Surviving Christmas [DVD] / DreamWorks SKG ; Tall Trees Productions ; LivePlanet ; produced by Betty Thomas, Jenno Topping ; screenplay, Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont and Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin ; directed by Mike Mitchell.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 91952 | DreamWorksLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9786308974960 :
- 791.43/72
- PN1997 .S877 2004
- Directors of photography, Peter Collister, Tom Priestley, Jr. ; art director, Sue Chan ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Randy Edelman ; costume designer, Mary Jane Fort ; production designer, Caroline Hanania.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | DVDs | DVD SUR | Available | 36748002545921 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Directed by Mike Mitchell, Surviving Christmas finds Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) uneager to spend another lonely Christmas in his own home. Longing for holidays past, Drew travels to his childhood home intending to relive the experience of a family Christmas -- unfortunately, his family no longer lives there. This represents only a small snafu to Drew, who offers the Valco patriarch and his wife (Sopranos star James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara) a huge amount of money if they consent to pretend they are his parents and that he is a cherished member of the family. This entails participating in Latham family traditions, such as Christmas tree selection and crowded holiday shopping excursions. Though the Valcos reluctantly go along with Drew's requests, Alicia, their eldest daughter, arrives at home and refuses to comply with her "brother's" wishes. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Special features: HBO First Look: 'Surviving Christmas'; alternate opening sequence; storyboard gallery.
Directors of photography, Peter Collister, Tom Priestley, Jr. ; art director, Sue Chan ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Randy Edelman ; costume designer, Mary Jane Fort ; production designer, Caroline Hanania.
Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman, Bill Macy, Jennifer Morrison, Udo Kier, David Selby.
Drew Latham is a wealthy executive leading an empty, shallow life. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, Drew wants to revisit his old childhood home and possibly relive some of his old holiday memories. But when he arrives, he finds that the house where he was raised is now no longer the home he grew up in. Owned by another family, Drew offers a nice financial reward that has the family all a buzz. But is Drew's generous cash offer only the beginning of an annoying visitor or will everyone be able to find the true holiday spirit?
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference.
DVD; NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English or dubbed French dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles.