Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The ladykillers [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents a Tom Jacobson production ; produced by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Tom Jacobson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson ; written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.

Edition:

Widescreen version.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Touchstone Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2004.

Description:

1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and Dorr decides the best solution is to silence her permanently.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language including sexual references.

Subjects:

Thieves -- Drama.

Robbery -- Drama.

Criminal behavior -- Drama.

Robo -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Closed captioning.

Other Author:

Coen, Ethan.

Coen, Joel.

Jacobson, Tom.

Sonnefeld, Barry.

Josephson, Barry.

Hanks, Tom.

Hall, Irma P., 1935-

Wayans, Marlon.

Simmons, J. K.

Ma, Tzi.

Hurst, Ryan, 1976-

Deakins, Roger A., 1949-

Jaymes, Roderick.

Burwell, Carter.

Zophres, Mary.

Gassner, Dennis.

Rose, William, 1914-1987. Ladykillers.

Touchstone Pictures.

Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Based upon the novel "The ladykillers" written by William Rose.

Special features: "The slap reel" outtakes; "Gospel of 'The ladykillers': deleted scenes; "Danny Ferrington: the man behind the band"; "'The ladykillers' script scanner" enchanced computer feature (DVD-ROM).

Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Roderick Jaymes ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Dennis Gassner.

Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst.

DVD, Region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS, SDDS.

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

ISBN:

0788853724

Publisher Number:

35108

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

141945

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Ladykill

Medium:

[videorecording]