About a boy
(DVD)
Contributors
Weitz, Chris, 1969- film director,
Weisz, Rachel, 1970- actor.
Weitz, Chris, 1969- actor.
Hornby, Nick. About a boy.
Small, Sharon, actor.
Weisz, Rachel, 1970- actor.
Weitz, Chris, 1969- actor.
Hornby, Nick. About a boy.
Small, Sharon, actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
CO 10259
2 available
CO 10259
2 available
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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement | CO 10259 | On Shelf |
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement | CO 10259 | On Shelf |
More Details
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192197925
Notes
General Note
Film based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: widescreen presentation ; deleted scenes ; feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz ; music videos by Badly Drawn Boy ; lyrics to "Santa's Super Sleigh" ; the making of About a boy ; English to English dictionary ; DVD-ROM features ; chapter search.
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 : for brief strong language and some thematic elements.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English and French ; subtitled in English and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weitz, C., Weisz, R., Hornby, N., Small, S., Smurfit, V., Hoult, N., Grant, H., Weitz, P., & Collette, T. (2002). About a boy . Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chris Weitz et al.. 2002. About a Boy. Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chris Weitz et al.. About a Boy Universal, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weitz, Chris, et al. About a Boy Universal, 2002.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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