Up in the air [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios, a Montecito Picture Company production ; in association with Rickshaw Productions [and] Right of Way Films ; a Jason Reitman film ; produced by Daniel Dubiecki, Jeffrey Clifford ; produced by Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman ; screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner ; directed by Jason Reitman.
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FilmPublisher number: 35031 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1415753970
- 9781415753972
- Up in the air (Motion picture)
- Kirn, Walter, 1962- -- Film and video adaptations
- Air travel -- Drama
- Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Drama
- Business consultants -- United States -- Drama
- Downsizing of organizations -- United States -- Drama
- Frequent flyer programs -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Severance pay -- United States -- Drama
- Specialists -- United States -- Drama
- Director of photography, Eric Steelberg ; editor, Dana E. Glauberman ; music, Rolfe Kent.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jason Reitman's adaptation of the novel Up in the Air tells the story of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), who makes his living personally handing out pink slips -- he's the top hatchet man at a company that other companies hire when they are downsizing. And since business is booming, his job keeps him on the go constantly. He flies all across the country, staying in a series of nice hotels. And although this itinerant lifestyle prevents him from having any kind of stable, regular life, this doesn't bother him in the slightest -- he's thrilled to be a boy in a traveling bubble. During one particular layover, he strikes up a conversation with Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga), a fellow savvy traveler. They bond over the ins and outs of various airlines and hotels, and quickly fall into bed. By morning, they are figuring out when their schedules will allow them to meet up again, even though they both make it clear that there are no strings attached. When Ryan arrives back in the home office, he meets no-nonsense career-oriented twentysomething Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), a fast-rising up-and-comer who wants to change the company's practices and save millions by having the staff fire people remotely via webcams. Furious at the thought of losing a lifestyle he's grown quite comfortable with, he convinces his boss (Jason Bateman) to let him take Natalie on a few trips so that she can learn what it's really like to fire someone. Melanie Lynskey, Danny McBride, and J.K. Simmons co-star in this Best Picture Academy Award nominee. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Based on the novel by Walter Kirn.
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Special features: commentary; "Shadowplay: before the story" featurette; deleted scenes; trailers.
Director of photography, Eric Steelberg ; editor, Dana E. Glauberman ; music, Rolfe Kent.
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey, J. K. Simmons, Sam Elliott.
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content.
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
In English, or dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned.