| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley, Phyllis Somerville. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Antonio Calvache ; editor, Leo Trombetta ; music, Thomas Newman ; production designer, David Gropman. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexuality and nudity, language and some disturbing content. |
| Summary |
Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings. One day, Brad, a stay at home dad brings his son to the playground. Sarah is amazed to find these moms have never talked to Brad and one of the women bets Sarah five dollars that she won't get his phone number. Sarah not only gets his phone number, but he lets him in on the joke and they hug and kiss. Emasculated by his wife, Kathy, Brad becomes slightly obsessed with finding ways to demonstrate he can still produce testosterone. Soon, Sarah and Brad start a passionate affair. At the same time, their quiet suburban community deals with Ronnie, a convicted pedophile who has just been released from prison. He returns to his mother's home and she helps him endure the constant taunts of an overzealous neighbor. These lives intersect in suprising and potentially dangerous ways. |
| Subject |
Stay-at-home mothers -- Drama.
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Child molesters -- Drama.
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Suburban life -- United States -- Drama.
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Playgrounds -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationship -- United States -- Drama.
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Child molesters -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Suspense films.
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Melodrama.
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| Added Author |
Berger, Albert.
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Field, Todd.
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Yerxa, Ron.
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Winslet, Kate.
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Wilson, Patrick, 1973-
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Connelly, Jennifer.
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Edelman, Gregg.
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Goldstein, Sadie.
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Simpkins, Ty.
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Emmerich, Noah.
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Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961-
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Somerville, Phyllis.
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Perrotta, Tom, 1961-
Little children.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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Bona Fide Productions.
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Standard Film Company.
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780656954 : $27.99 |
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9780780656956 |
| Standard No. |
794043106576 |
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794043106590 |
| Music # |
N10657 New Line Home Entertainment |
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N10659 New Line Home Entertainment |
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