Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

Erin Brockovich / Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Jersey Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; written by Susannah Grant ; directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]

Description:

1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video Region 1

Summary:

Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R.

Subjects:

Brockovich, Erin -- Drama.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.

Groundwater -- Pollution -- California -- Drama.

Trials (Toxic torts) -- California -- Drama.

Liability for water pollution damages -- California -- Drama.

Drinking water -- Contamination -- California -- Drama.

Hazardous wastes -- California -- Drama.

Class actions (Civil procedure) -- California -- Drama.

Single mothers -- California -- Drama.

Legal assistants -- California -- Drama.

Genre:

Legal films.

Fiction films.

Feature films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Films for hard of hearing people

Other Author:

DeVito, Danny, producer.

Shamberg, Michael, producer.

Sher, Stacey, producer.

Grant, Susannah, screenwritier.

Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- director.

Newman, Thomas, 1955- composer.

Roberts, Julia, 1967- actor.

Finney, Albert, 1936-2019. actor.

Eckhart, Aaron, actor.

Helgenberger, Marg, actor.

Jones, Cherry, 1956- actor.

Walter, Tracey, 1942- actor.

Ferrell, Conchata, actor.

Cox, Veanne, 1963- actor.

Coates, Anne V., film editor.

Lachman, Edward, 1948- cinematographer.

Lyon, Gail, producer.

Universal Pictures (Firm), production company.

Columbia Pictures, production company.

Jersey Films, production company.

Universal Studios Home Video (Firm), distributor.

Notes:

Anamorphic widescreen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.

Special features: Spotlight on location: The making of Erin Brockovich ; Erin Brockovich: A look at a real life experience ; Deleted scenes with director's comments ; Theatrical trailer ; Production notes ; Cast and filmmakers ; DVD-ROM features.

Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon.

Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter.

DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English (5.1 surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)

Contents:

Special features: Spotlight on location: The making of Erin Brockovich -- Erin Brockovich: A look at a real life experience -- Deleted scenes with director's comments -- Theatrical trailer -- Production notes -- Cast and filmmakers -- DVD-ROM features.

ISBN:

078324231X

9780783242316

078324231X

9780783242316

Publisher Number:

20783

61129290

Other Number:

44789894

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

722689

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Erin Bro