"Targets" - Paramount Region 1 DVD

(aka "Before I Die")

directed by Peter Bogdanovich
USA 1968

"An interesting film in that was a thrown together concept which helped established a new adept director on the film scene. Roger Corman proposed the idea to a young enthusiastic Peter Bogdanovich claiming only that he had the use of Boris Karloff for 2 days and some old footage of a film he had made with Karloff, which he was to use. Bogdanovich, with his wife Polly Platt, fleshed out an idea for the film utilizing a recent news item of a sniper in Texas who randomly shoot people from a tower. Bogdanovich brought it to a friend and in the space of a couple of hours Samuel Fuller was able to pinpoint the areas of strength and weakness while essentially rewriting the entire script. He urged Bogdanovich not to mention him in the credits for fear it would detract from his friend, who also starred in and directed the feature. Bogdanovich's character names "Sam Michaels" is his recognition for his friend 'Samuel Michael Fuller' and his important part in the development of the film "Targets". The film itself is little more than a curiosity for film buffs, which when completed was bought, begrudgingly by Paramount for $150,000. Relatively unexploited violence but quite allegorical for American society, I would say this is another recognizable entry in the American history of cinema."

Gary W. Tooze

Theatrical Release: May 15th, 1968 - New York City

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DVD Review: Paramount Region 1 - NTSC

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Distribution	Paramount Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	approx. 1:29:00
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Paramount Home Video Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic Edition Details: • Short Featurette by Bogdanovich (8:00) • Commentary by director Peter Bogdanovich • Widescreen anamorphic format DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003 Keep Case Chapters: 21
Comments:	What an amazing DVD. Great quality image, if a shade dark. I found the sound a little hushed at times. The colors are true and appear free from enhancements. It has a great commentary as well as short featurette with director Bogdanovich. Anamorphic... all for only $9 at Amazon. Jump all over this one film buffs. A fantastic deal. out of *Gary W. Tooze*