About a boy
(DVD)
Published:
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2002].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.
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.
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Status
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DVD#295 DDFC LYME
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Language:
Unknown
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.
System Details
DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.
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. (2002). About a boy. Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. 2002. About a Boy. Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al., About a Boy. Universal, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)About a Boy. Rosenthal, Jane, et al. Universal, 2002.
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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