About a boy
(DVD)
Published:
Willowdale, Ont., Canada :
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Full screen version.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
Canada Home Video rating: PG.
Status:
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.
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DVD ABO
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DVD About A Boy
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
0783274475
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features: deleted scenes; commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz; music video by Badly Drawn Boy; lyrics to "Santa's Super Sleigh"; making of About a Boy; English to English dictionary and DVD-ROM features.
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
Canada Home Video rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Language
Language in English and French with English and Spanish subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Rosenthal, J., De Niro, R., Epstein, B., Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Hedges, P., Weitz, C., Weitz, P., Grant, H., Collette, T., Weisz, R., Brook, I., Small, S., Smurfit, V., Hoult, N., Adefarasin, R., Moore, N., Johnston, J., Clay, J., Hornby, N., & Badly Drawn Boy. About a boy. Full screen version.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. About a Boy. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al., About a Boy. .
MLA Citation (style guide)About a Boy. Rosenthal, Jane, et al. Full screen version.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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