Insignificance
(DVD)
Contributors
Roeg, Nicolas, 1928- Director
Thomas, Jeremy Producer
Johnson, Terry, 1955- Screenwriter
Busey, Gary Actor
Russell, Theresa, 1957- Actor
Thomas, Jeremy Producer
Johnson, Terry, 1955- Screenwriter
Busey, Gary Actor
Russell, Theresa, 1957- Actor
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Rating
MPAA rating: R.
Status
Lamb Branch - ADULT
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Status
Lamb Branch - ADULT
INSI
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Celebrities -- United States -- Drama.
Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States -- Drama.
DiMaggio, Joe, -- 1914-1999 -- Drama.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955 -- Drama.
Johnson, Terry, -- 1955- -- Film adaptations.
McCarthy, Joseph, -- 1908-1957 -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.
Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States -- Drama.
DiMaggio, Joe, -- 1914-1999 -- Drama.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955 -- Drama.
Johnson, Terry, -- 1955- -- Film adaptations.
McCarthy, Joseph, -- 1908-1957 -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Drama.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.
More Details
Format
DVD
Language
English
ISBN
9781604654318
UPC
715515081511
Notes
General Note
Based on the play by Terry Johnson.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
Special features: new video interviews with director Nicolas Roeg and producer Jeremy Thomas and with editor Tony Lawson; Making Insignificance, a short documentary shot on the set of the film; original theatrical trailer; plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chuck Stephens and a reprinted exchange between Roeg and screenwriter Terry Johnson.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Stanley Myers.
Participants/Performers
Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Will Sampson, Tony Curtis,
Description
Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room for a compelling, visually inventive adaptation of Terry Johnson's play. With a combination of whimsy and dread, director Nicolas Roeg creates a fun-house-mirror picture of cold war America that questions the nature of celebrity and plays on a society's simmering nuclear fears.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; Dolby Digital, mono.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Roeg, N., Thomas, J., Johnson, T., Busey, G., Russell, T., Sampson, W., Curtis, T., Emil, M., Hannan, P., Lawson, T., & Myers, S. (2011). Insignificance. [United States]: Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nicolas Roeg et al.. 2011. Insignificance. [United States]: Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Nicolas Roeg et al., Insignificance. [United States]: Criterion Collection, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Roeg, Nicolas, et al. Insignificance. [United States]: Criterion Collection, 2011. DVD.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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