{"product_id":"american-dream-blu-ray","title":"American Dream (BLU-RAY) Coming to Our Shelves August 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VyEpRoAcJp4?si=XkbQqpQVlXNb1sa_\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWinner of the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, Barbara Kopple’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Dream\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edetails the tumultuous 1985–86\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elabor strike against Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota. Fed up with dangerous plant conditions and drastic wage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ecuts, Austin’s Local P-9 went against the advice of its parent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunion and, aided by an activist campaign to damage the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emeatpacking giant’s reputation, conducted a nearly yearlong walkout. But as the strike dragged on, some workers found\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethemselves desperate enough to cross the picket line, dividing a community already roiled by blockades, riots, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand the intervention of the National Guard. Following up her landmark documentary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan County USA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewith another uncompromising report from the trenches of working-class America, Kopple captures the human and political costs of one of the most significant setbacks to organized labor amid the unchecked corporatism of the Reagan era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Barbara Kopple, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview from 1992 with Kopple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio conversation between Kopple and historian Studs Terkel from 1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film programmer Thom Powers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Eric Skillman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45126931185864,"sku":"CC3852BD","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/americandreambd.jpg?v=1782669610","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/american-dream-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}