Punch-drunk love /
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 L...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
843. |
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| 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 Description: | Title from title screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. 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. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | 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. |
| 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. |
| ISBN: | 9781681432267 1681432269 |