About a boy [videorecording] / 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.

Badly Drawn Boy, (composer (expression)). Adefarasin, Remi, (director of photography.). Bevan, Tim, (film producer.). Brook, Isabel, (actor.). Clay, Jim, 1948- (production designer.). Collette, Toni, (actor.). De Niro, Robert, (film producer.). Epstein, Brad, (film producer.). Fellner, Eric, (film producer.). Grant, Hugh, (actor.). Hedges, Peter, (screenwriter.). Hoult, Nicholas, 1989- (actor.). Johnston, Joanna (Costume designer), (costume designer.). Moore, Nick (Film editor and director), (editor of moving image work.). Rosenthal, Jane, 1956- (film producer.). Small, Sharon, 1967- (actor.). Smurfit, Victoria, 1974- (actor.). Weisz, Rachel, 1970- (actor.). Weitz, Chris, 1969- (screenwriter,, film director.). Weitz, Paul, 1966- (screenwriter,, film director.). Hornby, Nick. Motion picture adaptation of (work): About a boy. (Added Author). Studio Canal, (presenter.). Tribeca Productions, (production company.). Universal Pictures (Firm), (presenter,, publisher.). Working Title Films, (production company.). Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0783268645
ISBN: 0783274475
ISBN: 9780783268644
ISBN: 9780783274478
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2002]
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

General Note:	Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1). Based on the book by Nick Hornby. 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. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; editor, Nick Moore ; production designer, Jim Clay ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen 2.34:1, dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English or French dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.