Summary
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.Additional Information
Subjects |
Monsters
-- Drama.
Mothers and sons -- Drama. Grandmothers -- Drama. Schools -- Drama. Single-parent families -- Drama. England -- Drama. Fantasy films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,2017 |
Edition | Blu-ray and DVD, Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Monster calls. |
Contributors |
Ness, Patrick,
1971- screenwriter. Bayona, J. A. (Juan Antonio), film director. Atienza, Belén, film producer. MacDougall, Lewis, actor. Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- actor. Jones, Felicity, actor. Kebbell, Toby, actor. Neeson, Liam, actor. Faura, Óscar, director of photography. Velázquez, Fernando, 1976- composer. Dowd, Siobhan, contributor. Ness, Patrick, 1971- Monster calls. Focus Features, presenter. Participant Media, presenter, production company. River Road Entertainment (Firm), presenter, production company. Apaches Entertainment (Firm), production company. Telecinco Cinema, production company. Monster Calls, A.I.E. (Firm), production company. La Trini (Firm), production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Óscar Faura ; editors, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaume Martí ; music, Fernando Velázquez. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content and some scary images. |
Language |
English French Spanish English, French, and Spanish language tracks; optional French and Spanish subtitles: optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described (English). |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based upon the novel written by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd. Special features: English feature commentary with writer Patrick Ness; Spanish feature commentary with director J.A. Bayona; deleted scenes; The making of A monster calls; Making of the tales. |
System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; BD-50; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS Digital surround 5.1 (French and Spanish), DVS Dolby Digital Plus 2.0 (English); requires a Blu-ray Disc player. DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English, French, and Spanish), DVS Dolby Digital 2.0 (English). |
Description |
1 Blu-ray Disc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD (109 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in). |
Other | Classic View |