Pleasantville

Ross, Gary, 1956- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer). Kilik, Jon. (Producer). Degus, Robert J. (Producer). Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- (Producer). Maguire, Tobey, 1975- (Actor). Daniels, Jeff, 1955- (Actor). Allen, Joan, 1956- (Actor). Macy, William H., 1950- (Actor). Walsh, J. T. (Actor). Knotts, Don, 1924-2006 (Actor). Shelton, Marley. (Actor). Kaczmarek, Jane. (Actor). Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- (Actor). Lindley, John (John W.) (Cinematographer). Newman, Randy. (Composer). Apple, Fiona. (Performer). Anderson, Paul Thomas. (Director). New Line Cinema Corporation. (Added Author). Larger Than Life (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Reese Witherspoon. (Cast).

Summary: Twin siblings David and Jennifer couldn't be more different: she curses, smokes, and sleeps around; David is a prototypical nerdy outcast. Then, one dark and stormy night, they're sucked into the TV and Pleasantville: a perfect suburban Disneyland suffused with church-social niceness and Rotary Club boosterism. Jennifer despises it all. So, like a pint-size Lauren Bacall, she refuses to play the role of poodle-skirted good girl and introduces one of the boys to sex, after which this bland, black and white world magically begins changing into color. Through the combined forces of sex and rock 'n' roll, it becomes clear that the things that make life worth living--passion, knowledge, and love--are far removed from safety, stability, and bland sterility. Before too long, the whole town is wondering: what's outside Pleasantville?

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (123 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros., 1998.
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture by Warner Bros., 1998.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, John Lindley ; production designer, Jeannine Oppewall ; editor, William Goldenberg ; costume designer, Judianna Makovsky ; visual effects supervisor, Chris Watts ; color effects designer, Michael Southard ; music, Randy Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Reese Witherspoon.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, thematic elements emphasizing sexuality. CHV rating: PG.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 8, 2015).