Wonderful world [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures, Cold Iron Pictures and KS International present an Ambush Entertainment and Back Lot Pictures production, a film by Josh Goldin ; produced by Glenn Williamson, Miranda Bailey, Matthew Leutwyer ; written and directed by Josh Goldin.
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FilmPublisher number: 10271 | Magnolia Home EntertainmentPublication details: [Los Angeles, CA] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): - Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Drama
- Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- United States -- Drama
- Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Municipal officials and employees -- United States -- Drama
- Roommates -- United States -- Drama
- Unemployed -- United States -- Drama
- Director of photography, Daniel Shulman ; editor, Jeff W. Canavan ; music score, Craig Richey.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Wonderfu | Available | 33111005995457 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A pessimistic pothead struggles with his own cynicism after his Senegalese roommate is stricken ill and an insensitive municipal employee inadvertently exacerbates an already desperate situation. Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) wanted to be a children's folk singer; instead he's become a career proofreader and the world's worst weekend dad. But while Ben's life may be a mess, at least his regular chess games with his roommate, Ibou, offer some amount of intellectual release. That all changes when Ibou falls mysteriously ill, and his malady is compounded by the indifference of a rude municipal employee. Convinced that his negative world view has finally been confirmed, Ben channels all of his energy into a frivolous lawsuit against the city before discovering that his misanthropy may be a simple matter of perspective. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Daniel Shulman ; editor, Jeff W. Canavan ; music score, Craig Richey.
Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jodelle Ferland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ally Walker, Philip Baker Hall.
Ben Singer is a failed folk singer, newly unemployed proofreader, and every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter. The only thing he takes comfort in is smoking marijuana and chess games with Ibou, his Senegalese roommate. When Ibou becomes ill, a municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, and Ben pours his energy into a lawsuit against the city. Meanwhile, Ibou's beautiful sister Khadi arrives from Senegal, and Ben's life begins to turn around.
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug use and sexual content.
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Closed-captioned.