| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround. |
| Language |
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the book by David Gerrold. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
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Special features: Audio commentary with producers Corey Sienega and David Kirschner, writers Seth Bass and Jonathan Tolins; "Handle with care: working with the Martian child" documentary; "The real Martian child" featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; editor, Bruce Green ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and mild language. |
| Summary |
David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth. |
| Subject |
Widowers -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Authors, American -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Adoption -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Imagination in children -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Life on other planets -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Elbert, Ed.
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Kirschner, David, 1955-
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Sienega, Corey.
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Bass, Seth E.
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Tolins, Jonathan.
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Meyjes, Menno.
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Cusack, John, 1966-
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Coleman, Bobby.
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Peet, Amanda, 1972-
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Okonedo, Sophie.
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Cusack, Joan, 1962-
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Platt, Oliver.
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Gerrold, David, 1944-
Martian child.
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Hannah Rachel Production Services, Ltd.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780656733 |
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9780780656734 |
| Standard No. |
794043106835 |
| Music No. |
1000031708 New Line Home Entertainment |
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