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The road [videorecording] / Dimension Films and 2929 Productions present ; a Nick Wechsler and Chockstone Pictures production ; produced by Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz ; screenplay by Joe Penhall ; directed by John Hillcoat.

Hillcoat, John, 1961- (director.). Penhall, Joe, (screenwriter.). Wechsler, Nick, (producer.). Schwartz, Paula Mae, (producer.). Schwartz, Steve, (producer.). Mortensen, Viggo, 1958- (actor.). Smit-McPhee, Kodi, (actor.). Duvall, Robert, (actor.). Pearce, Guy, 1967- (actor.). Parker, Molly, 1972- (actor.). Williams, Michael Kenneth, (actor.). Dillahunt, Garret, 1964- (actor.). Theron, Charlize, (actor.). McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- Road. (Added Author). Cave, Nick, 1957- (composer.). Ellis, Warren, 1965- (composer.). 2929 Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Chockstone Pictures. (Added Author). Dimension Films (1990- ) (Added Author). Nick Wechsler Productions. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Charlize Theron. (Cast).

Summary:

A holocaust has destroyed the world. Civilization lies in ruins. Nothing grows. The Man and his young son, the Boy, struggle across the devastated, post-apocalyptic landscape, pushing their belongings in a shopping cart, hoping to reach the coast. It is almost impossible to find any food. Life on the road is a deadly game of hide, seek, and devour with bloodthirsty bands of roving, starving, survivalist types, many of whom have fallen into cannibalism. The Man carries the curse of remembering the world as it once was, while for the Boy, the world has always been destroyed, any intimation that life was once different is foreign to his existence. Love--of the Man and Boy for each other--is the one testament to a humanity that remains, even in the face of total chaos.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy.
Special features: Commentary with director John Hillcoat [optional audio feature]; Deleted and extended scenes (7 min.); The making of 'The Road' [featurette] (14 min.); Theatrical trailers (5 min.); Previews (12 min.).
Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; production designer, Chris Kennedy ; film editor, Jon Gregory ; music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis ; costume designer, Margot Wilson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Charlize Theron.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2009.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R, for some violence, disturbing images, and language.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

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Subject:
McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- > Film adaptations.
Disasters > Drama.
Survival > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Voyages and travels > Drama.
Regression (Civilization) > Drama.
Genre:
Survival films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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