Martian child
(DVD)
Contributors
Meyjes, Menno director.
Bass, Seth E., screenwriter.
Tolins, Jonathan screenwriter.
Kirschner, David, 1955- producer.
Sienega, Corey., producer.
Bass, Seth E., screenwriter.
Tolins, Jonathan screenwriter.
Kirschner, David, 1955- producer.
Sienega, Corey., producer.
Published
Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2008].
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection | DVD DRAMA MARTIAN | On Shelf | |
Campbell Co. - Wright Branch - Audio Visual Collection | DVD YA MOVIE MARTIAN | On Shelf | |
Campbell Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection | DVD MOVIE MARTIAN | Widescreen edition. | On Shelf |
Carbon Co. Saratoga Library - Audio Visual Collection | DVD DRAMA MARTIAN | On Shelf | |
Fremont Co. - Riverton - Juvenile Collection | J DVD MARTIAN | Checked out |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Adoption -- United States -- Drama.
Authors, American -- Drama.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gerrold, David, -- 1944- -- Film and video adaptations.
Imagination in children -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Widowers -- United States -- Drama.
Authors, American -- Drama.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gerrold, David, -- 1944- -- Film and video adaptations.
Imagination in children -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Widowers -- United States -- Drama.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
794043106835
Notes
General Note
Based on the book The Martian Child by David Gerrold.
General Note
Special features: Deleted/alternate scenes: Bullies, I'm from outer space, On the set of Drakoban, Transfobalmedial, I am a Marsonian, Taunted, Time to eat, Be a good spy, Are you psychic?, Family BBQ, Delicious & nutritious, Elevator, Kiddie Vietnam, Picture perfect; Feature audio commentary with producers Corey Sienega and David Kirschner and writers Seth Bass and Jonathan Tolins; Handle with care: working with the Martian child; The real Martian child; Theatrical trailer; Sneak peaks; DVD-ROM/online features.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski ; editor, Bruce Green ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; music by Aaron Zigman.
Participants/Performers
John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Sophie Okonedo, Bobby Coleman, Richard Schiff, Howard Hesseman, Joan Cusack.
Summary
David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth.
Reading Level
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and mild language.
System Details
DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo surround.
Language
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyjes, M., Bass, S. E., Tolins, J., Kirschner, D., Sienega, C., Elbert, E., Yeoman, R. D., Luczyc-Wyhowski, H., Green, B. M., Dennison, M., Zigman, A., Cusack, J., Peet, A., Platt, O., Okonedo, S., Coleman, B., Schiff, R., Hesseman, H., Cusack, J., & Gerrold, D. (2008). Martian child . New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menno Meyjes et al.. 2008. Martian Child. New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menno Meyjes et al.. Martian Child New Line Home Entertainment, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyjes, Menno, et al. Martian Child New Line Home Entertainment, 2008.
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