Birdman, or, (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) / Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/M Productions/Le Grisbi production ; directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu ; written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo ; produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher ; produced by Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole ; executive producers, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Sarah E. Johnson ; an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film.

A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Fox Searchlight Pictures (Production company) Regency Enterprises (Production company) New Regency (Firm) (Production company) M Productions (Production company) Le Grisbi Productions (Production company) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	González Iñárritu, Alejandro (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer) Giacobone, Nicolás (Screenwriter) Dinelaris, Alexander (Screenwriter) Bo, Armando (Screenwriter) Lesher, John (Film producer) Milchan, Arnon, 1944- (Film producer) Skotchdopole, James W. (Film producer) Woodrow, Christopher, 1977- (Film producer) Conners, Molly, 1980- (Film producer) Johnson, Sarah E. (Producer) (Film producer) Keaton, Michael, 1951- (Actor) Galifianakis, Zach (Actor) Norton, Edward (Actor) Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- (Actor) Ryan, Amy (Actor) Stone, Emma, 1988- (Actor) Watts, Naomi, 1968- (Actor) Duncan, Lindsay (Actor) Wever, Merritt (Actor) Shamos, Jeremy (Actor) Camp, Bill (Actor) Young, Damian (Actor) Lubezki, Emmanuel (director of photography.) Thompson, Kevin (Production designer) (Production designer) Crise, Douglas, 1961- (Editor of moving image work) Mirrione, Stephen, 1969- (Editor of moving image work) Wolsky, Albert (Costume designer) Sánchez, Antonio, 1971- (composer (expression))
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0); optional Spanish and French subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English audio description (Dolby Digital 5.1); closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]
Subjects:	Actors > Drama. Casting (Performing arts) > Drama. Superheroes > Drama. Fathers and daughters > Drama. Actors. Casting (Performing arts) Fathers and daughters. Superheroes. Broadway (New York, N.Y.) > Drama. New York (State) > New York > Broadway. Dark comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Feature films > United States. Drama. Comedy films.
Genre:	Drama. Dark comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Feature films Comedy films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Birdman Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: Birdman: all-access; Gallery: Chivo's on-set photography.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.C55 B57 2015 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence ; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
Awards:	Academy Award Winner, 2015: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Academy Award Nominee, 2015: Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Best Actor (Michael Keaton) ; Golden Globe Winner, 2015: Best Screenplay (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Michael Keaton), ; Gloden Globe Nominee, 2015: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Edward Norton), Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Emma Stone), Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Original Score (Antonio Sanchez).
Credits:	Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; production designer, Kevin Thompson ; edited by Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; drum score by Antonio Sanchez.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Cast:	Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Lindsay Duncan, Merritt Wever, Jeremy Shamos, Bill Camp, Damian Young.