The Corner Penthouse

Paramount Pictures recently released the Swingers (1996) MOD Recorded Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

A look at a fun group of friends who spend their days looking for work and their nights in and out of Hollywood's coolest after-hours hangouts! When the lovesick Mike (Jon Favreau) can't seem to shake a relationship rut, his smooth, fast-talking buddy Trent (Vince Vaughn) decides he'll do whatever it takes to show Mike a good time! Whether laughing over martinis in smoky cocktail lounges...or searching for beautiful babes on an outrageous road trip to Vegas, the young Swingers are determined to rewrite the rules of modern dating!

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:36:25. The movie has been rated R. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages include English, English SDH, Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.
• Audio Commentary - with director Doug Liman and editor Stephen Mirrione.
• Making it in Hollywood (49:19) - An extended making of featurette broken up into four parts: "Art Imitates Life: Writing the Story" (11:01), "Life Creates Art: Getting Swingers Made" (17:21), "Life Imitates Art: Swingers Culture" (11:28), and "Art Creates Life: Life After Swingers" (9:28).
• The Cutting Room Floor (13:56) - Includes five deleted scenes: "Alley Looking for Club" (1:00), "The Hockey Game" (2:58), "The Kiss" (3:11), "Vegas Girls Trailer" (4:29), and "Drunk in the Diner" (2:16).
• Swing Blade (3:27) - A faux trailer by Nicholas Goodman combining Swingers with Sling Blade.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case.

[ NOTES ]

Swingers (1996) is available on Blu-ray (MOD Recorded BD-R) (Paramount), Blu-ray (Paramount), Blu-ray (Lionsgate), and Collector's Series DVD. If you want a pressed disc, you'll need to pick up one of the older Paramount and Lionsgate releases, which use the same disc master as this new MOD disc that I'm reviewing. Do note that ALL of the Blu-rays are missing the "Illustrated Action Commentary" from the DVD.

As an FYI: The release I'm reviewing is a Manufacture On Demand Recorded Blu-ray, not a factory-pressed disc. If online artwork and the case spine says "Blu-ray Disc" in plain text, it's a BD-R recorded disc. If it has a Blu-ray logo, it's a factory-pressed disc. If you have the disc in hand, a purple bottom is a recorded disc, and a silver bottom is a pressed disc. It is said that factory-pressed discs last longer than recorded discs, aside from those made by Warner Brothers in the late 2000s. I don't know if that's true, but if it matters to you, I'm letting you know.

This item has been provided by Paramount Pictures for review on this site.