Pleasantville

Author

Gary Ross

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts, Reese Witherspoon, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Giuseppe Andrews, Jenny Lewis, Marissa Ribisi, Paul Walker.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; some thematic elements emphasizing sexuality, and for language.

Summary

In the black-and-white '50s sitcom realm of Pleasantville, mom always has a yummy meatloaf in the oven, the home team never loses and romance is a shy peck on the cheek. Until now. Because modern, real-life teens David and Jennifer are mysteriously zapped into that TV world. With them come ideas and passions that turn the town's cozy perfection into something more challenging and colorful. This imaginative fantasy maintains its humor even as it reveals its own true colors about embracing life in all its messiness and unpredictability. Don't touch that dial. Stay tuned to life in Pleasantville.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.

Special features: Commentary by writer/director Gary Ross ; isolated score track with commentary by composer Randy Newman ; featurette The art of Pleasantville ; Fiona Apple "Across the universe" music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson ; storyboard gallery ; theatrical trailer.