Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition DVD Press Release

Post by **Luke** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:49 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

<center>From the Disney Vault! The 50th Anniversary 2-Disc DVD 

Walt Disney’s 
LADY AND THE TRAMP
SPECIAL EDITION

All New Digital Restoration With Enhanced Picture And Sound

Bonus Features Include Never-Before-Seen Deleted Sequences, Newly
Discovered Story Concepts, Virtual Puppy Activity, Trivia Game and More</center>

BURBANK, Calif., August 26, 2005 – Walt Disney’s beloved classic, LADY AND THE TRAMP, finally releases from the Disney Vault on a 2-disc SPECIAL EDITION on February 28, 2006. The song-filled adventure about Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a roguish mutt from across the tracks, will now be available an all-new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound. Celebrating its 50th anniversary and beloved by generations, this timeless gem is recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of Walt’s most delightful and captivating animated masterpieces.

The Special Edition is an all-new viewing experience with something for everyone. Included are neverbefore- seen deleted sequences, newly discovered storyboards that reveal a 1943 alternate, original storyboard version of the film; “Finding Lady” the art of the storyboard process; “Lady’s Pedigree” the making of ‘Lady and The Tramp’ with rare footage of Walt, his hometown inspirations for the film, and more; “Disney’s Virtual Puppy” a fun DVD ROM feature where you can create and play with your own virtual puppy; “Disney Dogs Trivia” virtual board game; “Puppy Pedia” dog facts; and more. (Please read on for details.)

LADY AND THE TRAMP is an iconic Disney classic. The heartwarming “spaghetti scene” with Tramp and Lady is one of the most famous romantic moments in film history. The memorable music of “Bella Note,” “He’s A Tramp,” “The Siamese Cat Song” and more are songs of Hollywood legend. Lady, Tramp, Trusty, Jock and all the other dogs make up one of the most irresistible canine casts ever, and fifty years later, dogs and their celebrity human companions are in vogue once again. For the millions of dog lovers and movie lovers, this is the animated masterpiece that demanded a Special Edition! LADY AND THE TRAMP SPECIAL EDITION is available in both widescreen and fullscreen versions, on 2-Disc DVD for $29.99 (SRP) on February 28, 2006 from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

<center>SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Bonus Features </center>

• NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN DELETED SCENES 
* “La La Loo” – an alternate abandoned concept for the arrival of the baby
* “Turning the Tables” – Tramp describes what it would be like if dogs were the masters and people were the pets.

• FINDING LADY: THE ART OF THE STORYBOARD 
Look inside the storyboard process (credited to Walt’s innovation), and explore Walt’s ingenious contributions to the development of this unique filmmaking tool.

• 1943 ORIGINAL LADY STORY CONCEPT 
This is a fascinating, extremely rare “what if” vision of the story. This exciting and unique bonus feature takes you back in time over 50 years, to the Disney Studio during a creative “golden age” of animation. Here, you’ll find newly discovered storyboards that reveal a different approach to Walt’s unforgettable classic. What few know is that there was an early version of the film without Tramp, Jock Trusty and the famous spaghetti scene. At last, this fascinating story concept is revealed.

• LADY’S PEDIGREE: THE MAKING OF LADY AND THE TRAMP 
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at this iconic masterpiece. This entertaining featurette includes a glimpse of Walt’s hometown, which was the inspiration for the setting of LADY AND THE TRAMP. In rare footage from the Disney archives, Walt tours the small town of his youth, and there is much more on entire process of the film’s creation.

• DISNEY’S VIRTUAL PUPPY (DVD ROM) 
This fun and engaging DVD-Rom feature lets you adopt and care for your own virtual puppy. From an array of different menus, you can teach him to do many tricks.

• DISNEY DOGS TRIVIA: A VIRTUAL BOARD GAME 
Test your knowledge of man’s best friend in this exclusive game.

• PUPPYPEDIA 
Learn about the real-life canine breeds that inspired the characters in the movie.

• AND MORE 

Walt Disney’s LADY AND THE TRAMP tells the endearing “tail” of an uptown Cocker Spaniel named Lady, and a carefree mutt from the wrong side of the tracks named Tramp. When Lady discovers that her beloved human owners Jim Dear and his wife Darling are expecting a baby, she begins to feel left out. She turns to her trusted canine friends, including Jock the Terrier and Trusty the bloodhound, for comfort. But when Tramp invites her to join his world of living “footleash and fancy free,” Lady can’t resist.

