About a Boy [Blu-ray]

About a Boy [Blu-ray]

Director: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Cast: Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
, Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
, Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Chris Weitz
About a Boy [Blu-ray]

About a Boy [Blu-ray]

Director: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Cast: Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
, Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
, Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Chris Weitz

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Overview

London's most frequently eligible bachelor gets some lessons in growing up from a maladroit 12-year-old boy in this third big-screen adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel, directed and co-written by siblings Chris and Paul Weitz of American Pie fame. About a Boy concerns the parallel coming-of-age stories of the thirtysomething Will (Hugh Grant), a layabout "serial nice guy" living a posh, carefree lifestyle off his deceased father's fortune; and the preteen Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), a bright but awkward youth who's tired of his mom Fiona's (Toni Collette) depressed, boyfriend-less state. Their paths collide when Will, deciding that single mothers are the easiest romantic conquests on the dating scene, fabricates a two-year-old son and joins a group called S.P.A.T. (Single Parents Alone Together). Marcus is wise to Will's scheme, however, and through some incessant pestering and blackmail, he contrives for Will to date Fiona. Though Will doesn't hit it off immediately with either Marcus or his mother, he gradually begins to open up to the people around him -- so much so that he attracts the attention of another attractive single mom (Rachel Weisz). A U.S./U.K. co-production of Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Films and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner's Working Title (the company responsible for the Grant-related Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bridget Jones's Diary), About a Boy was co-written by What's Eating Gilbert Grape creator Peter Hedges.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/01/2012
UPC: 0025192112096
Original Release: 2002
Rating: PG-13
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:42:00
Sales rank: 29,863

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Spotlight on location: The making of About a Boy; "Santa's Super Sleigh": Lyrics to the entire song; English to English dictionary; Feature commentary with directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Hugh Grant Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult Marcus Brewer
Toni Collette Fiona Brewer
Rachel Weisz Rachel
Natalia Tena Ellie
Victoria Smurfit Suzie
Augustus Prew Ali
Sharon Small Christine
Madison Cook Imogen,Imogen
Nicholas Hutchison John
Ryan Speechley Barney,Barney
Denise Stephenson Lindsey
Chris Webster Ellie's Friend
Isabel Brook Angie
Orlando Thor Newman Louie, Angie's Kid
Paulette P. Williams Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Fritha Goodey Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Susannah Doyle Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Delma Walsh Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Peter Roy Will's Dad
Rosalind Knight Lindsey's Mum
Sian Martin Cute Waitress
Joanne Petitt Hairdresser
Cathy Murphy Nurse
Mark Heap Math Teacher
Claire Harman Skechers Shopgirl
Jason Salkey Amnesty International Worker Tom
Annabelle Apsion Amnesty International Worker
Joyce Henderson Moira / SPAT
Russell Barr Maitre D'
Jenny Galloway Frances / SPAT
Janine Duvitski Caroline / SPAT
Alex Kew Simon Cosgrove
Matthew James Thomas Candy Thrower
Bethany Muir Child in Supermarket
Sidney Livingstone Park Keeper
Tessa Vale Class Teacher
Jesy Nelson Student (uncredited)
Badly Drawn Boy Composer
Isabel Brooke Angie

Technical Credits
Chris Weitz Director,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Robert De Niro Producer
Nicky Kentish Barnes Producer
Tim Bevan Producer
Eric Fellner Producer
Brad Epstein Producer
Jane Rosenthal Producer
Debra Hayward Producer
Liza Chasin Producer
Hardy Justice Producer
Lynn Harris Executive Producer
Nick Hornby Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Peter Hedges Screenwriter
Tony Dawe Sound/Sound Designer
Bill Meadows Sound/Sound Designer
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