Six Days, Seven Nights

Director: Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman

Overview

"Six Days, Seven Nights features an excellent 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. The picturesque greenery, rocky cliffs, and sparkling blue water of the tropical island setting all appear bright and focused, with only a few instances of grain and dirt on the print. The 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio track is also sharp. The upbeat music moves well through the entire range of the speakers, and gunshots reverberate powerfully from the front speakers. A Dolby Digital French-language track is also available. On the downside, this DVD is a bare-bones release that lacks any notable extra features. It does contain the theatrical trailer in a decent widescreen transfer (along with some laughable recommendations -- Metro and Nothing to Lose -- that have little in common with this film), plus English subtitles and 23 chapter cues. While the Six Days, Seven Nights DVD is technically impressive, it would be improved immensely with better supplemental materials. Even a simple ""on location"" featurette or fluffy cast interviews would help considerably."

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/1998
UPC:	0717951000866
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	2,640

Special Features

Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; Theatrical trailer; French language track; Chapter search

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anne Heche	Robin Monroe
Harrison Ford	Quinn Harris
David Schwimmer	Frank Martin
Jacqueline Obradors	Angelica
Temuera Morrison	Jager
Allison Janney	Marjorie,Actor
Cliff Curtis	Kip
Danny Trejo	Pierce
Kerry Rossall	Yacht Owner
Douglas Weston	Philippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
Ben Bodé	Tom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot
Derek Basco	Ricky, Helicopter Crewman
Amy Sedaris	Robin's Secretary
Priscilla Lee Taylor	Bathing Suit Girl
Long Nguyen	Pirate
John Koyama	Pirate
Jen Sung	Pirate
Jake Feagai	Pirate
E. Kalani Flores	Tahitian Priest at Funeral
Ping Wu	Infirmary Orderly
Greg Gorman	Photographer
Hoyt Richards	Model
Odile Corso	Model
Cynthia Langbridge	Resort Greeter
Jody Kono	Hotel Clerk
Michael Lushing	Hotel Front Desk Clerk
Pua Kaholokula	Waitress
Don Nahaku	Bellboy
Reri Tava Jobe	Flight Attendant
Natalie Goss	Flight Attendant
Christian Martson	Airport Security #1
James Edward Sclafani	Airport Security #2
Jason S. Nichols	Runway Traffic
Taj Mahal	Entertainer
Fred Lunt	Band Member
Carlos Andrade	Band Member
Kester Smith	Band Member
Pat Cockett	Band Member
Wayne Jacintho	Band Member
Michael Barretto	Band Member
Rudy Costa	Band Member
Pancho Graham	Band Member
Mervyn Lilo	Dancer,Dancer
Afa Thompson	Dancer
Javan Kaiama	Dancer
Nicole Maldonado	Dancer
Iele	Musician
Aldo Paro	Musician
Eric Laufiso	Musician
Wayne Aqino	Musician
Vise Vitale	Musician
Lloyd Chandler	Musician
Elliot M. Kaplan	Man at Bar
Stephen Conteh	Newspaper Salesman
John Kirsch	Man at bar
Jewel McDonald	Airport Tourist
Niko Rusakov	Swimmer
Theresa San-Nicholas	Brutalized Woman
Steve Stafford	Helicopter Pilot
Randy Edelman	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Browning

Ivan Reitman	Director,Producer
Michael Browning	Screenwriter
Roger Birnbaum	Producer
Wallis Nicita	Producer
Julie Bergman Sender	Executive Producer
Joe Medjuck	Executive Producer
Daniel Goldberg	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Unfairly, Six Days, Seven Nights got much of its attention because prying minds doubted that Anne Heche could convincingly play the heterosexual lead in a romantic comedy, having just come out as Ellen DeGeneres's girlfriend. That question seems ridiculous in retrospect. Heche and Ford are charming as the stranded duo who fall for each other between bouts of contrived bantering and being chased by pirates. Concessions to silliness aside, the film is more enjoyable than it has any right to be, due in part to director Ivan Reitman's facility for coaxing natural comedy from his stars. The Hawaiian island setting provides good escapism too. Ultimately unsuccessful -- the 75-million-dollar box office was rather small for a summer release starring one of Hollywood's most bankable men -- Six Days, Seven Nights is as fun as it needs to be for a frivolous romp with few ambitions.