God's pocket / IFC Films presents ; a Park Pictures film ; in association with Cooper's Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures ; produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, John Slattery, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Ziff ; screenplay by John Slattery & Alex Metcalf ; directed by John Slattery.

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After Mickey Scarpato's stepson Leon, is killed in a construction "accident", Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: IFC Films (Presenter, Publisher)
Park Pictures (Production company)
Cooper's Town Productions (Firm) (Production company)
Shoestring Pictures (Production company)
MPI Media Group (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Slattery, John, 1962- (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Metcalf, Alex (Screenwriter)
Larson, Nathan, 1970- (composer (expression))
Bisbee, Sam (Film producer)
Bisbee, Jackie Kelman (Film producer)
Acord, Lance (Film producer, Cinematographer)
Griffin, Emily Ziff (Film producer)
Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Actor, Film producer)
Hendricks, Christina, 1975- (Actor)
Turturro, John, 1957- (Actor)
Jenkins, Richard, 1947- (Actor)
Marsan, Eddie (Actor)
Gerety, Peter (Actor)
Jones, Caleb Landry (Actor)
Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976- (Actor)
Van Patten, Joyce, 1934- (Actor)
Dexter, Pete, 1943-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Published: New York, NY : IFC Films, [2014]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mothers and sons > Drama.
Sons > Death > Drama.
Accidents > Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Dark comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Accidents.
Mothers and sons.
Sons > Death.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Dark comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
After Mickey Scarpato's stepson Leon, is killed in a construction "accident", Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, Mickey quickly finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle compounded by a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please, and a debt he can't pay.
Note:Based on the novel "God's Pocket" by Peter Dexter.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Special feature: Commentary with co-writer/director/producer John Slattery; deleted scenes; TV spot; trailer.
Call Number:AD4 D0163050 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for violence, language throughout and sexual content.
ISBN:0788618369
9780788618369
Credits:Music, Nathan Larson ; editor, Tom Mcardle ; director of photography, Lance Acord.
System Details:DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan, Peter Gerety, Caleb Landry Jones, Domenick Lombardozzi, Joyce Van Patten.
Source of Description:
Title from disc surface.