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A community of quirky, mischievous creatures known as the Boxtrolls lovingly raise an orphaned human boy named Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. But when town villain Archibald Snatcher comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs ve...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Boxtrolls (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Knight, Travis (Animator), Brignull, Irena (Screenwriter), Pava, Adam (Screenwriter), Prat, John Ashlee (director of photography.), Marianelli, Dario (composer (expression)), Snow, Alan
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French, and Spanish language tracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional French and Spanish subtitles.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2015]
Edition:Blu-ray Disc [from the Blu-ray and DVD combo pack].
Subjects:
Trolls > Juvenile films.
Orphans > Juvenile films.
Families > Juvenile films.
Civilization, Subterranean > Juvenile films.
Friendship > Juvenile films.
Trolls > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Family life > Drama.
Underground areas > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Adventure and adventurers > Drama.
Children's films.
Animated films.
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A community of quirky, mischievous creatures known as the Boxtrolls lovingly raise an orphaned human boy named Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. But when town villain Archibald Snatcher comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs ventures above ground where he meets and teams up with a fabulously feisty girl named Winnie who helps him devise a daring plan to save his family.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Based upon the book "Here be monsters" by Alan Snow.
Special features: Dare to be square: behind the scenes of The Boxtrolls; 5 featurettes that take you inside the magical world of The Boxtrolls; feature commentary with directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi; preliminary animatic sequences.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (1 hr., 37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 1080p high-definition; BD-50; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English) and DTS digital surround 5.1 (French and Spanish).
Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG; action, some peril and mild rude humor.
Production Credits:Lead animators, Travis Knight [and four others] ; director of photography, John Ashlee Prat ; editor, Edie Ichioka ; music, Dario Marianelli.