Greater Tuna
by Ed Howard, Jim Borden
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Actor: Jaston Williams, Joe SearsDirector: Ed Howard, Jim Borden
Brand: Wolfe
Writer: Joe Sears
Writer: Jaston Williams
Writer: Ed Howard
Producer: Jim Borden
Editor: Chuck Johnson
Editor: Dwight Vasel
Editor: Keith O'Neal
Producer: Charles H. Duggan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: WOL9016D
Studio: Wolfe Video
DVD Reviews of Greater Tuna
DVD Review: It is with heavy heart that I doth rate.
Summary: 4 Stars
I SO wanted to award them 5-stars like all the rest of the reviewers, but the DVD version of this classic play just doesn't meet my expectations.
My wife and I absolutely love the Tuna trilogy (Greater Tuna, A Tuna Christmas, and Red, White and Tuna). We first saw Greater Tuna on our honeymoon while in San Francisco fifteen years ago and have seen others perform it several times since. We have seen Joe and Jaston (the originals) perform A Tuna Christmas and Red, White and Tuna twice each. Every time we see any of these three shows, we absolutely laugh our a$$e$ off! The writing is simply sheer genius.
I was incredibly psyched to learn that the first two shows had finally been released on DVD and rushed to buy them. I popped one into the player and that was when my heart sank.
Don't get me wrong. The play and the performances are absolutely stellar! I am so glad that they got these performances recorded for posterity (the third one, Red White and Tuna, MUST be done as soon as possible before the opportunity is lost)!
The one star docking from the perfect five is due to the really shoddy DVD packaging and presentation. There are ZERO extras included on the disc. NOTHING! There isn't even an information insert inside the cover of the DVD. The show itself is just a straight copy of the VHS video recording transfered to DVD. Period. No remixing or remastering; any flaws on the VHS video transfered to the DVD playback. Shame on them. They could have created something for the ages, but no.
Still, this is an incredible show and well worth the investment to own. My wife and I will watch these shows over and over now and never tire of them. If they ever do come to their senses and remix and release some "collector's editions" with lots of extras (and they should, by all means!), then we'll probably jump on those as well. We love them that much!
Description of Greater Tuna
The all Texas tale of hilarious day in Tuna the third smallest town in the Lone Star State where the Lion s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. A boisterous edy starring master edians Joe Sears and Jaston Williams (helped by more than 40 lightning quick costume changes) who portray all 20 Characters: men women children and animals. The show ushers us through a day in Tuna starting with the morning broadcast from radio station OKKK and wandering in and out of the homes and businesses of the denizens of this colorful munity. Ever vigilant Vera Carp leads The Smut Snatchers of the new order in their campaign to clear the library shelves of dirty books like Huckleberry Finn and Romeo and Juliet while the annual high school essay contest produces entries entitle Human Rights Why Bother? and Living with Radiation. Elmer Watkins speaks up for the KKK and Petey Fisk argues for anima rights. UFO sightings a celebrity murder and Didi s used weapons sale all contribute to the hilarity. Greater Tuna is a funny loving portrait of rural America big hearts small minds and all.Format: DVD MOVIEBestsellers in DVD
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