DVD

Savages [DVD] / Fox Searchlight Pictures ; written and directed by Tamara Jenkins.

Jenkins, Tamara, 1962- (Screenwriter, Director). Trask, Stephen. (Composer). Carey, Anne. (Added Author). Hope, Ted. (Added Author). Westheimer, Erica. (Added Author). Linney, Laura. (Added Author). Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967- (Added Author). Bosco, Philip. (Added Author). Friedman, Peter. (Added Author). Zayas, David. (Added Author). Akinnagbe, Gbenga. (Added Author). Seymour, Cara. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Lone Star Film Group. (Added Author). This is That (Firm) (Added Author). Ad Hominem Enterprises. (Added Author). Cooper's Town Productions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour. (Cast).

Summary:

Jon and Wendy Savage (Hoffman and Linney) are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny (Bosco). 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 own personal demons.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:	MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, violence and language. English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Special features: About The Savages; director's snapshots; deleted scene; trailers. Videodisc release of the 2007 motion picture by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lone Star Film Group, This Is That, Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producers, Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer ; director/writer, Tamara Jenkins ; photography, Mott Hupfel ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Stephen Trask ; costume designer, David C. Robinson ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart.
Participant or Performer Note:	Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English or Spanish with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.