Stephen King : DVD collector's set.
A collection of 4 movies based on Stephen King's novels. In Misery, a novelist wakes after a car accident, only to find that he is being nursed back to health by a maniacal fan. In The dark half, a murder writer tries to distance himself from the pseudonym he writes under, just as a series of murder...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish Portuguese |
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English |
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English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles (individual movies vary); closed-captioned. |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment,
[2003]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (447 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A collection of 4 movies based on Stephen King's novels. In Misery, a novelist wakes after a car accident, only to find that he is being nursed back to health by a maniacal fan. In The dark half, a murder writer tries to distance himself from the pseudonym he writes under, just as a series of murders point to him as the culprit. In Needful things, the sherrif of a small town tries to figure out why all the residents are suddenly trying to kill each other. In Carrie, a tortured high school misfit has secret telekinesis powers that finally come to light after she has been pushed too far by her mother and classmates. |
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| Note: | Title from container. Misery originally released as a motion picture in 1990. The dark half originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Needful things originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Carrie originally released as a motion picture in 1976. Special features: Carrie: Acting Carrie, documentary (43 min.); Visualizing Carrie, documentary (40 min.); Carrie the musical, featurette (6 min.); animated photogallery (6 min.); original trailer; Stephen King and the evolution of Carrie. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AQ2 D0037894 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R. |
| ISBN: | 0792857542 9780792857549 |
| System Details: | DVD; region 1; fullscreen and widescreen presentations; Dolby digital. |
| Cast: |
Misery: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth.
The dark half: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Julie Harris, Michael Rooker.
Needful things: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia.
Carrie: Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Piper Laurie. |