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Documentary series about the making of a feature film. An Internet competition was held to determine which script would get produced. Out of more than 10,000 entries, former insurance salesman Pete Jones was selected as the winner for his script "Stolen Summer." Jones not only got to direct the film...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Home Box Office (Firm)
LivePlanet (Firm)
Miramax Television (Firm)
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Gazzerro, Tina
Holzman, Eli, 1974-
Affleck, Ben, 1972-
Balis, Jeff, 1975-
Biagi, Peter, 1963-
Damon, Matt
Dennehy, Brian
Hunt, Bonnie
Jones, Pete
Kubena, Kent, 1972-
Middleton, Joseph
Moore, Chris
Pollak, Kevin, 1958-
Quinn, Aidan
Weinberg, Mike, 1993-
Magill, Tom
Lang, Teresa
Lichtenstein, Steve
Marcolina, Kirk
Rennert, Sharon
McCarthy, Dennis
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Contests > Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Contests.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Genre:
Drama.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (453 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Documentary series about the making of a feature film. An Internet competition was held to determine which script would get produced. Out of more than 10,000 entries, former insurance salesman Pete Jones was selected as the winner for his script "Stolen Summer." Jones not only got to direct the film, but was also given a $1 million budget from Miramax Films and a guaranteed theatrical release. The series chronicled how Jones, a first-time director, had to manage the difficulties involved in making his movie.
Note:Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: September 24, 2002.
Originally produced as a television series in 2001.
Special features: final cut of "Stolen summer"; 6 additional hours of bonus material.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN8 D0022944 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Credits:Cinematography, Tom Magill ; editors, Teresa Lang, Steve Lichtenstein, Kirk Marcolina, Sharon Rennert ; music, Dennis McCarthy.
System Details:DVD, Dolby digital.
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Jeff Balis, Peter Biagi, Matt Damon, Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Hunt, Pete Jones, Kent Kubena, Chris Moore, Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn, Mike Weinberg.