Bigger than life

Bigger than life

When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.

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Main Authors: Raksin, David (Composer), Roueché, Berton, 1911-1994 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation., Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Hume, Cyril, 1900-1966 (Screenwriter), Maibaum, Richard (Screenwriter), MacDonald, Joe, 1906-1968 (Cinematographer), Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Producer, Actor), Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979 (Director), Rush, Barbara, 1927- (Actor), Matthau, Walter (Actor), Simon, Robert (Actor), Olsen, Christopher, 1946- (Actor), Winters, Roland, 1904-1989 (Actor), Lane, Rusty, 1899-1986 (Actor), Stephens, Rachel (Actor), Hamilton, Kipp (Actor), Newman, Lionel, 1916-1989 (Conductor), Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990 (Artistic director), Smith, Jack Martin (Artistic director), Scott, Walter M. (Set designer), Reiss, Stuart (Set designer), Loeffler, Louis R., 1897-1972 (Film editor), Le Maire, Charles (Costume designer), Wills, Mary (Costume designer), Powell, Edward B. (Arranger), Andrew, Geoff, 1954- (Commentator)
Language:English
Edition:Special edition, widescreen.
Series:Criterion collection ; 507.
Subjects:
Drug addicts > United States > Drama.
Drug addiction > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Male elementary school teachers > Drug use > Drama.
Drug addicts' spouses > Drama.
Children of drug addicts > Drama.
Dysfunctional families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Medication abuse > Drama.
Cortisone > Drama.
Suburban life > Drama.
Summary:When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
Item Description:Based on an article in the New Yorker by Burton Roueché.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Bonus features: Audio commentary by Geoff Andrew; "Profile of Nicholas Ray" a half-hour interview with the director; Interview with Jonathan Lethem featurette; Interview with Susan Ray featurette; Theatrical trailer; Booklet. "Somewhere in suburbia" essay by B. Kite.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (22 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (2.55:1) presentation enhanced for (16:9) televisions; Dolby digital mono.
Production Credits:Music, David Raksin ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss ; film editor, Louis Loeffler ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
ISBN:9781604652468
1604652462
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