Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: DVD00247

by Clint Eastwood; Nick Schenk; Dave Johannson; Robert Lorenz; Bill Gerber; Bee Vang; Ahney Her; Christopher Carley; John Carroll Lynch; Brian Haley; Geraldine Hughes; Brian Howe; William Hill; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Village Roadshow Pictures.; Double Nickel Entertainment (Firm); Malpaso (Company); Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:  Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2009.

Notes: Originally released in 2008 (116 min.); Special features: Manning the wheel [featurette] (10 min.); Gran Torino: more than a car [featurette] (4 min.).

Summary: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, is pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt’s prize possession, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

OCLC #: 317155768

Added: April 19, 2010