Adventureland /

In 1987, James Brennan's summer begins when his plans for backpacking through Europe before grad school are scuttled by his parents' economic difficulties. That means James must stay in Pittsburgh for the summer and get a job. With no work experience, he ends up at Adventureland, a third-r...

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Corporate Authors:	Yo La Tengo (Musical group), Miramax Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm), This is That (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kimmel, Sidney (Producer), Carey, Anne (Producer), Hope, Ted (Producer), Mottola, Greg (Screenwriter, Director), Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983- (Actor), Stewart, Kristen, 1990- (Actor), Starr, Martin, 1982- (Actor), Wiig, Kristen, 1973- (Actor), Hader, Bill, 1978- (Actor), Levieva, Margarita, 1985- (Actor), Gilpin, Jack, 1951- (Actor), Pais, Josh, 1964- (Actor), Malick, Wendie (Actor), Birdsong, Mary (Actor), Bush, Matt, 1986- (Actor), Howard, Paige (Actor), Bittner, Dan (Actor), Reynolds, Ryan (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English (SDH), French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Miramax Films : [2009]
Subjects:	Amusement parks > Drama. Summer employment > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Young adults > Conduct of life > Drama. College graduates > Employment > Drama. Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Drama. Estudiantes universitarios > Trabajo > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Parques de diversiones > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Romantic comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films > United States.

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Summary:	In 1987, James Brennan's summer begins when his plans for backpacking through Europe before grad school are scuttled by his parents' economic difficulties. That means James must stay in Pittsburgh for the summer and get a job. With no work experience, he ends up at Adventureland, a third-rate amusement park replete with an assortment of unsafe-looking rides and lame games. Trying to make the best of his deteriorating summer, James is entangled in the lives of his coworkers: gawky bookworm Joel, hot girl Lisa P., cool girl Em, and maintenance man/musician Mike. As the summer lurches between deadly boredom and sudden emergencies, James tries to cope with his awkwardness when all he really wants is to be cool. Part workplace comedy and part coming-of-age memoir, Adventureland captures the shapeless listlessness of summer when you're technically an adult and yet you're left waiting for life to begin.
Item Description:	Special features: Just my life: The making of "Adventureland" [featurette] (17 min.); Deleted scenes [optional commentary by writer/director Greg Mottola and actor Jesse Eisenberg] (2 min.); Audio commentary by writer/director Greg Mottola and actor Jesse Eisenberg; Sneak peeks [previews] (11 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated R for language, drug use, and sexual references.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Anne McCabe ; music, Yo La Tengo ; production designer, Stephen Beatrice ; costume designer, Melissa Toth.
ISBN:	0788899538 0788898388 9780788898389 9780788899539