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The Resource The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; directed by Alexander Payne ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; made in association with Dune Entertainment and produced in association with Little Blair Productions and Ingeneous Film Partners, (videorecording)

The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; directed by Alexander Payne ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; made in association with Dune Entertainment and produced in association with Little Blair Productions and Ingeneous Film Partners, (videorecording)

Label
The descendants
Title
The descendants
Statement of responsibility
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; directed by Alexander Payne ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; made in association with Dune Entertainment and produced in association with Little Blair Productions and Ingeneous Film Partners
Contributor
Actor
Screenwriter
Director
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries
Awards note
Academy Awards, 2012: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Kevin Tent
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; language including some sexual references
Language note
English (5.1 Dolby Digital), Spanish or French (Dolby surround) dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; descriptive audio (5.1 Dolby Digital); closed-captioned
PerformerNote
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1961-
  • 1970-
  • 1962-
  • 1975-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Payne, Alexander
  • Faxon, Nat
  • Rash, Jim
  • Burke, Jim
  • Taylor, Jim
  • Clooney, George
  • Woodley, Shailene
  • Miller, Amara
  • Bridges, Beau
  • Greer, Judy
  • Hemmings, Kaui Hart
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm)
  • Dune Entertainment
  • Little Blair Productions
  • Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Runtime
115
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Husband and wife
  • Parent and child
  • Mothers
  • Families
  • Boating accidents
  • Families of royal descent
  • Hawaii
Technique
live action
Label
The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; directed by Alexander Payne ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; made in association with Dune Entertainment and produced in association with Little Blair Productions and Ingeneous Film Partners, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
  • Bonus features: "Everybody loves George" featurette ; "Working with Alexander" featurette ; "Hawaiian style" featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn778720684
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543752035
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 2275203
  • 2275204
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • 1083321
  • (Sirsi) o778720684
  • (OCoLC)778720684
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital, Dolby surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; directed by Alexander Payne ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; made in association with Dune Entertainment and produced in association with Little Blair Productions and Ingeneous Film Partners, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
  • Bonus features: "Everybody loves George" featurette ; "Working with Alexander" featurette ; "Hawaiian style" featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn778720684
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543752035
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 2275203
  • 2275204
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • 1083321
  • (Sirsi) o778720684
  • (OCoLC)778720684
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital, Dolby surround
Video recording format
DVD

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