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©2004
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2004
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are taken in by a series of oddball relatives and others after their wealthy parents are killed in a fire. The first to take them in is the dastardly and cunning Count Olaf, who is only interested in their inheritance
Based on the books "The bad beginning", "The reptile room" and "The wide window" by Lemony Snicket
Special features: Commentary by Brad Silberling; Brad Silberling and the real Lemony Snicket commentary; bad beginnings; dismal deletions; obnoxious outtakes
Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Rick Heinrichs
Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge
Voice, Jude Law
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
English, French or Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned