Being John Malkovich /

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burwell, Carter (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cmp)
Corporate Authors: Criterion Collection (Firm), Gramercy Pictures (Producer), Propaganda Films (Firm) (Producer), Single Cell Pictures (Producer), USA Films (Firm), Universal Pictures (Firm), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Acord, Lance (Cinematographer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cng, director of photography), Barrett, K. K. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prs), Bean, Orson (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Brown, W. Earl, 1963- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Cusack, John, 1966- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Diaz, Cameron (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Garson, Willie, 1964-2021 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Golin, Steve (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Jacott, Carlos (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Jonze, Spike (Director, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/drt), Kaufman, Charlie, 1958- (Screenwriter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aus, Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Keener, Catherine (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Kuhn, Michael, 1949- (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Landay, Vincent (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Malkovich, John (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Piven, Byrne (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Place, Mary Kay (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Sheen, Charlie (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Sporleder, Gregory, 1964- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Stern, Sandy (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Stipe, Michael, 1960- (Producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pro), Zumbrunnen, Eric (Film editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/flm)
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: [Irvington. N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2012], ©2012
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : PolyGram Holding, Inc. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]
[Irvington. N.Y.] : [2012]
Edition:DVD ed
Series:Criterion collection ; 611
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Description
Summary:A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich
An out-of-work puppeteer takes a filing clerk job on the cramped seventh floor of an office building where he discovers a hidden tunnel allowing him to enter the mind and life of actor John Malkovich for 15 minutes before being ejected onto the New Jersey Turnpike
An out-of-work puppeteer takes a filing clerk job on the cramped seventh floor of an office building where he discovers a hidden tunnel allowing him to enter the mind and life of actor John Malkovich for 15 minutes before being ejected onto the New Jersey Turnpike
"(This) gloriously inventive, delightfully nutty comic treasure is unlike anything you've ever seen."--New York Daily News
Item Description:16:9, 1.85:1 aspect ratios
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999
Special features: Commentary by Michel Gondry; "All noncombatants please leave the set" behind-the-scenes documentary by Lance Bangs; "John Malkovich and John Hodgman" conversation; Spike's photos; "7 1/2 floor orientation"; "American arts & culture presents John Horation Malkovich: dance of despair and disillusionment; "An intimate portrait of the art of puppeteering; TV spots; Trailer. Booklet: "the original piece of wood I left in your head" Spike Jonze in conversation with Perkus Tooth
Special features: [disc 1] New selected-scene audio commentary featuring Michel Gondry; [disc 2] new behind-the-scenes documentary by filmmaker Lance Bangs; conversation between John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman; director Spike Jonze discusses Being John Malkovich via production photos; two films: "7 1/2 Floor Orientation" and "Dance of despair and disillusionment"; an intimate portrait of the art of puppeteering, a documentary by Bangs; trailer; tv spots; booklet featuring a conversation between Jonze and Perkus Tooth
"Director-approved two-DVD special edition ..."--Container
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
2 videodiscs (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Format:Blu-ray format, region A ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
DVD, region 1, NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Audience:MPAA Rating: rated R, for language and sexuality
Rating: R; for language and sexuality
Production Credits:Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music by Carter Burwell ; production designer, K.K. Barrett ; costume design, Casey Storm
Director of photography, Lance Acord; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen; music, Carter Burwell
ISBN:1604655879
9781604655865
9781604655872