About a boy / Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present a Tribeca/Working Title production, a Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz film ; producers, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay writers, Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz ; directors, Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz.

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Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:About a boy (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Studio Canal+
Tribeca Productions
Working Title Films
Other Authors: Rosenthal, Jane, 1956-
De Niro, Robert
Epstein, Brad
Bevan, Tim
Fellner, Eric
Hedges, Peter
Weitz, Chris, 1969-
Weitz, Paul, 1966-
Grant, Hugh
Collette, Toni
Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
Brook, Isabel
Small, Sharon
Smurfit, Victoria, 1974-
Hoult, Nicholas, 1989-
Adefarasin, Remi
Moore, Nick (Film editor and director)
Badly Drawn Boy
Johnston, Joanna (Costume designer)
Clay, Jim
Hornby, Nick
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Includes Spanish and French dubbed versions and subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Bachelors > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Bachelors.
Man-woman relationships.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.
Note:Based on the book by Nick Hornby.
Special features: English to English dictionary!; "Killing me softly" sing-along karaoke style; "Santa's super sleigh": lyrics to the entire song; deleted scenes with director's comments; "Making-of" featurette; how cool are you? quiz; hilarious outtakes; exciting music videos.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN9 D0022169 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.
ISBN:0783274475
9780783274478
Credits:Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay.
System Details:DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.
Cast:
Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.