The boys are back

DVD 2009

After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise his rambunctious 6 year-old son. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a no rules approach to parenting. Then his estranged teenage son comes to visit, into a home filled with love and chaos.

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Fathers and sons Drama

Grief in men Drama

Single-parent families Drama

Sportswriters Drama

Widowers Drama

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Description:

1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby digital 5.1
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video rating: PG

Notes:

Title from container
Based on the memoir by Simon Carr
"Inspired by a true story"--Container
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture
Special features: The boys are back: a photographic journey, with optional commentary by director Scott Hicks; A father and two sons, on set
Miramax Films presents in association with BBC Films and Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Hopscotch Productions a Tiger Aspect Pictures production in association with Southern Lights Films a Scott Hicks film ; screenplay by Allan Cubitt ; produced by Greg Brenman and Tim White ; director, Scott Hicks ; music by Hal Lindes, featuring songs by Sigur Ros
Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, George Mackay, Nicholas McAnulty
DVD; region 1; 16x9 widescreen (2.35:1); 5.1 Dolby digital audio
English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

1902183

UPC:

057373208533

Other Authors:

BBC Films
Booth, Emma, 1982-
Brenman, Greg
Carr, Simon, 1952- Boys are back in town
Cubitt, Allan
Fraser, Greig, 1975-
Fraser, Laura, 1976-
Gray, Scott
Hicks, Scott
Hopscotch Productions
Lindes, Hal
MacKay, George, 1992-
Maple Pictures
McAnulty, Nicolas, 2002-
Miramax Films
Owen, Clive
Screen Australia
South Australian Film Corporation
Southern Light Films (Firm)
Tiger Aspect Productions
White, Tim

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