In America

DVD

In America [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight presents a Hell's Kitchen production, a Jim Sheridan film ; produced by Jim Sheridan and Arthur Lappin ; written by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan ; directed by Jim Sheridan.

Sheridan, Jim, 1949- (director,, producer,, screenwriter.). Lappin, Arthur, (producer.). Sheridan, Naomi, (screenwriter.). Sheridan, Kirsten, (screenwriter.). Morton, Samantha, (actress.). Considine, Paddy, (actor.). Bolger, Sarah, 1991- (actress,, narrator.). Bolger, Emma, (actress.). Hounsou, Djimon, 1964- (actor.). Friday, Gavin, (composer.). Seezer, Maurice, (composer.). Quinn, Declan, 1957- (director of photography.). Geraghty, Naomi, (film editor.). Hell's Kitchen (Firm), (production company.). East of Harlem (UK) Limited, (production company.). Fox Searchlight Pictures, (film distributors.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributors.). Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou, David Wike, Michael Sean Tighe. (Cast).

Summary:

Told by 11-year-old Christy, a child wise beyond her years. An Irish couple bring their two young daughters to America in search of a better life. Christy and her sister, Ariel find New York's Hell Kitchen a place of magic where anything is possible. To their parents, it represents a place to begin anew. Carried by the girls' youthful hope and faith, the family finds the heart to live and love again.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Edition: Full and Widescreen versions.
Publisher: [Los Angeles, California] : Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002.
Producer: [New York, New York?] : Hell’s Kitchen Films, 2002.
Distributor: [Beverly Hills, California] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.
Copyright: ©2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

Special features: alternate ending; 9 deleted scenes with optional commentary; directors commentary; "making-of" featurette.
Participant or Performer Note:: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou, David Wike, Michael Sean Tighe.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality, drug references, brief violence and language.
System Details Note:: DVD, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (1.85:1) presentations; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:: English, dubbed French and dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.