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Great Movie, Only Decent DVD and Blue Ray Releases
1961's "The Young Savages" is, in my opinion, one of the best of the "JD" or juvenile-delinquent dramas of the late 1950's and early 1960's.However, the DVD and Blue-Ray releases, while offering excellent picture and sound quality, do not include any special features, such as a behind-the-scenes documentary or a retrospective, which is usually what accompanies the movies of discs featuring "classic" movies (movies from decades past.)Considering the movie's history, an Evan Hunter teen crime novel loosely based on the 1957 Michael Farmer murder, with elements of the 1959 "Capeman" murders and the 1955 gang killing of William Blankenship, as well as Burt Lancaster's own reasons for doing the movie at a substantially lower pay rate than usual (his production company was in debt, hence his grudgingly agreeing to do this movie after his win at The Academy Awards for "Elmer Gantry"), a short, behind-the-scenes DVD or Blue-Ray "extra feature" should have been made for the discs.What's the point in buying the discs without those extras, since the movie can be streamed for much lower than the physical copies? (Put in some effort MGM/UA!)Also, curiously, a segment from the film's original release is missing in both the DVD and Blu-Ray.Like "Blackboard Jungle" (which was also based on an Evan Hunter/Ed McBain teen crime novel), "The Young Savages" opens with a "public service announcement" regarding the then-current problems of youth gang violence, and how the film intends to have it's (then) viewers think about the solutions to gang violence.Perhaps some modern viewers might find this "quaint," or even unnecessary, but from a historical perspective, that notice (by Basil H.Q. Henriques, an author and philanthropist noted for his work with youth) gives an extra layer of insight into society's perceptions of "juvenile-delinquency" at that time in history.That notice is cut from the DVD and Blu-Ray releases, while conversely, a similar notice at the beginning of "Blackboard Jungle" is left intact for that film's DVD release.If you're a fan (like I am), the discs are still worth getting, but if you want a DVD "extra," look on You Tube!
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