According to www.fightdivx.com, the R1 DVD version is being released in U.S. and
Canada on AUGUST 3rd, 2004!!! I haven't seen this since I was little, so it will be nice to see it again. Looks like list price will be $13.99 - even better!
I hope there's bonus material on how they made the film and I would love to see the "Disneyland" episode where Walt Disney himself goes to Ireland and meets King O'Brien.
share Walt Disney's "trip" to see King O'Brien would have to be on the "Darby O'Gill" DVD! Also with English captions, & in WIDESCREEN please!!! Forget the games, etc. These items are the minimum that should always be included, esp. with Walt's great films.
I'm looking forward to "The Three Lives of Thomasina" also released this summer, it should be with the same added features, esp. WIDESCREEN and English subtitles, always mandatory. Also his "Summer Magic", "That Darn Cat", "the Incredible Journey", the older version, not the newer one which is not good. The prints should always be cleaned up, with great picture quality and the best sound available, as people want to view these over and again for many enjoyable years. A Decent price is always appreciated too. Disney has made the money off these, now please give us a good print of the wonderful old ones, as great as can be made.
well they're not bonus material only the movie according to amazon.com
shareActually, there will be bonus features:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3994
Just got the DVD and reviewed it. It is in wonderful shape with an excelent print and flawless audio. I'm very pleased to say that as far as I can tell, there are NO alterations to the film (unlike other recent Disney re-releases) and I've seen this movie enough times that I think I'd have recognised a change. (I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie... I can't count that high!)
As for extra content, there are three.
The first is a short entitled "Mr. Connery Goes to Hollywood" all about Sean Connery and his carear up to Darby O'Gill.
The second is a short entitled "Little People, Big Effects". It is a mini documentary on how they made the effect shots look so good in 1959 without the aid of modern special effects methods. WARNING! I want to take a moment to let everyone know that you might not want to watch this short. While it doesn't contain anything objectionable, it does ruin the "magic" of the movie. I'm no dummy and I've seen this movie hundreds of times, but after watching the short I noticed mistakes and flubs in the effects that I never would have noticed if I hadn't seen how the scenes were done. Just a word of caution.
The third bonus feature is the original Disneyland TV show, "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" in its entirety. I am SO glad this was included and unedited.
Note: This movie was NOT filmed in widescreen, but using the older circular lens 35mm cameras. It is NOT in pan-and-scan, but it is fullscreen as originaly filmed and presented in the theaters. There is no widescreen version because there never was one. (I'm a stickler for this and only ever buy widescreen if the movie was made that way)
The only thing about the DVD I didn't like was the cheesy DVD Menu they used. It looks like a cheaply done Web page. Other than that, I have no complaints. In short, as a rabid Disney fan, one who knows enough about Disney trivia and minutia to bore most people to tears, I am proud to say the latest release of "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" is 100% worth getting. You won't be disapointed!
The USA version of the Darby O Gill DVD was released on 3rd August 2004 and that same day was Ranked at Number 10 in the Amazon.Com Sales list.
DELIGHTED to see this...One of the greatest movies of all time.
Should bring the wonderful talents of the late beautiful JANET MUNRO to a whole new generation of Movie fans.
Liam
i've been waiting, waiting, WAITING, and it's FINALLY been released, and of course the place i pre-ordered it from has it backordered!! even netflix is saying a "very long wait"!! that's why i came here, to see if it was actually released, or if maybe there was a delay. evidently, it's just as popular to a lot of people as it is me!! i am very sorry about janet munro, i didn't realize until i read your post... one of my (many!) favorite parts is when she is singing while bringing him lunch!!
shareHere's a review of the DVD:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/darbyogill.html
Im so annoyed,
The DVD version of it that I have only has the movie, no special features at all.
Very disappointing :(