Mr. Hobbs feels like a two - hour, big screen, color,
CinemaScope version of its small screen contemporaries «Father Knows Best» or «My Three Sons.»
Not exact matches
As well, there is a history lesson on
CinemaScope, an audio interview with screenwriter Philip Dunne (recorded in 1969), press materials from the movie's début, a comparison of the widescreen and standard
versions of the film and a picture - in - picture mode.
But of course, Fuller used the
Cinemascope frame to its maximum extreme, and the pan-and-scan
version is virtually useless.