August 25, 2009 DVD Releases
August 25, 2009
Adventureland
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Miramax Films
Director: Greg Mottola
Screenwriter: Greg Mottola
Movie Website: Adventurelandthefilm.com
Actors/Actresses: Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Paige Howard, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Margarita Levieva
Plot Summary: It’s the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can’t wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they can no longer subsidize his trip, James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park. Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French girls-James’ summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy. Lucky for James, what should have been his worst summer ever turns into quite an adventure as he discovers love in the most unlikely place with his captivating co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), and learns to loosen up.
The film stars Jesse Eisenberg (”The Squid and the Whale”), Kristen Stewart (”Twilight,” “Into the Wild”), Ryan Reynolds (”Just Friends,” “Van Wilder”), Martin Starr (”Knocked Up,” “Superbad”), and “Saturday Night Live” cast members Kristen Wiig (”Knocked Up”) and Bill Hader (”Superbad,” “Tropic Thunder”).
Greg Mottola, fresh off the hit film “Superbad,” is directing his script drawn from his own job-from-hell experience. Ted Hope and Anne Carey of This is that corporation (”The Savages,” “Nothing is Private”) are producing, along with Sidney Kimmel of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Executive producers are William Horberg and Bruce Toll.
The creative team includes director of photography Terry Stacey (”The Nanny Diaries,” “Dexter”), production designer Stephen Beatrice (”Then She Found Me,” “Sherrybaby”), costume designer Melissa Toth (”No Reservations,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), and editor Anne McCabe (”Maria Full of Grace,” “You Can Count on Me”).
Sunshine Cleaning
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Overture Films
Director: Christine Jeffs
Screenwriter: Megan Holley
Movie Website: SunshineCleaning-themovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., Jason Spevack
Plot Summary: A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs (“Rain,” “Sylvia”), this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah, (Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other… specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another—no matter what—while creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family.
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