| Notes | Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish his interwoven stories, Steven Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin’s wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international importance without sacrificing any energy or suspense, is a contemporary classic, and the winner of four Oscars, for best director, best screenplay, best editing, and best supporting actor for Benicio del Toro.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION
Digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Three audio commentaries, featuring director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan; producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; and composer Cliff Martinez
Dolby Digital 5.1 theatrical mix and 2.0 reduced dynamic range home video mix
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Twenty-five deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Soderbergh and Gaghan
Three sets of demonstrations: one on film processing and the look of the Mexico sequences; one on film editing, with commentary by editor Stephen Mirrione; and one on dialogue editing
Additional unused footage of various scenes, from multiple angles
Theatrical trailers and television spots
Gallery of trading cards depicting the U.S. Customs canine squad used to detect narcotics and other illegal substances
New cover by Helios |
