| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby. |
| Cast |
Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, John Neville, Bradley Hall, Lynn Redgrave. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Denise Cronenberg ; production designer, Andrew Sanders. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, brief violence and language. |
| Summary |
Upon his release from a mental institution, Spider takes up residence in a halfway house. Paranoid, quiet, and forever making notes, Spider spends much of his time remembering his youth, specifically a horrific event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father was having an affair. |
| Note |
Special features: filmmaker's commentary; "In the beginning: how Spider came to be" featurette; "Weaving the web: the making of Spider" featurette; "Caught in Spider's web: the cast" featurette. |
| Contents |
Special features: Anamorphic widescreen -- Filmmaker's commentary -- "In the beginning: How Spider came to be" featurette -- "Weaving the web: the making of Spider" featurette -- "Caught in Spider's weg: The cast" featurette -- Filmographies -- Bonus trailers -- Language: English -- Subtitles: English -- DVD-ROM feataures. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia -- Drama.
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Halfway houses -- Drama.
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Paranoia -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cronenberg, David, 1943-
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Hadida, Samuel.
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Bailey, Catherine.
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McGrath, Patrick, Spider.
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Fiennes, Ralph.
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Richardson, Miranda.
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Byrne, Gabriel, 1950-
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Neville, John, 1925-2011.
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Hall, Bradley, 1992-
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Redgrave, Lynn, 1943-2010.
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Suschitzky, Peter.
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Sanders, Ronald.
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Shore, Howard.
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Cronenberg, Denise.
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Sanders, Andrew.
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Capitol Films.
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Artists Independent Network (Firm)
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Odeon Films.
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Media Suits (Firm)
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Davis Films (Firm)
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Grosvenor Park Production (Firm)
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404924787 |
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9781404924789 |
| Standard No. |
043396003736 |
| Music No. |
00373 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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