Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource The Savages, Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Film Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins

The Savages, Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Film Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins

Contributor
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
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Note
Special features: about the Savages featurette; director's snapshots; extended scenes; trailers
Instance
Label
The Savages
Title
The Savages
Statement of responsibility
Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Film Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Mott Hupfel ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Stephen Trask ; costume designer, David C. Robinson ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language
Language note
English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1967-2014
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Carey, Anne
  • Hope, Ted
  • Westheimer, Erica
  • Linney, Laura
  • Hoffman, Philip Seymour
  • Bosco, Philip
  • Friedman, Peter
  • Zayas, David
  • Akinnagbe, Gbenga
  • Seymour, Cara
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Lone Star Film Group (Firm)
  • This is That (Firm)
  • Ad Hominem Enterprises
  • Cooper's Town Productions (Firm)
Runtime
113
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Siblings
  • Parent and adult child
  • Adult child abuse victims
  • Dementia
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The Savages, Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Film Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Special features: about the Savages featurette; director's snapshots; extended scenes; trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 024543506799
  • 024543506805
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 2250679
  • 2250680
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn197040747
  • (Sirsi) o197040747
  • (OCoLC)197040747
  • 552650
  • 552650
System details
DVD; region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround; dual layer
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Savages, Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Film Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions ; produced by Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; written by Tamara Jenkins ; directed by Tamara Jenkins
Publication
Note
Special features: about the Savages featurette; director's snapshots; extended scenes; trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 024543506799
  • 024543506805
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 2250679
  • 2250680
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn197040747
  • (Sirsi) o197040747
  • (OCoLC)197040747
  • 552650
  • 552650
System details
DVD; region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround; dual layer
Video recording format
DVD

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Fremont Public Library (Mundelein)Borrow it
      1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, 60060, US
      42.282190 -88.019950

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Fremont Public Library (Mundelein). Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.