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The big short / Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; an Adam McKay film ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Arnon Milchan ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay.
The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jared Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charlie Gellar and Jamie Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based upon the book by Michael Lewis. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015. Widescreen. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Nicholas Britell ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; editor, Hank Corwin ; production designer, Clayton Hartley ; director of photography, Barry Ackroyd. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan, John Magaro. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 TVs) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish; optional English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned; English audio description track for people with visual disabilities. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from disc surface. |
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Subject: | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 > Drama. Financial crises > United States > 21st century > Drama. United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009 > Drama. |
Genre: | Historical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |