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The boy
(DVD)

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Published:
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016].
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
Rating: PG-13; for violence and terror, and for some thematic material.
Status:
Description

Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.

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DVD
Language:
English
UPC:
025192346798

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Bear McCreary; editor, Brian Berdan; director of photography, Daniel Pearl.
Participants/Performers
Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson.
Description
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13; for violence and terror, and for some thematic material.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Bell, W. B., Wedaa, J., Lee, R., Berenson, M., Rosenberg, T., Lucchesi, G., Wright, R., Menear, S., Cohan, L., Evans, R., Russell, J., Norton, J., Hardcastle, D., & Robson, B. (2016). The boy. Universal City, CA, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

William Brent, Bell et al.. 2016. The Boy. Universal City, CA, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

William Brent, Bell et al., The Boy. Universal City, CA, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Bell, William Brent,, et al. The Boy. Universal City, CA, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2016.

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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