The Darlings’ stuffy Aunt Sarah comes to babysit, and her mischievous Siamese cats create a mess that gets blamed on Lady and Tramp. They run away, and via the unforgettable “spaghetti” scene, fall “head over paw” in love. The dog catcher is after them, however, and Lady gets sent home. But when danger threatens the Darlings’ baby, Lady and Tramp band together to save the day.

This Disney masterpiece includes such beloved songs as “He’s A Tramp,” “The Siamese Cat Song,” “La La Lu,” the beautiful Christmas tune “Peace On Earth,” and the romantic ballad “Bella Notte.” Legendary entertainer Peggy Lee composed all five show-stopping tunes, along with Sonny Burke. Lee sang three of them and served as the voices of four characters – Peg, a faded Pekinese showgirl, Darling, and both Si and Am the film’s malicious Siamese cats.

Depicted entirely from a dog’s point of view, LADY AND THE TRAMP was the first Disney animated classic feature filmed in the Widescreen Cinemascope process. The extraordinary animation included work from many of Walt’s fabled “nine old men” of animation, including Disney legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

STREET DATE: February 28, 2006
Direct prebook: January 3, 2006
Distributor prebook: January 17, 2006
Suggested retail price: $29.99 2-disc DVD
Rated: “G.” Bonus materials not rated or subtitled.
Bonus materials subject to change.
Feature run time: Approximately 76 minutes
DVD aspect ratio: Both Widescreen and Fullscreen available.
DVD Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Language: French and Spanish audio.
Not all technical specifications apply to all elements.

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AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:23 pm

I'm so excited for this release. Lady and the Tramp is one of my favorites, and reading this makes me even more anxious.

Some of the features sound really promising. "Lady's Pedigree" sounds great, assuming it's the standard length making-of documentary. I'm particularly excited about the Walt tour. The deleted scenes and original story concept, too, sound good. I'm even interested in the 'virtual board game,' assuming that's how it really plays out. The rest isn't too appealing.

I know this isn't a complete list, but after Cinderella, the absence of an audio commentary (or similar entity) being mentioned has me worried. I really hope they don't make that mistake again. I look forward to seeing what else they include on this. There should totally be a featurette on Tony's Town Square Restaurant!

-Aaron

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:31 pm

Luke wrote:
• FINDING LADY: THE ART OF THE STORYBOARD 
Look inside the storyboard process (credited to Walt’s innovation), and explore Walt’s ingenious contributions to the development of this unique filmmaking tool.

• 1943 ORIGINAL LADY STORY CONCEPT 
This is a fascinating, extremely rare “what if” vision of the story. This exciting and unique bonus feature takes you back in time over 50 years, to the Disney Studio during a creative “golden age” of animation. Here, you’ll find newly discovered storyboards that reveal a different approach to Walt’s unforgettable classic. What few know is that there was an early version of the film without Tramp, Jock Trusty and the famous spaghetti scene. At last, this fascinating story concept is revealed.

Are these going to be similar to the "Inside Walt's Story Meetings" on the Bambi DVD? Becase if it is then:

The bonus features and transfer will be excellent I assume. As for the movie, it was alright, but there was something missing from it. Overall not my favorite film of the "Walt-era". But I'm glad this is coming out before the Little Mermaid!

Overall there's a 90% chance I'll get this!

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:34 pm

I already have the lame LATT: Limted Issue so I will get LATT: PE.

BTW When will Disney send over the artworkof TLM:PE?

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:36 pm

MickeyMousePal wrote:BTW When will Disney send over the artworkof TLM:PE?

I'd be surprised if we saw anything earlier than December, and probably nothing official until February.

-Aaron

CJ · Post by CJ » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:39 pm

Finally I will be able to own a decent copy of Lady & the Tramp.
I'm looking foward to some of the bonus features on this one.

Robin Hood · Post by **Robin Hood** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:45 pm

I can't wait until this March, I haven't seen Lady and the Tramp in ages!

That1GuyPictures · Post by **That1GuyPictures** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:01 pm

It says above that both a fullscreen and widescreen edition will be available. I'm assuming that it means there will be two seperate editions, like The Incredibles DVD, instead of like Sleeping Beauty where both were included on the same disc, right?

PheR · Post by **PheR** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:18 pm

AwallaceUNC wrote:
MickeyMousePal wrote:BTW When will Disney send over the artworkof TLM:PE?
I'd be surprised if we saw anything earlier than December, and probably nothing official until February.

