It's a Slam Dunk! MGM Home Entertainment Goes to the Hoop With ... 'Hoosiers' Celebrate 'March Madness' with Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper when the Collector's Edition DVD Tips Off on March 8th SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Timed to coincide with college basketball's "March Madness," the Academy Award(R)-nominated* "Hoosiers" hustles onto DVD as a two-disc Collector's Edition DVD on March 8th from MGM Home Entertainment. Featuring inspiring performances by acclaimed actors Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, "Hoosiers" is a triumphant tale about a small-town American high school basketball team's long-shot attempt to win the 1952 state championship. Featuring a new hi-definition transfer and 5.1 Digital Dolby surround sound, the "Hoosiers" two-disc Collector's Edition includes a full roster of special features, including a "Hoosier History: The Truth Behind The Legend" documentary featuring new interviews with Hackman, Hopper, director David Anspaugh, writer Angleo Pizzo, former Milan and Muncie basketball players from 1954 and Indiana Pacers' Reggie Miller. In addition, the DVD features 13 deleted scenes with an introduction by Anspaugh and Pizzo, the 1954 Milan vs. Muncie Indiana High School Championship Game, an audio commentary by Anspaugh and Pizzo, a photo gallery and the original theatrical trailer (see next page for details). The Collector's Edition DVD is available for the suggested retail price of $29.98, and the standard edition is available for the suggested retail price of $14.95. A man (Hackman) gets a last-chance job coaching a small-town Indiana high-school basketball team and faces the dual challenge of bringing this underdog team to the 1952 state championship and redeeming himself from a mysterious past. MGM Home Entertainment offers access to artwork through a new database website located at http://www.mgmretail.com/. After initial registration, users may log in at any time and have access to downloadable, high-resolution images, including DVD and VHS box and key art, title treatments and a wide variety of publicity stills. Artwork is available for all MGM titles that are currently in the marketplace. Users who are already registered with the former artwork site will be pre-registered for the new database and will receive an e-mail with a new password. MGM Home Entertainment, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., controls the home video, DVD and video-on-demand rights to the largest modern library of filmed entertainment in the world. The Company manages worldwide home video, DVD and video-on-demand distribution rights to United Artists and current Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical releases, as well as titles from the Orion, Goldwyn, and PolyGram libraries, totaling approximately 4,000 films. For more information about MGM Home Entertainment, its products, and services, access MGM online at http://www.mgmhomevideo.com/. * 1986: Best Supporting Actor (Hopper); Best Score DATASOURCE: MGM Home Entertainment CONTACT: Deborah Park of Bender/Helper Impact, +1-310-473-4147, , for MGM Home Entertainment Web site: http://www.mgmretail.com/ Web site: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com/

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