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A uniquely funny and moving story about Greg, a high school senior who avoids deep human relationships as a way to safely navigate the social mine field that is teenage life. In fact, he describes his best friend Earl, with whom he makes short-film parodies of classic movies, as being 'more lik...

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Uniform Title:Me and Earl and the dying girl (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Andrews, Jesse (Screenwriter), Mann, Thomas, 1991- (Actor), Cooke, Olivia, 1993- (Actor), Cyler, RJ (Ronald J), 1995- (Actor), Offerman, Nick, 1970- (Actor), Shannon, Molly, 1964- (Actor), Bernthal, Jon (Actor), Britton, Connie (Actor), Bennett, Matt, 1991- (Actor), Holden, Masam, 1993- (Actor), Hughes, Katherine (Actor), Thompson, Bobb'e J., 1996- (Actor), Chŏng, Chŏng-hun, 1970- (director of photography.), Eve, Jennifer (Costume designer), Eno, Brian, 1948- (composer (expression)), Muhly, Nico (composer (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English or dubbed Spanish with optional Spanish and French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned in English; English descriptive audio track for the visually impaired.
Published: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]
Subjects:
High school students > Social life and customs > Drama.
Teenagers > Social networks > Drama.
Friendship in adolescence > Drama.
Leukemia > Patients > Drama.
Terminally ill > Drama.
Friendship.
High school students > Social life and customs.
Leukemia.
Teenagers > Social networks.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Drama.
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Summary:A uniquely funny and moving story about Greg, a high school senior who avoids deep human relationships as a way to safely navigate the social mine field that is teenage life. In fact, he describes his best friend Earl, with whom he makes short-film parodies of classic movies, as being 'more like a co-worker'. But when Greg's mom insists he spends time with Rachel, a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer, Greg discovers just how powerful and important true friendship can be.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Jesse Andrews.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Widescreen (2.40:1).
Bonus features: Deleted scenes (with optional director's commentary); Abstract: Movie for Rachel; Greg's trailer; Gallery; Audio commentary by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; Theatrical trailer; Sneak peek.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video; NTSC; region 1; dual layer; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements CHV rating: PG OFRB rating: G.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Chung-Hoon Chung ; production designer, Gerald Sullivan ; edited by David Trachtenberg ; costume designer, Jennifer Eve ; original music by Brian Eno ; featuring music by Nico Muhly.