Martian child

Elbert, Ed. (Added Author). Kirschner, David, 1955- (Added Author). Sienega, Corey. (Added Author). Bass, Seth E. (Added Author). Tolins, Jonathan. (Added Author). Meyjes, Menno (Added Author). Cusack, John, 1966- (Added Author). Coleman, Bobby. (Added Author). Peet, Amanda, 1972- (Added Author). Okonedo, Sophie (Added Author). Cusack, Joan, 1962- (Added Author). Platt, Oliver (Added Author). Gerrold, David, 1944- Martian child. (Added Author). New Line Cinema Corporation (Added Author). New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt. (Cast).

Summary: David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth.

Item details

ISBN: 0780656733
ISBN: 9780780656734
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment : Warner Home Video [distributor, 2008]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the book by David Gerrold. DVD release of the 2007 motion picture. Special features: audio commentary with producers Corey Sienega and David Kirschner, writers Seth Bass and Jonathan Tolins; "Handle with care: working with the Martian child" documentary; "The real Martian child" featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; editor, Bruce Green ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski.
Participant or Performer Note:	John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and mild language.
System Details Note:	DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround.
Language Note:	In English, with English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.