| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen presentation; stereo. |
| Note |
Based on an original story "The million pound banknote" by Mark Twain, and on characters inspired by Paul Rodriguez. |
| Cast |
Paul Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Polly Draper, Gerardo, Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos, Tony Plana, David Rasche, Victor Rivers, Bert Rosario, Pepe Serna, Paul Williams, Jonathan Hernandez. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Bruce Douglas Johnson ; edited by Michael Ripps, Jack Tucker ; musical score by Steven Jae Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Johnson and Samm Peña. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993. |
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Container states this version is closed-captioned, but it is not. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG (for some very mild language). |
| Summary |
Juan Lopez struggles to make an honest living and raise his son in the Los Angeles barrio. Threatened with deportation, dumped by his girlfriend and faced with losing his home, Juan seems unable to get a break when, suddenly, a mysterious stranger hands him a million-dollar check, with instructions that he must return it in one month. |
| Note |
Lions Gate Home Entertainment: LG15917 (videodisc); 15917 (container back): LG1225D (container spine). |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Wealth -- Drama.
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Poor -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Hispanic Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- Drama.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Local Subject |
Poor people -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Rodriguez, Paul.
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Plana, Tony, 1952-
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Rosario, Bert.
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Blades, Rubén.
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Draper, Polly, 1956-
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Hernandez, Jonathan, 1983 May 8-
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Million pound banknote.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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Samuel Goldwyn Co.
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Crystal Sky Communications.
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Prism Pictures.
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Entertainment Media Investment Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
031398122548 |
| Music No. |
LG1225D Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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LG15917 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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15917 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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