PRISON BREAK Season 3 Hits DVD Aug 12

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Friday, July 18, 2008
Source: 20th Century Fox

Most men would think breaking out of prison once is hard enough. However, escaped convict Michael Scofield finds himself wrongly incarcerated, this time in a Panamanian Prison where there are no rules, no wardens and no escape. In “Prison Break” Season Three, breaking-out on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) August 12^th from Fox Home Entertainment, Scolfield,morally-deprived T-Bag, former-guard Bellick and FBI Agent Malone, must not only fight to survive but also plan the most dangerous prison escape yet. 

Deemed “gripping, gut-wrenching” (Dallas Morning News) and “one of TV’s guiltiest pleasures” (Variety), the third season of the top-rated series is filled with intense suspense, drama and action.  Garnering multiple Emmy nominations and a People’s Choice® Award for Favorite Television drama, “Prison Break” stars Golden Globe® nominee* Wentworth Miller (The Human Stain, Underworld), heart-throb Dominic Purcell (“John Doe,” Blade: Trinity), Amaury Nolasco (Street Kings, Transformers), Robert Knepper (Hostage), Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (She’s All That) and William Fichtner (Crash).

Featuring all 13 full-hour episodes on a four-disc DVD set, “Prison Break” Season Three boasts exclusive bonus features including featurettes, directors’ takes, behind-the-scenes with the cast, a bonus episode from explosive series “The Unit” and more, available for $49.98 U.S./ $69.98 Canada. “Prison Break” Season Threewill also be available day-and-date in high-def format on Blu-ray Disc (BD) priced at $79.98 U.S./$99.98 Canada.  Prebook is July 2.

“Prison Break” Season Three DVD is presented in full screen with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound with English, Spanish and French subtitles. 

For Blu-Ray, the “Prison Break” Season Three BD release will be authored in BD-Java with AVC (MPEG 4 compression) on a four-layer 50 GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Losless Audio plus Spanish Dolby Surround 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 DTS with English, French, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles. The following episodes and special features are exclusive to each disc:

Disc One:

- “Orientation”

- “Fire/Water”

- “Call Waiting”

- “Good Fences”

Disc Two:

- “Interference”

- “Photo Finish”

- “Vamonos”

- “Bang and Burn”

           

Disc Three:

- “Boxed In”

- “Dirt Nap”

- “Under and Out”

- “Hell and High Water “

Disc Four:

- “The Art of the Deal”

- Orientation – featurette

- Breakout Episode – featurette      

Director’s Takes:

-        Episode 1 – Kitchen to Morgue

-        Episode 2 – Whistler and Mahone

-       Episode 3 – Red Light

-        Episode 4 – Gravedigger

-        Episode 5 – T-Bag

-        Episode 6 – Panama

-        Episode 7 – Car Crash

-        Episode 8 – Whistler’s Escape

-        Episode 9 – Hair/Makeup

-        Episode 10 – Sammy Dies

-        Episode 11 – Rain

-        Episode 12 – Night Escape from Sona

-        Episode 13 – Foot Race

Between Takes:

-        Jodi Lyn O Keefe

-        Chris Vance

-        William Fichtner

-        Amaury Nolasco

-        Robert Knepper

-        Danay Garcia

Full Episode: “The Unit”

 

Street Date: August 12, 2008
Prebook Date: July 2, 2008
DVD Price: $49.98 U.S. / $69.98 Canada
BD Price: $79.98 / $99.98 Canada
DVD Catalog Number: 2252727
BD Catalog Number: 2254098
Feature Running Time: 609 minutes
BD Feature Running Time: 580 minutes
TV Rating: NR
Closed Captioned: Yes