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Ordinary people [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents a Wildwood Enterprises production ; produced by Ronald L. Schwary ; screenplay by Alvin Sargent ; directed by Robert Redford.

Bailey, John, 1942- (director of photography.). Baldwin, Adam, 1962- (actor.). Hamlisch, Marvin, (composer (expression)). Hirsch, Judd, (actor.). Hutton, Timothy, 1960- (actor.). Kanew, Jefferey, (editor of moving image work.). McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (actor.). Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017 (actor.). Pollack, Bernie. (Added Author). Redford, Robert, (film director.). Sargent, Alvin, (screenwriter.). Schwary, Ronald L., (film producer.). Sikking, James, 1934- (actor.). Simons, Brook. (Added Author). Sutherland, Donald, 1935- (actor.). Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935- (actor.). Guest, Judith. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ordinary people. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Paramount Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter.). Wildwood Enterprises, (production company.). Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh, Dinah Manoff, Fredric Lehne, Adam Baldwin, James B. Sikking. (Cast).

Summary:

The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792171608
  • ISBN: 0792171616
  • ISBN: 6316853513
  • ISBN: 9780792171607
  • ISBN: 9780792171614
  • ISBN: 9786316853516
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Judith Guest.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Special feature: theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, John Bailey ; art directors, Phillip Bennett, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Jeff Kanew ; music adapted by Marvin Hamlisch ; costume designer, Bernie Pollack.
Participant or Performer Note:
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh, Dinah Manoff, Fredric Lehne, Adam Baldwin, James B. Sikking.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; Canadian Home Video rating 14A.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and with optional English subtitles (for the deaf and hard of hearing); closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1980: Best Picture ; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Timothy Hutton) ; Best Director (Robert Redford) ; Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) (Alvin Sargent).
Golden Globe Awards, 1981: Best Motion Picture - Drama (Ronald L. Schwary) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Mary Tyler Moore) ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Timothy Hutton) ; Best Director - Motion Picture (Robert Redford) ; New Star Of The Year in a Motion Picture - Male (Timothy Hutton).

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Death > Drama.
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Sons > Death > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Teenage boys > Drama.
Genre:
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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