The crying game
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[United States] : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2005].
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
UPC
012236132509
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
General Note
Special features: newly remastered; alternate ending; alternated ending with director commentary; northern troubles featurettes; making-of an American Independent: Irish luck, English love, the marketing of an American Independent & discussing 'The crying game'; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ian Wilson ; original music by Anne Dudley.
Participants/Performers
Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker.
Description
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus changes his name and gets a job as a day laborer. His starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' real background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus does not know either.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, strong violence and language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., DTS 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1993: Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Neil Jordan).
Awards
London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1993: ALFS Award - British Director of the Year (Neil Jordan); British Producer of the Year (Stephen Woolley); British Screenwriter of the Year (Neil Jordan).
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | FOREIGN-GREAT BRITAIN CRYING GAME DVD2294 | FOREIGN: GREAT BRITAIN | Available |
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Adult Media | DVD CRYING | Available |
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jordan, N., Woolley, S., Whitaker, F., Richardson, M., & Rea, S. (2005). The crying game (Collector's edition.). Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil Jordan et al.. 2005. The Crying Game. Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil Jordan et al.. The Crying Game Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Neil, et al. The Crying Game Collector's edition., Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2005.
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