Anchor Bay Entertainment gives you Last Chance Harvey


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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the acclaimed, hopeful romance Last chance Harvey on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in May.

New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss (Richard Schiff) that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter’s wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting – or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter (Liane Balaban) has chosen to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss, he is fired on the spot.
 
Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate (Emma Thompson), a slightly prickly, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Eileen Atkins), is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives.

The 2-disc DVD set will feature an anamorphic widescreen presentation of the film with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, as well as a Commentary Track by writer/director Joel Hopkins, as well as Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Also included is the Featurette “An Unconventional Love Story – The Making of Last Chance Harvey” and the movie’s Theatrical Trailer.

The Blu-Ray version offers up a high definition 1080p transfer with a Dolby Digital 5.1 TrueHD audio track. The release will include the bonus materials from the DVD version, as well as BD-Live capability.

“Last Chance Harvey” will melt your heart on May 5 when you can bring it home for $29.98 on DVD or $39.98 on Blu-Ray.

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