DVD
Duck [videorecording].
"A man and a duck search for the means to live, and some meanings in life, in Los Angeles 2009. Written and directed by Nic Bettauer, Duck stars Philip Baker Hall as a retired widower in a dystopian Los Angeles where social services have gone the way of social graces, and another Bush occupies the White House. Forced from his home with only a duck named Joe to accompany him, Hall's character Arthur embarks on a quest for purpose and community across the urban desert of Los Angeles. Interacting with a host of strangers - some helpful, some harmful, some heroic - Arthur learns that saving the life of this duck may have led to the salvation of his own. In a duck who believes him to be its mother, an old man discovers dignity and the will to live on...."--Container.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 minutes) : Dolby digital sound, color ; 12 cm.
- Distributor: Chatsworth, California : Westlake Entertainment, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Audio commentary by director Nic Bettauer and actor Philip Baker Hall ; interviews ; cast bios ; desktop downloads ; theatrical trailer ; photo gallery ; movie poster. "Think outside the flock"--Container. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer, Domini Hofmann ; produced, written, directed by Nic Bettauer. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Philip Baker Hall, Bill Brochtrup, Amy Hill and Larry Cedar with French Stewart and Bill Cobbs. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Home use only. |
| Awards Note: | Audience Award: Best Narrative Feature, Cinequest World Premiere. John Cassavettes Award: Philip Baker Hall, Denver International Film Festival. Best Foreign Dramatic Film, European Independent Film Festival. Film Finishing Fund, Women in Film Foundation. |
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| Genre: | Dystopian films. Road films. Animal films. DVDs. |
Available copies
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Holds
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2006. | |
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| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 2005. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aSpecial features: Audio commentary by director Nic Bettauer and actor Philip Baker Hall ; interviews ; cast bios ; desktop downloads ; theatrical trailer ; photo gallery ; movie poster. | |
| 500 | . | ‡a"Think outside the flock"--Container. | |
| 508 | . | ‡aProducer, Domini Hofmann ; produced, written, directed by Nic Bettauer. | |
| 511 | 1 | . | ‡aPhilip Baker Hall, Bill Brochtrup, Amy Hill and Larry Cedar with French Stewart and Bill Cobbs. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"A man and a duck search for the means to live, and some meanings in life, in Los Angeles 2009. Written and directed by Nic Bettauer, Duck stars Philip Baker Hall as a retired widower in a dystopian Los Angeles where social services have gone the way of social graces, and another Bush occupies the White House. Forced from his home with only a duck named Joe to accompany him, Hall's character Arthur embarks on a quest for purpose and community across the urban desert of Los Angeles. Interacting with a host of strangers - some helpful, some harmful, some heroic - Arthur learns that saving the life of this duck may have led to the salvation of his own. In a duck who believes him to be its mother, an old man discovers dignity and the will to live on...."--Container. | |
| 540 | . | ‡aHome use only. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aAudience Award: Best Narrative Feature, Cinequest World Premiere. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aJohn Cassavettes Award: Philip Baker Hall, Denver International Film Festival. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aBest Foreign Dramatic Film, European Independent Film Festival. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aFilm Finishing Fund, Women in Film Foundation. | |
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| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aStewart, French, ‡d1964-, ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCobbs, Bill, ‡eactor. |
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