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The Resource The boy, STX Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Lakeshore Entertainment production ; an STX Entertainment production ; in association with Vertigo Entertainment ; producers, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson ; produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell

The boy, STX Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Lakeshore Entertainment production ; an STX Entertainment production ; in association with Vertigo Entertainment ; producers, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson ; produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell

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Summary
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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
Instance
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The boy
Title
The boy
Statement of responsibility
STX Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Lakeshore Entertainment production ; an STX Entertainment production ; in association with Vertigo Entertainment ; producers, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson ; produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
OEI
Characteristic
videorecording
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Boy (Motion picture : 2016)
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Credits note
Music, Bear McCreary; editor, Brian Berdan; director of photography, Daniel Pearl
Dewey number
791.43/72
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Intended audience
Rating: PG-13; for violence and terror, and for some thematic material
Language note
English dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
MVC PN1997.2
LC item number
.B69 2016
PerformerNote
Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson, James Russell
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  • 1964-
  • 1969-
  • 1960 August 1-
  • 1982-
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  • Bell, William Brent
  • Wedaa, Jim
  • Lee, Roy
  • Berenson, Matt
  • Rosenberg, Tom
  • Lucchesi, Gary
  • Wright, Richard
  • Menear, Stacey
  • Cohan, Lauren
  • Evans, Rupert
  • Norton, Jim
  • Hardcastle, Diana
  • Robson, Ben
  • Russell, James
  • McCreary, Bear
  • Berdan, Brian
  • Pearl, Daniel
  • STX Entertainment
  • Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm)
  • Huayi Brothers Pictures
  • Vertigo Entertainment (Firm)
  • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
98
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  • Dolls
  • Children
  • Babysitters
  • Babysitters
  • Children
  • Dolls
  • England
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The boy, STX Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Lakeshore Entertainment production ; an STX Entertainment production ; in association with Vertigo Entertainment ; producers, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson ; produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
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
ocn946631880
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192346798
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
64177382
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The boy, STX Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Lakeshore Entertainment production ; an STX Entertainment production ; in association with Vertigo Entertainment ; producers, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson ; produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell
Publication
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
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
ocn946631880
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192346798
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
64177382
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD

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