Product Details

• Actors: William Van Noland, Peter Quartaroli, Sam McBride, Joy Garner, James Anthony Cotton
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000087F5P
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,534 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Down Time" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King of the low budget indies, January 31, 2004

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DV CAM MAN (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down Time (DVD)

You have to like low-budget independent films to get into this film but it is a good one! The best description that I can come up with for Down Time is that it is like the film "Clerks" in prison. The film moves along in a docu-drama style driven by a surprisingly good "grungy" soundtrack. I really enjoyed this film but remember this is not "The Rock".

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real gem. Great fun to watch., March 19, 2003

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This review is from: Down Time (DVD)

An excellent movie. Was both funny and scary at the same time. Highly recommend it...and, I usually go for the Block Buster movies!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LIKE A HAMMER TO THE GUT, July 23, 2004

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Shashank Tripathi (Gadabout) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down Time (DVD)

Down Time came recommended by a friend when I mentioned I've seen the Australian indie "Chopper" (one of the early works of Eric Bana and none too fascinating either.)

Filmed in unmistakably low-fi B&W tint, with a macho heavy-metal thrash soundtrack, the look and sound were clearly going for gritty. But along with the downbeat storyline, they just make sure that this attempted low-budget film is just that -- cheap.

Cliches abound: violence, drug abuse, sheer boredom of an inmate's life. The shock or fear quotient is largely derived from disgusting moments from uninspired characters play-acting stuff like a high school drama.

If you want raw, there's "Romper Stomper" with Russel Crowe. But this farce is a strictly skippable amateur effort that looks more like outtakes from a B film on some local channel.