The Purge / Universal Pictures presents a Platinum Dunes/Blumhouse/Why Not production ; produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Sebastien Lemercier ; written by James DeMonaco ; directed by James DeMonaco.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 61125431 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Distributor: Universal City, CA : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9786315150609
- 6315150608
- Music, Nathan Whitehead ; editor, Peter Gvozdas ; director of photography, Jacques Jouffret.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | HORROR PURGE | Checked out | 05/21/2024 | 33111009997095 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A family living in a gated community fight to defend their home against vicious attackers during the one night each year when all crime is legal in this high-concept thriller from writer/director James DeMonaco (Staten Island). In the not-too-distant future, rampant crime and prison overcrowding have inspired the U.S. government to implement a unique solution to restore the peace: Each year, for a 12-hour period, any and all crime becomes permissible as police put their jobs on hold, and hospitals close their doors. It's called the Purge, and remarkably, the annual event leads to drastically reduced crime and record-low unemployment levels throughout the rest of the year. But this year, as suburban parents James (Ethan Hawke) and Mary (Lena Headey) place their home on lockdown for the annual event, a desperate man finds his way into their neighborhood while fleeing a sadistic gang of masked killers. In a moment of compassion, James and Mary's adolescent son (Max Burkholder) unlocks the door, offering sanctuary to the frightened stranger. Unfortunately for the entire family, that act of kindness may also be their very last, because now the killers who were pursuing the man have surrounded the house, and have vowed to kill everyone inside unless they are willingly given the man they are hunting within an hour. As the clock begins to tick, the family face a difficult dilemma -- do they sacrifice the life of a stranger in hopes of saving themselves, or attempt to stand their ground until the Purge expires? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVS).
Title from disc surface.
Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder.
Music, Nathan Whitehead ; editor, Peter Gvozdas ; director of photography, Jacques Jouffret.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Bonus feature: Surviving the night: the making of The purge.
MPAA Rated R; strong disturbing violence and some language.
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes.
Home use only.
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