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Savages [videorecording (DVD)] / Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Lone Star Film Group ; This Is That Productions ; Ad Hominem Enterprises ; Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins.

Summary:

Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny. Suddenly, a call comes in that Lenny's girlfriend has died and he cannot care for himself. Lenny suffers from dementia and her family dumps Lenny on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father. The siblings are forced to face the struggle with their now personal demons

Record details

  • ISBN: 024543506799
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: About the Savages ; director's snapshots ; deleted scene ; trailers.
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Mott Hupfel ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Stephen Trask ; costume designer, David C. Robinson ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart.
Participant or Performer Note:
Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only
Subject: Adult child abuse victims > United States > Fiction
Brothers and sisters > United States > Fiction
Comedy film
Dementia > United States > Fiction
Feature film
Parent and adult child > United States > Fiction
Video recordings for the hearing impaire

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch DVD Savag 31681002016111 DVD Available -


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