I know this has come up in the past but it must be addressed again.. In 1998 Orion Video released a THX, One commentary edition of Bull Durham with no extra features.. differant upc code , Theatrical poster scans (artwork  except the '98 version had  a THX logo across bottom of the snapper case) ., BUT then in 2002 there came a keep case Special edition release that had two commentaries, plus  four languages spoken
(english/french/spanish/ portuguese,),  a plethora of featurettes and trailer, as well as New Art work that said Special Edition on the cover, as well the Disc ID is different that than a 'release' from 2004 that featured the old art work from 1998 as well as the disc ID started with an 8 rather than a 9 as the 2002 edition does. There is still only  two commentaries but no trailer, only three spoken languages, no portuguese language as the 2002 edition has., and NO easter egg as the 2002 edition has now.
Now I know there is a 2008 edition onboard, but I only want to speak of these two editions ( out of the total of four editions on the market, region 1) ., The big problem here is the UPC is the same ., If the editions are that far out of whack,, I believe the media company (MGM) made a huge gaffe here..
So what to do what to do..,, If I change the disc to Disc ID instead of upc it won;t change anything here.. We'll still have two separate discs different information, different audio, subtitles eggs, overview, disc ID,  datestamp released, different cover art  but same upc.. The changed to disc id will be buried away and will not be brought out front for others to see and change.
This is more than just a' re-release' it is a stripped down version that MUST be identified correctly ..

Bottom line  wouldn't you want this information to be known before you buy an edition such as with only the 2002 information being used for a 2004 edition you are planning on buying?

thoughts?

good point,, but which disc gets the disc ID the one starting in 8  or 9  ??  I'd say 9 is second in cue.

I agree with bob.  The first released goes in with the UPC, the second goes in with the disc ID.

I'm going to try and locate an MGM spokeman on this see if they will exchnage my DVD disc with the same one they have in their catalogue under the same upc code..

This is purely a guess based on my knowledge, I am aware of 4 separate releases of bull Durham. The original snapper, then came the 2002 SE which used a slip case, the keeper had a different cover, I think this is what Terry calls the 2004 release, which would be a re-release of the SE sans Slip at a lower SRP. FRom my own scans of the slip, it would appear that it might be possible that said slip had a different UPC than the Keeper as this was before they started playing the UPC cutout game. The UPC for the 2002 skip release was 027616874801 and my Disc ID is 80D83F42AE02BFA7 for the Widescreen side and DA57A84846980249 for the Fool Screen side. Then in 2008 they released the Collector;'s Edition.

Si I am not sure but i Think terry is dealing with the naked Special Edition.

Skip

Terry:

This may be a Canadian issue. I cannot in the US verify ANY kind of 2004 release as you describe through any retail outlet in the US. the white slip case had the keep Case cover you described and based on what I have found (mine is, of course, in storage), it appears that there was no SE designation on the keeper...only the Slip. After the 2002 release the next solo release was the 25the Anniversary Collector's Edition in 2008. There have been several double or multi-feature releases, the last couple of years . So I am not sure, what you have gotten hold of, I have checked 7 or 8 of my usual retail suspects that are pretty good at providing comprehensive data, I did find a 2004 Boxset that included Bull Durham called the Grand Slam but no solo release.

Skip

Bob:

I checked some Canadian outlets and finally did find a solo release in Canada in 2004. Case solved.

Skip