Universal Studios will add five new titles to its Blu-ray catalog:
The Great Outdoors,
The Money Pit,
Beethoven,
The 'Burbs, and
The Dream Team. The releases will be available of purchase this August.
Please note that select titles are already available for purchase at various Best Buy stores.
The Great Outdoors
Synopsis: Comedy legends Dan Aykroyd and John Candy team up for the ultimate family vacation gone wrong in The Great Outdoors. When an uninvited and unwelcome family suddenly arrives to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the results are anything but restful. Chet Ripley's (Candy) plans for a quiet vacation at a lakeside resort quickly take a turn when his obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig (Aykroyd), and his snooty family appear unannounced and ready to join for a season of "fun" in the sun. Unfortunately, the only thing these two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other. Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish!
Special Features:
- Production Notes
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Theatrical Trailer
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.
The Money Pit
Synopsis: Presented by Steven Spielberg, The Money Pit is a devastatingly hilarious comedy starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. Evicted from their Manhattan apartment, Walter and Anna (Hanks and Long) buy what looks like the home of their dreams – only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two hapless homeowners watch in horror as everything – including the bathtub – disappears into the appropriately named "money pit". It's an outrageously entertaining comedy that literally brings the house down!
Special Features:
- The Making of The Money Pit
- Theatrical Trailer
- Recommendations
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.
Beethoven
Synopsis: Fall in love with the most famous St. Bernard of all time in the original blockbuster, Beethoven. Barely escaping from nefarious dognappers, an adorable puppy named Beethoven adopts the unsuspecting Newton family - and promptly grows up into 185 pounds of romping, drooling, disaster-prone dog. Unfortunately, even after proving his canine credential to mom and the kids, the heroic hound gets nowhere with uptight dad, George (Charles Grodin). When a nasty veterinarian (Dean Jones) makes Beethoven the target of an unspeakable animal experiment, George becomes the only hope for saving the Newtons' furriest family member. It's head-over-tails adventure in the most fetching canine comedy ever!
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.
The 'Burbs
Synopsis: Tom Hanks stars in The 'Burbs, a comedy about a suburbanite whose plans for a peaceful vacation at home are disturbed by a creepy new family on the block. Much to the disappointment of his wife Carol (Carrie Fisher) for spending a relaxing week at home, Ray Peterson (Hanks) and his three neighbors set out to investigate the next door residence after they begin to observe strange happenings. Set in an average neighborhood that is anything but ordinary, The 'Burbs blends slapstick comedy and spine-thrilling mystery with the type of humor that has made Tom Hanks one of today's most beloved stars.
Special Features:
- Alternate Ending
- Production Notes
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Theatrical Trailer
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.
The Dream Team
Synopsis: Michael Keaton heads an all-star cast in The Dream Team, a wild and crazy comedy about four mental patients who get separated from their therapist on the way to a baseball game. Billy (Keaton), a pathological liar with a violent streak, finds himself on the loose in New York City with his fellow group therapy patients: Henry (Christopher Lloyd), a neat freak; Jack (Peter Boyle), a former advertising executive who thinks he's Christ; and Albert (Stephen Furst), a near catatonic couch potato. While on route to rescue their missing doctor from a pair of crooked cops, the group finds themselves sharing a series of crazy and hilarious misadventures that no one could have ever imagined.
Special Features:
- Theatrical Trailer
- Recommendations
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.