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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

About a boy [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present a Tribeca/Working Title production, a Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz film ; producers, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay writers, Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz ; directors, Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz.

Edition:

Widescreen version.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, CA : Universal, c2002.

Description:

1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.

Subjects:

Bachelors -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Feature films.

Closed captioning.

Comedy films.

Other Author:

Rosenthal, Jane, 1956-

De Niro, Robert.

Epstein, Brad.

Bevan, Tim.

Fellner, Eric.

Hedges, Peter.

Weitz, Chris, 1969-

Weitz, Paul, 1966-

Grant, Hugh.

Collette, Toni.

Weisz, Rachel, 1971-

Brook, Isabel.

Small, Sharon.

Smurfit, Victoria, 1974-

Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-

Adefarasin, Remi.

Moore, Nick. 1949 or 1950-2015

Johnston, Joanna.

Clay, Jim, 1924-

Hornby, Nick.

Badly Drawn Boy.

Universal Pictures (Firm)

Tribeca Productions.

Notes:

Based on the book by Nick Hornby.

Special features: English to English dictionary!; "Killing me softly" sing-along karaoke style; "Santa's super sleigh": lyrics to the entire song; deleted scenes with director's comments; "Making-of" featurette; how cool are you? quiz; hilarious outtakes; exciting music videos.

Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay.

Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.

DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.

Closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0783268645

Publisher Number:

21979

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

126309

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE About a

Medium:

[videorecording]