Matchstick men

DVD 2006

Neurotic con man Roy suffers from several emotional problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. He and his partner Frank swindle people out of money. Frank wants to pull a really big job, but Roy is too consumed with fear and panic attacks to join him. Only cigarettes and his trusty illegal prescription drugs seem to keep him going. When Roy finds himself in desperate need of more pills, he is forced to see legitimate psychotherapist Dr. K...

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ISBN:

0790778211

Edition:

Full screen edition, standard version

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: 14A

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in the U.S. in 2003
Based on the book by Eric Garcia
Special features: Tricks of the trade: making Matchstick men ; commentary by director/producer, writer and writer/producer ; Theatrical trailer
Director of photography, John Mathieson ; editor, Dody Dorn ; original music composer, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Michael Kaplan ; production designer, Tom Foden
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce Altman, Bruce McGill, Sheila Kelley, Beth Grant
DVD ; NTSC region 1 ;
In English (Surrouind 5.1) and French (dubbed in Quebec) (surround 5.1) ; with English, French and Spanish subtitles
Closed-captioned

Control Number:

1909259

UPC:

085392467624
085396282827

Other Authors:

Altman, Bruce
Bailey, Sean, 1970-
Cage, Nicolas, 1965-
Dorn, Dody
Foden, Tom
Garcia, Eric. Matchstick men
Grant, Beth, 1949-
Griffin, Nicholas, 1971-
Griffin, Ted
ImageMovers (Firm)
Kaplan, Michael (Costume designer)
Kelley, Sheila, 1963-
LivePlanet (Firm)
Lohman, Alison, 1979-
Mathieson, John, 1961-
McGill, Bruce, 1950-
Rapke, Jack
Rickshaw Productions (Firm)
Rockwell, Sam
Scott Free Productions
Scott, Ridley
Starkey, Steve
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Zimmer, Hans

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