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The act [videorecording] : the complete limited series / created and written by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean ; directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Steven Piet, Adam Arkin, Christina Choe, Hannah Fidell.

Clermont-Tonnerre, Laure de, (television director.). Fidell, Hannah, (television director.). Piet, Steven, (television director.). Arkin, Adam, (television director.). Choe, Christina, (television director.). Antosca, Nick, (screenwriter,, creator.). Arquette, Patricia, 1968- (actor.). Dean, Michelle, 1979- (screenwriter,, creator.). King, Joey, 1999- (actor.). Sevigny, Chloë, (actor.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny. (Cast).

Summary:

Explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (425 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2019.
Title from container.
Based on Michelle Dean's 2016 Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered."
"These discs are expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. La maison du bon reve -- Teeth -- Two wolverines -- Stay inside.
Disc 2. Plan B -- A whole new world -- Bonnie & Clyde -- Free.
Participant or Performer Note:
Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny.
Target Audience Note:
14A.
System Details Note:
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio track in English, captions in English.
Subject: Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, 1991- > Fiction.
Blanchard, Dee Dee, 1967-2015 > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Parricide > Fiction.
Fraud > Fiction.
Child abuse > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Abused children > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy > Fiction.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction television programs.
Television programs.
Television mini-series.
Biographical television programs.
Television crime shows.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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500 . ‡a"These discs are expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
50500. ‡gDisc 1. ‡tLa maison du bon reve -- ‡tTeeth -- ‡tTwo wolverines -- ‡tStay inside.
50500. ‡gDisc 2. ‡tPlan B -- ‡tA whole new world -- ‡tBonnie & Clyde -- ‡tFree.
5111 . ‡aJoey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny.
520 . ‡aExplores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.
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5321 . ‡aSubtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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