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About a Boy

About a Boy

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Released
02/12/2002
DVD Region
2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
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Film and TV Genre
Comedy, Drama
Video Format
PAL

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Description

Will (Grant) is a 38-year old Londoner living a bachelor lifestyle on the back of royalties earned from a Christmas song penned by his father some years previously. A serial womaniser, Will comes up with the idea of attending a single parents group as a new way to pick up women. Inventing a two-year old son for himself, he meets lonely, bullied schoolboy Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and his depressed, music therapist mother (Toni Collette). The intelligent Marcus soon learns Will's secret and so blackmails him into letting him hang out at his place and watch afternoon telly. However, what starts out as an uneasy quiz show watching alliance turns into an unlikely friendship

Special Features:
Feature Commentary with Directors Chris and Paul Weitz
'Making Of' Featurette
Deleted Scenes with Directors' Commentary
Badly Drawn Boy Music Videos
Interview with Badly Drawn Boy
DVD-Rom features

Plot Synopsis

Will Freeman, a shallow thirty-something bachelor, lives a carefree life courtesy of his deceased father's fortune. Will is terrified of commitment and so decides that single mothers will make the easiest romantic targets... His world is turned around when he meets Marcus, a twelve year old boy. Marcus teaches Will that there is much more to life than loafing around in his London flat and worrying about the latest trends and fashions... Based on the best selling novel by Nick Hornby.

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Product Details

Actors
Director
Audio Format
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
  • English Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 English
CD WOW! Sales Rank
#20050
Aspect Ratio
  • 2.35:1
  • 2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Year of release
2002
Disc Features
  • DVD-ROM Enhanced
  • Interactive Menus
  • Making Of
  • Scene Selection
  • Badly Drawn Boy Music Videos
  • Born In The UK Interview With Badly Drawn Boy
  • DVD ROM Features
  • Deleted Scenes With Directors Commentary
  • Feature Commentary With Chris Weitz
  • Making Of About A Boy
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
English
Film Format
Anamorphic
Film Rating (UK)
12
Number of Discs
1
Tags
Run Time (minutes)
97
Language
English
Subtitle Language
English
Media Format
DVD-Video
Title
About a Boy
Cast & Crew
Nick Hornby (Author)
Badly Drawn Boy (Composer)
Lynn Harris (Executive Producer)
Nick Hornby (Executive Producer)
Robert De Niro (Producer)
Chris Weitz (Screenwriter)
Paul Weitz (Screenwriter)
Peter Hedges (Screenwriter)

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