About a boy [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present a Tribeca/Working Title production, a Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz film ; producers, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay writers, Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz ; directors, Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 0783274475
- ISBN: 9780783274478
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Full screen version.
- Publisher: Willowdale, Ont., Canada : Distributed by Universal Studios Canada, c2002.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Based on the book by Nick Hornby. 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 Note: | Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult. |
Target Audience Note: | Canada Home Video rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded. |
Language Note: | Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Language in English and French with English and Spanish subtitles. |
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Subject: | Man-woman relationships > Drama. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. |
Genre: | Comedy films. |
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