The Resource About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
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The item About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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The item About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Contributor
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- Epstein, Brad
- Grant, Hugh
- De Niro, Robert
- Collette, Toni
- Hedges, Peter
- Hornby, Nick
- Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-
- Clay, Jim, 1948-
- Johnston, Joanna, (Costume designer)
- Brook, Isabel
- Moore, Nick, (Film editor and director)
- Rosenthal, Jane, 1956-
- Bevan, Tim
- Small, Sharon, 1967-
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Adefarasin, Remi
- Smurfit, Victoria, 1974-
- Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
- Working Title Films
- Weitz, Paul, 1966-
- Fellner, Eric
- Weitz, Chris, 1969-
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Tribeca Productions
- Studio Canal
- Summary
-
- A bachelor claims to have a son to attract single moms. He enlists a bright 12-year-old geek to be his son, and as he tries to teach him to be cool, the boy teaches him that you're never too old to grow up
- Brief strong language and some thematic elements
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Nick Hornby
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
- Bonus materials: Spotlight on location: the making of About a boy; feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz; deleted scenes; "Silent sigh" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; "Something to talk about" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; About a boy soundtrack spot; Badly Drawn Boy featurette; "Santa's super sleigh" lyrics to the entire song; English to English dictionary; trailer
- Isbn
- 9780783268644
- Label
- About a boy
- Title
- About a boy
- Statement of responsibility
- Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
- Contributor
-
- Epstein, Brad
- Grant, Hugh
- De Niro, Robert
- Collette, Toni
- Hedges, Peter
- Hornby, Nick
- Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-
- Clay, Jim, 1948-
- Johnston, Joanna, (Costume designer)
- Brook, Isabel
- Moore, Nick, (Film editor and director)
- Rosenthal, Jane, 1956-
- Bevan, Tim
- Small, Sharon, 1967-
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Adefarasin, Remi
- Smurfit, Victoria, 1974-
- Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
- Working Title Films
- Weitz, Paul, 1966-
- Fellner, Eric
- Weitz, Chris, 1969-
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Tribeca Productions
- Studio Canal
- Subject
-
- Fiction films
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Single mothers -- Drama
- Truthfulness and falsehood -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Drama
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- Feature films -- United States
- Film adaptations
- Bachelors
- Bachelors -- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Bachelors -- Drama
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
-
- A bachelor claims to have a son to attract single moms. He enlists a bright 12-year-old geek to be his son, and as he tries to teach him to be cool, the boy teaches him that you're never too old to grow up
- Brief strong language and some thematic elements
- Cataloging source
- TEF
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- About a boy (Motion picture)
- About a boy (Motion picture)
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
- iebWyhoHS_c
- Credits note
- Music by Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; editor, Nick Moore ; production designer, Jim Clay ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- Language note
- English or French dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
- PerformerNote
- Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1956-
- 1969-
- 1966-
- 1970-
- 1967-
- 1974-
- 1989-
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Rosenthal, Jane
- De Niro, Robert
- Epstein, Brad
- Bevan, Tim
- Fellner, Eric
- Hedges, Peter
- Weitz, Chris
- Weitz, Paul
- Grant, Hugh
- Collette, Toni
- Weisz, Rachel
- Brook, Isabel
- Small, Sharon
- Smurfit, Victoria
- Hoult, Nicholas
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Johnston, Joanna
- Moore, Nick
- Clay, Jim
- Adefarasin, Remi
- Hornby, Nick
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Studio Canal
- Tribeca Productions
- Working Title Films
- Runtime
- 101
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bachelors
- Bachelors
- Man-woman relationships
- Single mothers
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- London (England)
- Bachelors
- Comedy films
- Man-woman relationships
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Nick Hornby
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
- Bonus materials: Spotlight on location: the making of About a boy; feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz; deleted scenes; "Silent sigh" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; "Something to talk about" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; About a boy soundtrack spot; Badly Drawn Boy featurette; "Santa's super sleigh" lyrics to the entire song; English to English dictionary; trailer
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
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- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm50700407
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783268644
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192197925
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 21979
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; dual layer
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- About a boy, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present ; a Tribeca/Working Title production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ; directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002
- Based on the book by Nick Hornby
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
- Bonus materials: Spotlight on location: the making of About a boy; feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz; deleted scenes; "Silent sigh" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; "Something to talk about" by Badly Drawn Boy music video; About a boy soundtrack spot; Badly Drawn Boy featurette; "Santa's super sleigh" lyrics to the entire song; English to English dictionary; trailer
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm50700407
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783268644
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192197925
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 21979
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; dual layer
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Fiction films
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Single mothers -- Drama
- Truthfulness and falsehood -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Drama
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- Feature films -- United States
- Film adaptations
- Bachelors
- Bachelors -- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Bachelors -- Drama
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films
Genre
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Comedy
- Comedy films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
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