{"product_id":"american-dream-1324","title":"American Dream (#1324)","description":"\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, Barbara Kopple’s\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Dream\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edetails the tumultuous 1985–86 labor strike against Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota. Fed up with dangerous plant conditions and drastic wage cuts, Austin’s Local P-9 went against the advice of its parent union and, aided by an activist campaign to damage the meatpacking giant’s reputation, conducted a nearly yearlong walkout. But as the strike dragged on, some workers found themselves desperate enough to cross the picket line, dividing a community already roiled by blockades, riots, and the intervention of the National Guard. Following up her landmark documentary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarlan County USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/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\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharetools\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45554223251500,"sku":"715515338813","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/american-dream-1324-new-blu-ray-715515338813-3582135.jpg?v=1779256506","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/american-dream-1324","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}