About a boy
(DVD)
Published:
Universal City, CA : Universal, c2002.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
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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Folsom Adult
DVD COMEDY FICTION ABOUT 2002
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Maxwell Branch Library Adult Collection
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Format:
DVD
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Language:
English
ISBN:
0783268645 :
UPC:
025192197925
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features: English to English dictionary!; "Santa's super sleigh": lyrics to the entire song; deleted scenes with director's comments; "Making-of" featurette; hilarious outtakes; music videos; DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy.
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.
System Details
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.35:1) , Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Region 1 encoding. Use as a DVD-ROM to access additional features.
Language
Soundtrack in English or French with Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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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., Hornby, N., & Badly Drawn Boy. (2002). About a boy. Widescreen version. Universal City, CA, Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al.. 2002. About a Boy. Universal City, CA, Universal.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jane Rosenthal et al., About a Boy. Universal City, CA, Universal, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rosenthal, Jane, et al. About a Boy. Widescreen version. Universal City, CA, 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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