Sorry Arnold fans, but it turns out the Arnold commentary on the Collateral Damage SE DVD was in fact just a cruel rumor. Still, there are plenty of other great features and documentaries that remain on this must-own Oak DVD. Best of all, we will all own and view this when it hits stores on July 30th: Arnold's 55th BIRTHDAY!




WB gave us this official press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
"Two Thumbs Up!" - Ebert & Roeper
America¹s Greatest Action Hero
Comes to Home to Video and DVD July 30th
Added Scenes, Documentaries and Director Commentary



Burbank, Calif., May 31, 2002 ­ Arnold Schwarzenegger brings home the action with Collateral Damage, debuting on DVD and VHS July 30th from Warner Home Video. The $40 million box-office action thriller directed by Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive," "Under Siege") will sell for $26.98 SRP on DVD and for $22.98 SRP on VHS.

With motion pictures generating $1.4 billion in total U.S. box-office receipts, and videos selling more than 22 million units, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become one of the most successful motion picture stars of all time and an international cultural icon. Among his many movie hits are "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (soon to be joined by the upcoming "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"), "Total Recall," "True Lies, ""Eraser" and "Batman & Robin."

Lou Lumenick of the New York Post says "your hearts will have you cheering" for Arnold as firefighter Gordy Brewer who¹s in a fight he didn¹t start but one he¹s determined to finish. Collateral Damage is more than just an action thriller, it's "profoundly poignant and timely; with a gritty, unrelenting realism, it also examines the emotional toll that terrorism exacts on our collective heart and soul."

WEB-ENABLED DVD PUMPS UP THE ACTION
Special Features include:
• Commentary by director Andrew Davis
• Two Documentaries: Behind the Scenes, HBO¹s first look documentary and The Hero in a New Era, featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Davis and the producers
• Additional scenes
• Theatrical trailer



Standard features include Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, Widescreen format [16X9 1.85:1], cast/crew film highlights, English and French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

As a bonus feature, the VHS edition of Collateral Damage will also include the documentary The Hero in a New Era, featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Davis and the producers.

SYNOPSIS
Schwarzenegger stars in Collateral Damage as Gordy Brewer, a Los Angeles firefighter whose wife and son are killed in a terrorist bombing. Against the advice of friends, as well as the FBI and the CIA, Gordy sets out for Colombia to track down the man responsible. In a race against time before the villain strikes again, Brewer sets a plan in motion that has little chance of succeeding and is almost certain to cost him his own life. But Gordy Brewer doesn¹t care about the risks because he¹s got nothing left to lose.

Collateral Damage co-stars John Turturro (this summer's "Mr. Deeds," "O Brother Where Art Thou?") and John Leguizamo ("Moulin Rouge," "Executive Decision").

Collateral Damage
$26.98 SRP; $22.98 SRP VHS
STREET DATE: July 30
RATING: R for violence and some language
RUN TIME: 109 minutes

Above DVD images courtesy of DVD.IGN.com

Special thanks to "GrooveyRyan"

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René de Jong