Both the Two-Disc Special Edition and Blu-ray(TM) also come with:   --  Roundtable Discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and film       historian/critic Elvis Mitchell   --  The Making of Nation's Pride   --  The Original Inglorious Bastards  - a salute to the original 1978 film   --  A Conversation with veteran actor Rod Taylor   --  Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitters, the Australian beer   --  Quentin Tarantino's Camera Angel   --  Hi Sallys - Gag Reel   --  Film Poster Gallery Tour with Elvis Mitchell   --  Inglourious Basterds Poster Gallery    --  Digital Copy of Inglourious Basterds    

In addition to the above features, the Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def release includes:

   --  BD-Live(TM)-- Access the BD-Live(TM) Center with your       Internet-connected player to download  the latest trailers, host a       chat with your buddies, upload your own webcam commentary, and more!     SYNOPSIS   

In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.

Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as "the Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquis, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own. ...

Employing pulp and propaganda in equal measure, Quentin Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS weaves together the infamous, oppressed, real and larger-than-life stories of WWII.

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   CAST AND FILMMAKERS   Directed By: Quentin Tarantino   Screenplay By: Quentin Tarantino   Produced By: Lawrence Bender   Director of Photography: Robert Richardson   Editor: Sally Menke   Production Designer: David Wasco   Costumes By: Anna B. Sheppard  

Cast: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Mike Meyers, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, Gideon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, B.J. Novack, Omar Doom, August Diehl, Rod Taylor

   TECHNICAL INFORMATION   Two-Disc Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def Special Edition   Street Date: December 15, 2009   Copyright:  2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 61108483   Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes   Layers:  BD-50   Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1   Rating:  R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality  

Technical Info: English HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish and French DTS Surround 5.1, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

   TECHNICAL INFORMATION   Two-Disc DVD Special Edition   Street Date: December 15, 2009   Copyright:  2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 6110154   Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes   Layers:  DVD-9   Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1   Rating:  R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality  

Technical Info: English DTS Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

   TECHNICAL INFORMATION   Single-Disc DVD   Street Date: December 15, 2009   Copyright:  2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 61108380   Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes   Layers:  DVD-9   Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1   Rating:  R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality  

Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

   CONTACTS: Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Evan Fong   Vice President, Publicity   (818) 777-5540   evan.fong@nbcuni.com  

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CONTACT: Evan Fong, Vice President, Publicity, of Universal Studios Home
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Web Site: http://www.universalstudios.com/
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