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©2001
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
As a mid-aged man's friend dies, Bobby takes a look back at his childhood memories ... When mysterious out-of-towner, Ted, moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby shares with his self-involved mother, Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power
Based on the short story by Stephen King
Special features: filmographies; cast & crew film highlights; Scott Hicks interviews Anthony Hopkins; photo gallery; theatrical trailer
Director of photography, Piotr Sobocinski ; editor, Pip Karmel ; music, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Julie Weiss ; production designer, Barbara C. Ling
Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower
MPAA rating: PG-13
Also issued on VHS
DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital
English dialogue, English or French subtitles