The crying game
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
DVD FEATURE CRYI
1 available
DVD FEATURE CRYI
1 available
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
DVD FEATURE CRYI
1 available
DVD FEATURE CRYI
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection | DVD FEATURE CRYI | On Shelf |
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | DVD FEATURE CRYI | On Shelf |
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Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2005].
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
UPC
012236132509
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
General Note
Special features: newly remastered; alternate ending; alternated ending with director commentary; northern troubles featurettes; making-of an American Independent: Irish luck, English love, the marketing of an American Independent & discussing 'The crying game'; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ian Wilson ; art director, Chris Seagers ; editor, Kant Pan ; music, Anne Dudley ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Jim Clay ; special effects supervisor, Peter Hutchinson.
Participants/Performers
Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar, Breffini McKenna, Joe Savino, Birdie Sweeney, Jay Davidson, Andree Bernard.
Description
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus changes his name and gets a job as a day laborer. His starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' real background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus does not know either.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, strong violence and language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., DTS 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1993: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Neil Jordan).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1993: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film.
Awards
Independent Spirit Awards, 1993: Best Foreign Film.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jordan, N., Whitaker, F., Richardson, M., Rea, S., Dunbar, A., McKenna, B., Wilson, I., & Dudley, A. (2005). The crying game (Collector's edition.). Artisan Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil Jordan et al.. 2005. The Crying Game. Artisan Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil Jordan et al.. The Crying Game Artisan Home Entertainment, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Neil, et al. The Crying Game Collector's edition., Artisan Home Entertainment, 2005.
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