Movies (and more)

Sophie has made the odd movie appearance over the years but despite (almost) being the starring role in several films, she has never fully embraced the thespian world. Still, she has appeared in several films (although she was completely cut from "The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion") and put in a classic comic turn in "King Of Bollywood". As ever in the modern world, all of her films are available to buy and the list below gives a bit more information. "Little Fugitive" seems to have been her swansong, and the world of cooking now beckons. NOTE: later reissues of many of these exist, usually issued overseas, and scans of some of the covers can be found by clicking on the "2011" button.


Mad Cows
DVD Entertainment In Video EDV 9077
VHS Entertainment In Video EVS 1477
DVD (reissue) Cinema Independent [catalogue number unknown]
French DVD Paramount [catalogue number unknown]

[1999. UK Cinema Release 29/10/1999. DVD should also come with booklet and includes a 'making of' featurette that includes a clip of Sophie taken from the film - there is no 'on-set' footage. Cinema Independent & French DVD come in different sleeves, not sure if there is any difference in bonus features.]


Best
DVD Mosaic Movies MMD 30113
VHS Mosaic Movies MMS 10127
DVD (reissue) Mosaic Movies D093834 [cat number unconfirmed]
VHS (reissue) Mosaic Movies S093834
Dutch DVD Just Entertainment 3060

[1999. UK Cinema Release 12/5/2000. DVD should also come with booklet. 2003 reissue has different front cover including Sophie credit - she is not credited on the front of the originals. In the Chapter Selection screen on the DVD, each screen has four small photos from scenes in the movie, and one screen includes a Sophie still. There is also a photo gallery featuring a picture of Sophie. The DVD also includes the trailer for the film with selected scenes from the movie, also featuring Soph. Most, if not all, VHS copies come with cassette shrink wrapped. Dutch DVD has a different cover, comes complete with defaulted (but removable) dutch subtitles.]


People I Know
(picture taken on set shown above)
DVD Momentum Pictures MP 223 D
Rental DVD Momentum Pictures MP 223 DVD
Rental Only VHS Momentum Pictures MP 223 R
Promo DVD Momentum Pictures MP 223 DPD
European DVD Momentum 5060049140230 [subject to confirmation]
European VHS Momentum [subject to confirmation]
Spanish DVD Via/Filmmax [catalogue number unknown]
Australian DVD Myriad Pictures/Video Ezy [catalogue number unknown]
Australian VHS Myriad Pictures/Video Ezy [catalogue number unknown]
US DVD Buena Vista 786936243574
US DVD Buena Vista 5060049140230 (2nd version)
German DVD Universal [catalogue number unknown]

[2001. UK Cinema Release 13/2/2004. The 'Video Ezy' DVD is Region 4, so may not play on many UK DVD Players. Video Ezy are a rental store, a bit like Blockbuster, and seem to have gained the rights to issue this movie 'down under'. The DVD is believed to be rental only. The European copies do exist, details a bit sketchy, but both are housed in a unique Pacino sleeve. Spanish version is titled "RELACIONES CONFIDENCIALES" and comes in what is believed to be yet another different sleeve. UK Rental copies released on May 17th 2004, 2 weeks prior to retail DVD - covers both state ‘RENTAL COPY’ on front, whilst design of VHS and DVD sleeves differ very slightly. UK copies are in a different coloured sleeve to the Australian copies. 1st US version comes in totally different sleeve - 2nd version similar cover to Australian copy, although some confusion about it's existence. Both Retail & Rental DVD’s have extra features - this includes the trailer which features some Sophie footage. No Sophie in any of the other extra features. UK Retail DVD also includes "Chapter Points" and Momentum Pictures Catalogue inserts. German DVD in unique Pacino sleeve, released under its translated title of "Im Inneren Kreis". UK promo copy states "Rental Copy" on front, but states "Due For Rental Release May 04 - Sample Use Only" on the rear. Design on disc different, and when opened, the inside inlay reveals various trade details regarding the rental release.]


Revengers Tragedy

(picture above is Sophie at the London premiere)

DVD Tartan Video TVD 3451
VHS Tartan Video TVT 1391
Dutch DVD Tartan Video 5023965345127
US DVD Fantoma B00027JYEYDVD (reissue)
Prism PPA 1620 R

[2002. UK Cinema Release 14/2/2003. Slightly different front covers on both formats, with Sophie picture from film on each. DVD features 4 page booklet with reprint of original cinema flyer. Extra features on DVD include trailer, exclusive on-set footage of Sophie, and a short documentary including a Sophie interview, more on-set footage and a couple of Sophie clips from the film. Dutch copy has a slightly different cover, comes complete with defaulted (but removable) dutch subtitles. Prism reissue from 2005 comes in totally different sleeve with Sophie still on the cover, and a Prism Lesiure insert card, but ALL of the special features are not present! US DVD comes in different sleeve to all of the above, with photo of Sophie on front, plus a bulk of different extra features to the UK original. Not sure if there is any exclusive Sophie footage on the US copy.]


