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Part 3: A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Releases on Video/DVD

There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including "Home on the Range," "Man on Fire," and "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.

September 14, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases

"Home on the Range"

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Tagline: "Bust a Moo."

Length: 76 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild rude humor

This Disney animated comedy is set in the Old West. Three cows (voices of Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Tilly) live on the Patch of Heaven farm, which is threatened with foreclosure. They set out to capture a rustler (voice of Randy Quaid) so they can collect the reward and save their farm. Other characters are voiced by Cuba Gooding Jr., Steve Buscemi, and Estelle Harris. Songs are performed by Bonnie Raitt, Tim McGraw, and k.d. lang.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen
• Deleted Scenes


Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

"Man on Fire"

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Length: 146 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language and strong violence

Denzel Washington stars in this action thriller. Washington plays John Creasy, a down-on-his-luck former covert operative who travels to Mexico City. There he takes a job guarding a young girl (Dakota Fanning) whose parents are wealthy. Creasy gradually bonds with the girl, but then she is kidnapped. That's when he goes on a rampage, encountering a web of corruption as he tries to rid the city of the kidnapping ring that has been terrorizing it.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

"Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

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Tagline: "They came. They saw. They ran."

Length: 88 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary action, rude humor and language

Aimed at kids, this comedy is the sequel to "Scooby-Doo" (2002) and brings back the title character (a talking, computer-generated dog) and the actors Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, and Linda Cardellini. In "Scooby-Doo 2" the gang must deal with the same bunch of seemingly supernatural creatures that have once again been unleashed. Seth Green, Peter Boyle, Tim Blake Nelson, and Alicia Silverstone also appear in the movie.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

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