-Aaron

we always get to see the October platinum cover till Frebuary/March (an early version, cause it always changes, for good!) a little after that comes the press release, then wee see the menues by June/July and the first reviews by late September. That always happened with Snow White, BATB, TLK, Aladdin and Cinderella...

Post by **Luke** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:27 pm

That1GuyPictures wrote:It says above that both a fullscreen and widescreen edition will be available. I'm assuming that it means there will be two seperate editions, like The Incredibles DVD, instead of like Sleeping Beauty where both were included on the same disc, right?

No, there will only be one set with both versions on it.

anger is pointless · Post by **anger is pointless** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:47 pm

we get the actual widescreen version of the original film right

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:11 am

I hate to be a complainer, but this release seems to be really disappointing. The making-of is titled yet again a "featurette", something that means it's along the lines of a 40 minute gig. The other features seem quite unimaginative, and there's no commentary or trailers mentioned. I really hope I'm wrong about this, since it's one of my favourite Disney movies. If this is what Platinum has to offer, I'll take back Collector's Editions anyday.

On a more positive note, it's nice to see the games are taking less of a spotlight.

Joe Carioca · Post by **Joe Carioca** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:10 am

The announced bonus features seem very promissing, specially the 1943 story concept (I hope it shows a complete early version of the film) and the making of featurette. And it is good to see the "adult" stuff getting top billing on a press-release for a change!
Still, I´m a bit worried that these are the only bonus features advertised so far. I´m sure there is going to be more, I just hope there is much more. There are lots of stuff from the vaults that must be included... like the various theatrical trailers, the Disneyland TV episode excerpts, the art galleries... And I'm really worried we'll no longer have audio commentary on the releases of older films.

jamminjake245 · Post by **jamminjake245** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:26 am

Now the cover has the Platinum Edition title on the top!

Disneybell · Post by **Disneybell** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:15 am

So it has lady and the tramp widescrean and fullscrean version on the same set right ? they aren't seperate releases sorry the above press release was a bit confusing.

Wonderlicious · Post by **Wonderlicious** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:32 am

Disneybell wrote:So it has lady and the tramp widescrean and fullscrean version on the same set right ? they aren't seperate releases sorry the above press release was a bit confusing.

I'm not entirely sure, but I presume that it will be like the Region 1 Sleeping Beauty, with two different aspect ratios on one disc. Seeing as this film is also only around 75 minutes long, there should be enough space for the film to go on the same disc.

mvealf · Post by **mvealf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:37 am

That1GuyPictures wrote:It says above that both a fullscreen and widescreen edition will be available. I'm assuming that it means there will be two seperate editions, like The Incredibles DVD, instead of like Sleeping Beauty where both were included on the same disc, right?

Well, the bigger question is, will the fullscreen version be a pan and scan of the Cinemascope print (like the VHS)? Or will it be the much more rare alternate print that Walt created, where the characters are re-formatted for a 1.33 ratio (like the laserdisc)? Hopefully it will be the latter.

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:47 am

Lady is the only disney classic I've never owned in any format, so I'm incredibly excited I can finally get it on dvd. The extras about the early concepts and Walts hometown as an inspiration sound really interesting and I love what they're doing for the platinum line with the last few releases.

After Lion King, the all time low for the platinum series, they've really made this line great again. Every release since then has had trailers and an in depth look at the creating process rather than people talking about how great it was working on the film. From the looks of it, Lady and the Tramp will continue this. Can't wait for it to be released. I also expect an awesome transfer and the original aspect ratio, in wich I've never seen it.

I wonder if the widescreen/fullscreen thing is gonna result in two seperate editions or like what they did with Finding Nemo and Brother Bear. Personally I hope two seperate editions, I don't want them to stuff the dvd and let the quality suffer from it.

universALLove · Post by **universALLove** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:16 pm

Woot woot! I can't wait

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:52 pm

Joe Carioca wrote:The announced bonus features seem very promissing, specially the 1943 story concept (I hope it shows a complete early version of the film) and the making of featurette. And it is good to see the "adult" stuff getting top billing on a press-release for a change!
Still, I´m a bit worried that these are the only bonus features advertised so far. I´m sure there is going to be more, I just hope there is much more. There are lots of stuff from the vaults that must be included... like the various theatrical trailers, the Disneyland TV episode excerpts, the art galleries... And I'm really worried we'll no longer have audio commentary on the releases of older films.

I also find these announcements disappointing.. I was really hoping for the Disneyland TV episode, along with the trailers.. I hope a future complete list includes these, but I don't hold much hope for the Disneyland TV episode.

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