Video:

The 1.78:1 anamorphic video presentation eschews any detail on black surfaces and is soft throughout most of the picture. It does make use of a good color palette, though. A fair amount of grain is seen, especially in darker scenes.

Audio:

The box cover advertises a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, but it my DVD player and receiver did not pick up a subwoofer signal. The track is clean and adequate for the dialogue-driven film.

Extras:

The director commentary with Paul Mazursky is illuminating. He talks quite often about having to hunt down locations for an American road movie while staying within the confines of the area surrounding Toronto, and it's nice to hear someone be as critical about that process as possible without stepping on toes. Overall, Mazursky does a pretty good job filling the track with information.

There is also a photo gallery and a pathetic "Behind the Scenes" segment that is all of two minutes. It looks like an extended commercial, possibly something Showtime ran over the closing credits of another movie.

Final Thoughts:

With unlikable characters and on-the-nose dialogue, Coast to Coast is a major disappointment considering the cast involved. While Showtime has, on occasion, turned out interesting made-for-cable pictures, this certainly is not one of them and is an easy candidate to skip.