DVD
The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2006.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan, this film offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles, and slogans in corporate sponsored contests. Winning everything from palm trees and pogo-sticks to sports cars and cash, she somehow managed to hold the financially desperate family together with happy smiles and a rock-solid defiance.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0.
Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture.
Based on the book "The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less" by Terry Ryan.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some disturbing images and language.
In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.