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Punch-drunk love / written & directed by Paul Thomas Anderson ; produced by Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Paul Thomas Anderson ; Revolution Studios, New Line Cinema present a Joanne Sellar, Ghoulardi Film Company production ; a P.T. Anderson picture.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC2699D | The Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection ; 843.Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]Edition: Director-approved two-disc special editionDescription: 2 videodiscs (95 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781681432274
  • 1681432277
Uniform titles:
  • Punch-drunk love (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
disc 1. [Feature film] -- disc 2. [Special features].
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; production designer, William Arnold; music by Jon Brion ; editor, Leslie Jones ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; artwork, Jeremy Blake.
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ashley Clark, Robert Smigel.Summary: Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New DRAMA PUNCH-DR Available 33111010005367
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.39:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English with optional English subtitles.

Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ashley Clark, Robert Smigel.

Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; production designer, William Arnold; music by Jon Brion ; editor, Leslie Jones ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; artwork, Jeremy Blake.

Title from screen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

2.39:1 aspect ratio.

Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.

disc 1. [Feature film] -- disc 2. [Special features].

MPAA rating: R; for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue.

Special features on disc one: Trailers ; Deleted scenes -- on disc two: Blossoms & Blood, a short 2002 piece by Anderson featuring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson, along with music by Jon Brion ; New interview with Brion ; New piece featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the film's soundtrack ; New conversation between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the art of Jeremy Blake, used in the film ; Additional artwork by Blake ; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2002 ; NBC News interview from 2000 with David Phillips, the "pudding guy" ; Twelve Scopitones ; Mattress Man commercial -- on folded insert: an essay by filmmaker, author, and artist Miranda July.

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