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Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in rural North Carolina are forced to confront a tangle of difficult choices as they discover what it takes to make a modern American hero.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Cowboy Booking International, Free Country U.S.A. (Firm), Youandwhatarmy Filmed Challenges (Firm), Blue Moon Filmed Productions, Down Home Entertainment, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Green, David Gordon, 1975-, Evanofski, Candace, Holden, Donald, Cotton, Curtis, Lee, Damian Jewan, Handy, Rachael, Rouse, Eddie, Schneider, Paul, Rose, Charlie, Gulager, Clu
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English subtitles for the deaf and hearing imapired.
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2002]
Edition:RSDL dual-layer ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 152.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects:
Adolescence > North Carolina > Drama.
Teenagers > North Carolina > Drama.
African American teenagers > North Carolina > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in rural North Carolina are forced to confront a tangle of difficult choices as they discover what it takes to make a modern American hero.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Special features: New digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Commentary by director David Gordon Green, cinematographer Tim Orr, and actor Paul Schneider -- Deleted scene with commentary -- Original theatrical trailer -- David Gordon Green's short films made while he was a student at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Pleasant grove (with commentary) and Physical pinball -- Charlie Rose interview with David Gordon Green -- Exclusive new video interviews with the cast -- Clu Gulager's 1969 short film A day with the boys, an influence on George Washington.
Program notes by Armond White inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, surround, stereo.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tim Orr ; editing, Steven Gonzales & Zene Baker ; music, Michael Linnen and David Wingo ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller ; commentaries producer, Mark Rance.
ISBN:0780025032