About a boy
(DVD)
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2002].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version.
ISBN
0783274475
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2002].
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
ISBN
0783274475
UPC
025192245220
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features: deleted scenes; commentary with directors Chllris Weitz and Paul Weitz; music video by Badly Drawn Boy; lyrics to "Santa's Super Sleigh"; making of About a Boy; English to English dictionary and DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay.
Participants/Performers
Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.
Description
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
MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.
System Details
DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Language
Language in English and French with English and Spanish subtitles.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD ABO | Checked Out |
| Butler Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD ABO | Available |
| Hackettstown Library - Adult Media | DVD ABO | Available |
| Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | DVD ABOUT | Available |
| Wharton Library - Adult Media | DVD A302 | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosenthal, J., De Niro, R., Epstein, B., Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Hedges, P., Weitz, C., Weitz, P., Grant, H., Collette, T., Weisz, R., Brook, I., Small, S., Smurfit, V., Hoult, N., Adefarasin, R., Moore, N., Badly Drawn Boy., Johnston, J., Clay, J., & Hornby, N. (2002). About a boy (Full screen version.). Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. 2002. About a Boy. Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. About a Boy Universal Studios, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosenthal, Jane, et al. About a Boy Full screen version., Universal Studios, 2002.
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