Live Forever
DVD Redbus D093975
VHS Redbus S093975

[2003. UK Cinema Release 7/3/2003. Documentary covering the 'Britpop' music scene of the 90s, plus other related events, including Vanity Fair's 'Cool Britannia' cover from March 1997. Several photos from the mag are shown, including a close up of Sophie's 'Bikini' picture.]

New York Stories
(Picture above shows Donna and Sophie out on the town)

US Only CD-Rom The Donna Karan Company FM23735
US Only DVD The Donna Karan Company FMDVD 13122L0/5

[2003. US Trade Only release 19/6/2003. 20 minute short, Sophie playing a writer working on her second book, playing a character called Sophie! Filmed in conjunction with various DKNY ad campaigns released soon after, Sophie's being for DKNY Eyes amongst others. CD Rom comes free with September 2003 US issue of "Interview" magazine (NOT export copies), tucked inside a special supplement featuring lots of stills from the movie. Some pictures appeared in a different context in magazine ads, some remain exclusive to this edition. DVD believed to be a promo only release, multi region, US only Region 1 copy may also exist, and also includes a booklet featuring many, but not all, of the pictures from the CD Rom supplement. Other typographical changes also present in booklet. Includes extra features, no exclusive footage, but there are stills and edited scenes from the movie on both the menu screen and on the extra features and a bio about the use of Sophie's "Dancing Eyes" novel in the movie! Rear Cover of DVD features Sophie still, CD Rom doesn't. CD Rom instead has different Sophie still on inside cover. DVDs originally come shrink wrapped.]


King Of Bollywood
Indian VCD Eagle Video [Hindi And English versions available]
US DVD Video Sound VSSVO 204-VT465 [Hindi]
Australian DVD Madman BOL 012

[2003. UK Cinema Release 24/9/2004. Hindi versions are dubbed from the original English movie. Video Sound DVD has the company logo in the corner of the screen throughout, although it moves around the screen during different scenes. Technically, it is a copy of the Hindi movie version but IS official! VCDs feature the movie spread across two discs. Australian DVD is a Region 4 copy, different cover to the US DVD with Sophie credited alone on the front – US copy lists both Sophie and Om Puri as leading actors on its cover. Menu screens feature Sophie stills, as does the photo gallery. Several trailers, most featuring Sophie, appear in the special features.]

Stories Of Lost Souls

(picture on set with Hugh Jackman, fansite here: http://www.jackmanslanding.com/)
US DVD Sterling 40755
Spanish DVD [catalogue number unknown]
Uruguay DVD [catalogue number unknown]
German DVD Splendid/WVG [catalogue number unknown]

[2003. US DVD is a Region 1 disc containing 6 short stories released in 2005, all of which were originally filmed as individual features. Sophie appears in the film “Standing Room Only” - rarely seen, although it has been screened at film festivals and shown on some TV channels. Bonus features do not include any ‘behind the scenes’ footage for any of the six stories. Spanish DVD is in different sleeve and titled "Almas Perdidas", Uruguay DVD is in third sleeve variation and titled "Historias De Almas Peridas". Both are in English with relevant subtitles available. Spanish DVD seems to have a 7th short story, although not too sure what or why this is! German DVD is region 2, english title on front, and different cover.]

OKTV! - Phil & Fern's Funny Bits!
DVD OK NN-9275

[2006, but not released until given away with "OK" magazine dated 20th March 2007. It's inclusion here is tenuous, but worth a mention. The DVD is about the UK TV program "This Morning" and in one scene, there is a 'behind the scenes' look around the studio on the South Bank of the Thames River in London. At one point, as the camera pans along a corridor, a huge canvass style display of Sophie's 1997 Arena cover is seen hanging on one of the walls. Why? I have no idea...]

Little Fugitive

US DVD CLS 1047

[2006, but not released until 2008, and even then, cinema releases seemingly non-existent and DVD a US only NTSC release. The above still is on the "photo gallery" on the DVD extras. Some, if not all, copies shrinkwrapped, and all are sticker sealed (as all US CDs/DVDs are) with a barcode across the top of the box]