Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Awakenings [videorecording] ; The fisher king.

Edition:

Anamorphic widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]

Description:

2 videodiscs (260 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Awakenings: Based on the true story of a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to awaken catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. ; The Fisher King: A deejay who finds himself penniless is plucked from disaster by a homeless history professor, who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Together they begin a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13 ; R.

Subjects:

Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease -- Case studies -- Drama.

Epidemic encephalitis -- Complications -- Case studies -- Drama.

Dopa -- Therapeutic use -- Case studies -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Comedy films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Marshall, Penny.

Williams, Robin, 1951-2014.

De Niro, Robert.

Gilliam, Terry.

Bridges, Jeff, 1949-

Columbia Pictures.

Tri-Star Pictures.

Other Title:

Fisher king

Awakenings (Motion picture)

Fisher king (Motion picture)

Fisher king.

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally released as motion pictures in 1990 and 1991.

"Double Feature 2-DVD Set"--Container.

"ID6928SPHDVDLIT".

Awakenings (1990, 122 min.) : Columbia Pictures ; produced by Walter E. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker ; written by Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Oliver Sacks ; directed by Penny Marhsall. -- The fisher king (1991, 138 min.) : Tristar pictures ; produced by Debra hill, lynda Obst ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese; directed by Terry Gilliam.

Awakenings: Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro, John heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max Von Sydow. The fisher king: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl.

DVDs, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

For private home use only.

Awakenings: In English, Spanish or French with Spanish subtitles. The fisher king: in English with English subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

ISBN:

1435936574

9781435936577

9781435922488

1435922484

Publisher Number:

27868

Other Number:

609704312

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

436348

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Awakenin

Medium:

[videorecording]