| Edition |
2-disc special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Priyanka Xi, Brian Cox. |
| Credits |
Director of photography: Oliver Stapleton ; edited by Mark Warner ; music by James Newton Howard ; costume designer: John Bloomfield ; production designer: Tony Burrough. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Dick King-Smith. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking. |
| Summary |
Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war hero, and an absurd contention that the Highlands are the real frontline in the war against Germany. Angus discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Celtic mythology. The creature befriends Angus and will eventually be known as the Loch Ness Monster. Trying to hide the dinosaur-like creature, nicknamed Crusoe, Angus enlists Lewis to transfer it to the lake, where boy and serpent have extraordinary adventures together until human stupidity threatens Crusoe's existence. |
| Note |
Special features: deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes -- myths and legends, the story, the characters, setting the scene, water work: creating the water horse, and creating Crusoe. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Loch Ness monster -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Billeting -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Mythology, Celtic -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Friendship -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Ness, Loch (Scotland) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bernstein, Robert.
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Jacobs, Robert Nelson.
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Russell, Jay, 1960-
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Watson, Emily, 1967-
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Etel, Alex.
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Chaplin, Ben.
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Morrissey, David.
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Xi, Priyanka.
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Cox, Brian, 1946-
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King-Smith, Dick.
Water horse.
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Columbia Pictures.
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Beacon Pictures.
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Ecosse Films (Firm)
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Revolution Studios.
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Walden Media.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Waterhorse |
| ISBN |
1424851181 |
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9781424851188 |
| Standard No. |
043396184565 |
| Music No. |
18456 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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