MCA DiscoVision

Catalog Number 10-012

Format Standard Play CAV

MPAA Rating

Running Time 113 minutes

Mono
Pressing Location	DiscoVision Carson
Label Color	Blue
Retail Price	$15.95
Year Issued	1979

Side	Frames	Running Time
1	33,929	23min 33sec
2	29,554	20min 31sec
3	33,047	22min 56sec
4	31,166	21min 38sec
5	35,765	24min 50sec
	163,461	113min 30sec
Dead Side	Various

Ratings
Video Transfer
Audio Transfer
Replication

Packaging
Large Open-Top
Open-Top
Side-Open Sticker
Printed

Pressing Notes

The video transfer of Heroes is only average for DiscoVision. The daylight scenes are absent of the vivid color and snap of some of the better transfers. The dark scenes are overly dark and lose much of their detail. On the audio front, the film is lacking high-ends, which is typical for DiscoVision. However, the low-ends are well represented as is evident when listening to the Camero idle as our main characters are pulling into the hotel. Replication is below average, with some speckling present, especially in the dark scenes.

DiscoVision choose the worst places for the side breaks in this film. The break only remotely well placed is the side 3-4 break. With running times so short, there has to be better locations within this film.

There is a difference between the disc labels & jacket artwork and the actual film. At the time Heroes was released, the PG rating was used, but the GP rating was still around as well. As GP was being phased out, Universal had all of its films re-rated by the MPAA for the current rating system. The artwork proclaims Heroes is rated PG, but the film still carries the GP on-screen certification.