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Punch-drunk love
Uniform Title
Punch-drunk love (Motion picture)
Title
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.
ISBN
9781681432267
1681432269
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title 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.
Special features: Trailers ; Deleted scenes ; 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.
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; production designer, William Arnold; music by Jon Brion ; editor, Leslie Jones ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; artwork, Jeremy Blake.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 16, 2017
Series
The Criterion collection ; 843
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.
System details note
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue.
Videorecording number
CC2698BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy.
Also listed under
Revolution Studios, presenter, production company.
New Line Cinema Corporation, presenter, production company.
Ghoulardi Film Company, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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