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Call Number: DVD01117

by: Dustin Hoffman; Tom Cruise; Valeria Golino; Mark Johnson; Barry Levinson; Barry Morrow; Ronald Bass; Hans Zimmer; United Artists Corporation.; Guber-Peters Company.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [Santa Monica, CA] : MGM Home Entertainment, ©2004.

Notes:  Originally released in 1988 (134 min.); Nominated for eight 1989 academy awards; Special features: deleted scene (2 min.); original featurette (7 min.); audio commentaries by director Barry Levinson, screenwriter Ronald Bass, and screenwriter Barry Morrow; photo gallery; original theatrical trailer (3 min.);

Summary: A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a ’49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.

OCLC #: 54389736

Added: March 23, 2011

Also: available on VHS at VHS01123

Call Number: VHS00578

VHS00578 Copy 2

by Dustin Hoffman; Robert De Niro; Barry Levinson; Larry Beinhart; New Line Cinema Corporation.; New Line Home Video.;

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: [CA] : New Line Home Video, 1998.

Notes: Originally released in 1997 (96 mins.); American Hero by Larry Beinhart; Includes featurette “From Washington to Hollywood & back,” containing interviews with Tom Brokaw, Barry Levinson, John Frankenheimer and others; Nominated for two 1998 Academy Awards;

Summary: When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than two weeks before the election, the Washington spinmaster decides they need a war to distract the public’s attention so he calls on Hollywood’s top producer to create it.

OCLC #: 40284045

Call Number: Copy 1: VHS00571

Copy2: VHS00571

by Robert Redford; Robert Duvall; Bernard Malamud; Tri-Star Pictures.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984.

Notes: Originally released in 1984 (134 mins.); Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud; Nominated for four 1985 Academy Awards;

Summary: Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs’ career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant.

OCLC #: 11440110