Affable Jim Williams is hosting one of the most important parties of the Savannah Christmas season. John Kelso is a magazine reporter who finds himself amid the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature on the party. His curiosity is piqued when he meets Jim's violent, young and sexy lover, Billy. Later that night, Billy is dead, and Kelso stays on to cover the murder trial. Between being Jim's buddy, cuddling up to a torch singer, meeting every eccentric in Savannah, participating in midnight graveyard rituals and helping solve the mysteries surrounding Billy's murder, Kelso has his hands full.

MPAA rating: R; for language and brief violence.

CVH rating: 14A.

Based on the book by John Berendt.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.

Special features: "The real people in the garden:" comprehensive interactive tour of Savannah with historical note and interviews with the people depicted in the book and movie; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Jack N. Green ; editor, Joel Cox ; music, Lennie Niehaus.

Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law, Alison Eastwood, Paul Hipp, The Lady Chablis, Geoffrey Lewis.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.

This DVD disc is copy protected.

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.