About a boy
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Special features: Deleted scenes ; Commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz ; Music videos by Badly Drawn Boy ; "Santa's super sleigh" lyrics to the entire song ; Spotlight on location: The making of "About a boy" ; English to English dictionary ; DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay.
Participants/Performers
Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.
Description
Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.,Rated PG-13
System Details
DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, anamorphic widescreen (2:35:1), dual layer.
Language
Closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rosenthal, J., De Niro, R., Epstein, B., Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Hedges, P., Weitz, C., Weitz, P., Grant, H., Collette, T., Weisz, R., Brook, I., Small, S., Smurfit, V., Hoult, N., Adefarasin, R., Moore, N., Johnston, J., Clay, J., Hornby, N., & Badly Drawn Boy. (2008). About a boy . Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jane Rosenthal et al.. 2008. About a Boy. Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jane Rosenthal et al.. About a Boy Universal, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rosenthal, Jane, et al. About a Boy Universal, 2008.

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