Video:

How high a priority for MGM was the DVD release of Mad Dog Time? Not only did they release it from the catalog eight years after its domestic "run" (according to the IMDB, it grossed $41,480 on 18 screens in its opening weekend, then a week later dropped off the radar completely), but they've put it out in pan-and-scan format only, going as far as to give us a screen at the beginning reminding us that the film was "modified to fit your screen." The darks look inconsistent and the colors are muted.

Sound:

Supposedly, the film is in "5.1 surround," but I don't remember a single sound coming from the rear speakers. There's also a Spanish stereo surround track.

Extras:

The trailer is included, along with English, French and Spanish subtitles. I'd have preferred apologies from those involved.

Final Thoughts:

Is it supposed to be a parody? Perhaps. Maybe the entire idea was to poke fun at gangster movies. But whether it supposed to be serious and Bishop has left the audience out of the plot, or silly and Bishop has left the audience out of the joke, Mad Dog Time comes across as nothing more than Bishop putting only quasi-related vignettes together with no rhyme or reason.