FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REV UP YOUR ENGINES WITH WARNER HOME VIDEO’S
DUKES OF HAZZARD: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON
TO BE RELEASED ON DECEMBER 13TH
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
8-Disc DVD Collector’s Set Will Include Exclusive Interviews with the Hazzard
County Stunt Team And An Exclusive Tour Of Cooter’s Place with Ben Jones
BURBANK, CA (October 18, 2005) - The Duke family is back for some wild adventures in Warner Home Video’s release of
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season DVD on
December 13, 2005! Get ready for some short shorts, car racing and cop chasing in this classic television hit, as Bo and Luke take on NASCAR’s big guns while cousins Coy and Vance kick up the dust in Hazzard county during this memorable fifth season.
In addition to all 22 episodes,
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season contains special features including:
- Hazzard Count Stunt Team: Reunited and In Your Face! featurette. The original stunt team gets together to reminisce and pay homage to Paul Baxley, the original Stunt Coordinator
- Cooter’s Place: Keeping the Dream Alive featurette. Ben Jones hosts a personal tour of Cooter’s Place, the Mecca for any Dukes fan.
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The Dukes of Hazzard is one of the most popular action-comedies of all time and is a staple in American culture,” said Rosemary Markson, WHV Executive Director, TV Marketing. “We are excited to be releasing the fifth installment of this beloved show just in time for the holiday season.”
John Schneider and Tom Wopat star as Cousins Bo and Luke in this classic CBS hit. They are joined by Catherine Bach who plays the sexy Daisy and Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse. The show was a fan favorite for six seasons and now younger generations have been introduced to the down home fun.
In
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season, Luke and Bo leave Hazzard to fulfill their life long dream of becoming NASCAR racers, while their nemesis Boss Hogg plots the ultimate bank robbery. Little does he know that cousins Coy and Vance Duke, played by Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer, have returned to Hazzard after 6 years to help Uncle Jesse run the farm. Boss Hogg is no match for the Duke family and time after time, he is defeated in his mischievous plans.
The Dukes of Hazzard debuted in 1979 and became a huge hit, never failing to win its time slot during its original run on CBS for seven seasons ending in 1985.
The Dukes of Hazzard is set in Georgia, and the show's southern influence is felt throughout. Country singing superstar Waylon Jennings performed the famous theme song to the show ("Good Ol' Boys"), and acts as 'The Balladeer,' narrating the adventures of each episode. The series had an extremely successful run in syndication beginning in 1996 on TNN, the Nashville Network, leading to a resurgence in the Dukes’ popularity and continues to be one of the top rated shows on Country Music Television.
Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season will be available from WHV on December 13, 2005 for $39.98 SRP.
An extensive national media campaign will support this release including cable and syndicated TV programming, print ads in general entertainment and racing publications and a targeted online buy. Furthermore, this release will be tagged on all national prints ads for
Dukes of Hazzard The Movie, releasing on DVD December 6th. Radio promotions in top-selling
Dukes markets will further support this release.
Warner Home Video celebrates 50 years of television history from Warner Bros. Television with a year-long promotion branded as “50 Years of Quality Television.” This studio-wide campaign will feature DVD debuts of series from every decade of Warner Bros. Television’s history beginning in the 1950’s and continuing through current hits.
About Warner Home Video
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season
Street Date: December 13, 2005
DVD SRP: $39.98
Running Time: 1059 minutes
