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Rent-a-pal / IFC Midnight presents ; a Pretty People Pictures production ; producers, Annie Elizabeth Baker, Jimmy Weber, Jon Stevenson, Brian Landis Folkins, Brandon Fryman, Robert B. Martin, Jr. ; written, directed and edited by Jon Stevenson.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 036 459
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Dating services--Drama.
- Dating services.
- Bachelors--Drama.
- Bachelors.
- Online dating--Drama.
- Online dating.
- Caregivers--Drama.
- Caregivers.
- Video recordings.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Fiction films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Horror films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : Scream Factory, [2021]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles; English audio description.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, stereo; audio descriptive track.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- stereo
- Dolby digital 5.1
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy, the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy's friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission.
- Participant:
- Brian Landis Folkins, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Wil Wheaton.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Scott Park ; music, Jimmy Weber.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
- Wide screen (2.40:1).
- Special features: The making of; "Hi, I'm Andy" featurette; "Meet your matches!" featurette.
- OCLC:
- 1230259136
- Publisher Number:
- 826663215595
- 86214522 Scream Factory
- SF21559 Scream Factory
- 2133427 Scream Factory (container)
- 2133426 Scream Factory (disc)
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