District 9 [videorecording] / Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson, a Wingnut Films production, a film by Neill Blomkamp ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; directed by Neill Blomkamp.
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
Record details
- ISBN: 1435994035
- ISBN: 9781435994034
- ISBN: 1435932579
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: disc 1. Deleted scenes ; directors commentary ; "The alien agenda: a filmmaker's log" three-part documentary -- disc 2. Metamorphosis: The transformation of Wikus ; Innovation: Acting and improvisation ; Conception and design: Creating the world of District 9 ; Alien generation: Visual effects. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | disc 1. Feature film -- disc. 2. Special features. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke ; music, Clinton Shorter. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for bloody violence and pervasive language. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English and French). |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English or French and optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired and English audio description. |
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| Albertson Community Library | ADVD GEN DIS (Text) | 30372101308499 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | VIDEO DVD M0370 (Text) | 38344101438776 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | DVD (Text) | 30005100205379 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | DVD (Text) | 30672100399468 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | DVD F R #1809 (Text) | 25908005523738 | Adult Video R | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | DVD F Dis 278-279 B (Text) | 33436001434833 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Eden Library | vid rotation yellow - 2346 (Text) | 31554008965575 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | FF 41765 DVD (Text) | 0020510828468 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | DVD SCI-FI RATING R (Text) | 0112521734584 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | DVD 2519 (Text) | 31420621490898 | Adult Video | Storage | - |
