DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 1 encoding . For DVD-ROM features, MS 98 or higher IE 5 .5, Macromedia flash 7 or higher, and a DirectShow compatible DVD decoder, DVD-ROM drive, Internet access, (will not work on Apple MacIntosh).

English language track with English and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.

Title from container.

Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin.

Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; editor, Jacob Craycroft ; music, Richard Dworsky.

Based on Garrison Keillor's popular radio show.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for risque humor.

As if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday night from the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Week after week, hangdog host G.K. serves as unflappable emcee to an amiable hodgepodge of radio-friendly acts that include the likes of popular country duo Yolanda and Rhonda Johnson and singing cowboys the Old Trailhands. This is one show where the under-the-line antics are nearly as entertaining as the program itself. The efforts of down-on-his-luck private dick and backstage doorkeeper Guy Noir discovers the true identity of a mysterious blonde and helps aspiring teen singer Lola to find her true voice before a live audience. There is still plenty of fun and mystery to be had at the old Fitzgerald before the final curtain falls.

Special features include: additional scenes; behind-the-scenes documentary; commentary with Robert Altman and Kevin Kline.