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TJ · 12-18-2007, 07:58 PM

MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS A LINE-UP

OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER WITH CONTEMPORARY COMEDIES NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE ON DVD

PETER’S FRIENDS

SOME GIRLS

TOUCH

ZAPPED!

Four Films Starring Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Scott Baio And More Arrive February 12

LOS ANGELES, CA – Four hilariously entertaining comedies, Peter’s Friends, Some Girls, Touch and Zapped!, make their DVD debut on February 12, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment. Old college friends get together and share laughter, tears, nostalgia and make new discoveries, all the while making absolute fools of themselves in the British comedy Peter’s Friends, directed by four-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, written by comedian Rita Rudner and starring an ensemble cast including Branagh (Henry V), Academy Award®-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), Golden Globe® nominee Stephen Fry (Wilde) and Golden Globe®-winner Hugh Laurie (“House M.D.”), among others. The funny, touching and irreverent romantic comedy Some Girls follows Golden Globe® nominee Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”) as Michael, who travels to Canada to visit his girlfriend Gabriella, played by Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), only to discover some unexpected and bizarre twists about her family that force him into an exploration of love and relationships.

Golden Globe® nominated writer-director Paul Shrader (Taxi Driver) brings Elmore Leonard’s satiric novel to the screen with Touch, a comic lampoon on the American evangelism industry featuring Skeet Ulrich (“Jericho”), Bridget Fonda (Lake Placid), Christopher Walken (Hairspray) and Tom Arnold (True Lies). A teenage science nerd gains telekinetic powers in the classic screwball comedy Zapped! starring 80’s heartthrob Scott Baio, along with his later “Charles in Charge” co-star, Willie Aames.

Each of the Contemporary Comedies DVDs will be available individually for the suggested retail price of $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada. Pre-book is January 16, 2008.

PETER’S FRIENDS (1992)

Seven friends in an acting troupe graduate from Cambridge University in 1982 and go their separate ways. Ten years later, Peter inherits a large estate from his father, and invites the rest of the gang to spend New Year's holiday with him. Many changes have taken place in the lives of all the friends assembled, but Peter has a secret that will shock them all.

SOME GIRLS (1988)
Michael, a college student, visits his girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas in Canada. When he gets there, she tells him that she doesn't love him any more. Meanwhile, her family is exceedingly strange: her father is a writer who spends most of his time wandering the house nude. Her grandmother mistakes Michael for her dead husband. Her two sisters express interest in him. Granny escapes the hospital and heads back to her home in the woods, and the family chases after her, and Michael is kept reeling.

TOUCH (1997)

With the discovery of Juvenal, a miracle healer, evangelist turned RV dealer Bill Hill envisions riches. He manages to snare Juvenal with the help of a former associate, Lynn Faulkner. However, Hill's plans of book deals and TV talk show visits hits a snag when Lynn falls for Juvenal and has second thoughts about exploiting him. With this new situation, another thorn in Hill's side arrives in the form of the Reverend August Murray, who sees Lynn as a corrupting influence on Juvenal and is determined to free him of her.

ZAPPED! (1982)

Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself with out touching it, Barney finds he has accidentally discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into?

ZAPPED! (1982)

Price: $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Order Date: January 16, 2008
Street Date: February 12, 2008
Running Time: 98 min
MPAA: R
Screen Format: Full Screen / Widescreen
Audio Features: English Stereo
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Closed Captioned: YES

12-18-2007, 07:58 PM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,673	Zapped! Coming to DVD on February 12 MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS A LINE-UP OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER WITH CONTEMPORARY COMEDIES NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE ON DVD PETER’S FRIENDS SOME GIRLS TOUCH ZAPPED! Four Films Starring Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Scott Baio And More Arrive February 12 LOS ANGELES, CA – Four hilariously entertaining comedies, Peter’s Friends, Some Girls, Touch and Zapped!, make their DVD debut on February 12, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment. Old college friends get together and share laughter, tears, nostalgia and make new discoveries, all the while making absolute fools of themselves in the British comedy Peter’s Friends, directed by four-time Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, written by comedian Rita Rudner and starring an ensemble cast including Branagh (Henry V), Academy Award®-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), Golden Globe® nominee Stephen Fry (Wilde) and Golden Globe®-winner Hugh Laurie (“House M.D.”), among others. The funny, touching and irreverent romantic comedy Some Girls follows Golden Globe® nominee Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”) as Michael, who travels to Canada to visit his girlfriend Gabriella, played by Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), only to discover some unexpected and bizarre twists about her family that force him into an exploration of love and relationships. Golden Globe® nominated writer-director Paul Shrader (Taxi Driver) brings Elmore Leonard’s satiric novel to the screen with Touch, a comic lampoon on the American evangelism industry featuring Skeet Ulrich (“Jericho”), Bridget Fonda (Lake Placid), Christopher Walken (Hairspray) and Tom Arnold (True Lies). A teenage science nerd gains telekinetic powers in the classic screwball comedy Zapped! starring 80’s heartthrob Scott Baio, along with his later “Charles in Charge” co-star, Willie Aames. Each of the Contemporary Comedies DVDs will be available individually for the suggested retail price of $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada. Pre-book is January 16, 2008. PETER’S FRIENDS (1992) Seven friends in an acting troupe graduate from Cambridge University in 1982 and go their separate ways. Ten years later, Peter inherits a large estate from his father, and invites the rest of the gang to spend New Year's holiday with him. Many changes have taken place in the lives of all the friends assembled, but Peter has a secret that will shock them all. SOME GIRLS (1988) Michael, a college student, visits his girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas in Canada. When he gets there, she tells him that she doesn't love him any more. Meanwhile, her family is exceedingly strange: her father is a writer who spends most of his time wandering the house nude. Her grandmother mistakes Michael for her dead husband. Her two sisters express interest in him. Granny escapes the hospital and heads back to her home in the woods, and the family chases after her, and Michael is kept reeling. TOUCH (1997) With the discovery of Juvenal, a miracle healer, evangelist turned RV dealer Bill Hill envisions riches. He manages to snare Juvenal with the help of a former associate, Lynn Faulkner. However, Hill's plans of book deals and TV talk show visits hits a snag when Lynn falls for Juvenal and has second thoughts about exploiting him. With this new situation, another thorn in Hill's side arrives in the form of the Reverend August Murray, who sees Lynn as a corrupting influence on Juvenal and is determined to free him of her. ZAPPED! (1982) Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself with out touching it, Barney finds he has accidentally discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into? ZAPPED! (1982) Price: $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada Order Date: January 16, 2008 Street Date: February 12, 2008 Running Time: 98 min MPAA: R Screen Format: Full Screen / Widescreen Audio Features: English Stereo Subtitles: English and Spanish Closed Captioned: YES