End of the Road

UPC: 883929165957

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Stacy Keach stars in this picture as Jake Horner, a college professor beset with a wide variety of emotional problems. He seeks out help in therapy, conducted by unorthodox psychologist Dr. D (James Earl Jones). The bizarre treatment leads Horner into the arms of Rennie Morgan (Dorothy Tristan), the wife of a fellow teacher; their affair ugly has disastrous consequences for all concerned. End of the Road was adapted from a novella by John Barth. The film was originally rated X by the MPAA in 1970, but then re-rated R (sans edits) for its 2012 DVD premiere. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Romance

Features: Revealing New Featurette An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

End of the Road

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/18/2012

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 110 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- End of the Road
1. Chapter 1 [8:18]
2. Chapter 2 [14:14]
3. Chapter 3 [8:04]
4. Chapter 4 [9:13]
5. Chapter 5 [7:54]
6. Chapter 6 [6:52]
7. Chapter 7 [2:47]
8. Chapter 8 [9:27]
9. Chapter 9 [8:26]
10. Chapter 10 [10:21]
11. Chapter 11 [9:51]
12. Chapter 12 [12:18]
13. Chapter 13 [2:13]
14. Chapter 14 [:00]

Craig Butler

End of the Road is the kind of cult film that sparks endless debate among viewers, who tend to be quite polarized by the film. Many, perhaps most, will tend to see it as pretentious, incomprehensible, horribly dated and intensely irritating. They will decry the way the creators have treated the original John Barth novel upon which it has been based, especially as Barth's work is about the quintessential '50s mindset whereas the film is positively drenched in the '60s. They will also decry the visual onslaught, especially during the first half-hour or so. But there will be others who feel that Road is an unjustly neglected masterpiece, a work of art that is of such intensely personal importance to its creators that it becomes universal. They will hail the visual onslaught as a reflection of the psychedelic times and will find depth, perception and dark, dark humor permeating every frame of the film, all in the service of an elusive but almost perceptible message. Reactions to the performers will likewise vary. Almost all will probably find Dorothy Tristan appealing and will think that Harris Yulin perfectly embodies the frustrated career academic who takes his frustrations out by withholding from his wife. They will, however, be divided over whether Stacy Keach in the incredibly difficult lead role is dull and boring or incisive and quietly compelling. And while all will recognize James Earl Jones's performance as being over the top, they will quarrel over whether it is delicious and delirious or annoying and aggravating. Whatever one's reaction, Road is a unique and unforgettable experience. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: M. Emmet Walsh  Actor 
Aram Avakian  Director 
Aram Avakian  Screenwriter 
Stephen F. Kesten  Producer 
Max Raab  Executive Producer 
Terry Southern  Producer 
Terry Southern  Screenwriter 
Dennis McGuire  Screenwriter 
Teo Macero  Composer (Music Score) 
Stacy Keach  Actor 
Harris Yulin  Actor 
Dorothy Tristan  Actor 
James Earl Jones  Actor 
Grayson Hall  Actor 
Ray Brock  Actor 
James Coco  Actor 
Oliver Clark  Actor 
June Hutchinson  Actor 
Graham Jarvis  Actor 
Maeve McGuire  Actor 

Country: USA