About a boy
(Blu-ray)
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, ©2002.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving
BLU-RAY Feature ABOUT
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BLU-RAY Feature ABOUT
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving | BLU-RAY Feature ABOUT | On Shelf |
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, ©2002.
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
UPC
025192112096, 025192141294
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features: deleted scenes ; Spotlight on location: The making of About a boy ; "Santa's super sleigh": the lyrics to the entire song ; English to English dictionary ; feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.
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; brief strong language and some thematic elements,CHV rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, region A, 1080p HD widescreen 2.35:1 ; DTS-HD master audio 5.1. Requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Includes English (DTS-HD master audio 5.1) and French (DTS surround 5.1) soundtracks, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosenthal, J., De Niro, R., Epstein, B., Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Hedges, P., Weitz, C., Weitz, P., Grant, H., Collette, T., Brook, I., Small, S., Smurfit, V., Hoult, N., Adefarasin, R., Moore, N., Johnston, J., Clay, J., Hornby, N., Badly Drawn Boy., & Weisz, R. (2002). About a boy . Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. 2002. About a Boy. Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. About a Boy Universal Studios, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosenthal, Jane, et al. About a Boy Universal Studios, 2002.
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