| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Toby Irwin ; editors, Robert Frazen, Yana Gorskaya ; music, Nuno Bettencourt ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; production designer, Patti Podesta. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality. |
| Summary |
Lawrence Wetherhold is a recently widowed literature professor who is a numb and chilly intellectual. He rebuffs his students, ignores his own teenage children, James and Vanessa, and spurns cries for financial assistance from his ne'er-do-well but rather soulful adopted brother, Chuck. After an accident and Lawrence goes to the hospital, he is deprived of the right to drive. Janet is a physician and former student of Lawrence who remembers her disappointment in him as a teacher and role model. But, Janet and Lawrence become romantically involved. Meanwhile, Chuck and Vanessa try to come to terms with each other and prove that their relationship is another sign that the Wetherhold clan has become far too insular and self-referential. |
| Note |
Special features: Deleted scenes, The smartest people--interviews with filmmakers and cast, Not so smart--bloopers/outtakes, and feature commentary by filmmaker Noam Murro and writer Mark Jude Poirier. |
| Contents |
Special features: Widescreen enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Deleted scenes -- The smartest people (Interviews with filmmakers and cast) -- Not so smart (bloopers/outtakes) -- Feature commentary by filmmaker Noam Murro and writer Mark Jude Poirier -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 surround -- Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish. |
| Language |
English dialogue with French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Widowers -- United States -- Drama.
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College teachers -- United States -- Drama.
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Father and child -- United States -- Drama.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- United States -- Drama.
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Physician and patient -- United States -- Drama.
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Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Murro, Noam.
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Poirier, Mark Jude.
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Johnson, Bridget.
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Costigan, Michael.
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London, Michael.
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Papandrea, Bruna, 1971-
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Bettencourt, Nuno. Composer.
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Quaid, Dennis.
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Parker, Sarah Jessica.
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Church, Thomas Haden.
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Page, Elliot, 1987-
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Holmes, Ashton.
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Miramax Films.
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Groundswell Productions.
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Sherezade Films.
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Visitor Pictures.
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Corduroy Films.
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Table Top Films.
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QED International.
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788885820 |
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9780788885822 |
| Standard No. |
786936755916 |
| Music No. |
5650603 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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