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The humans / A24 and IAC Films present ; produced by Louise Lovegrove, Stephen Karam ; written for the screen and directed by Stephen Karam.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Karam, Stephen, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Lovegrove, Louise, 1977- film producer.
Jenkins, Richard, 1947- actor.
Houdyshell, Jayne, 1953- actor.
Schumer, Amy, actor.
Feldstein, Beanie, actor.
Yeun, Steven, actor.
Squibb, June, 1929- actor.
Muhly, Nico, composer (expression).
Crawley, Lol, 1974- director of photography.
Houy, Nick, editor of moving image work.
A24 (Firm), presenter.
Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
IAC Films, presenter.
Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Karam, Stephen--Film adaptations.
Karam, Stephen.
Families--Drama.
Families.
Fear--Drama.
Fear.
Conflict of generations--Drama.
Conflict of generations.
Thanksgiving Day--Drama.
Thanksgiving Day.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Drama.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.).
New York (N.Y.)--Drama.
New York (N.Y.).
New York (State)--New York--Manhattan.
New York (State)--New York.
Genre:
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Psychological films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Psychological films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
color
Place of Publication:
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2022]
Language Note:
English dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC; Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1.
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
sound
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Awardʼ-winning play, THE HUMANS explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds them together.
Participant:
Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb.
Credits:
Edited by Nick Houy; director of photography, Lol Crawley; original music by Nico Muhly.
Notes:
Title and credits from screen.
Based on the play by Stephen Karam.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Special features: audio commentary with writer-director Stephen Karam; Our ruffled spirits: making The humans; outtakes.
For private home use only.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
ISBN:
0031398332275
9780031398338
0031398332
OCLC:
1301429960
Publisher Number:
031398332275
59687 Lionsgate
59687.1.A Lionsgate

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