Documentary filmmaker Leon Gast teamed up with the members of the legendary rock group the Grateful Dead to capture their fabled live show on film, and the results have been given a luxurious presentation on DVD. The Grateful Dead Movie has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.77:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic play on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been presented in two formats -- a Dolby Digital Stereo mix based on Jerry Garcia's original mix and a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix created from the original multi-track recordings. The songs are performed in English, with no multiple language options, though "visible lyrics" are available for all the tunes. Bonus materials include an additional 95 minutes of performance footage, transferred from the original camera negatives; a gallery of photos, notes on the production, promotional stills, and more; short documentaries on the making of the film, the creation of Gary Gutierrez's animated sequences, and the creation of this DVD edition; a television commercial for the album The Grateful Dead at the Mars Hotel; and a 24-page booklet with notes from Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally.