The incredible shrinking man
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Arnold, Jack, 1916-1992, film director.
Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013, screenwriter.
Zugsmith, Albert, film producer.
Williams, Grant, 1931-1985, actor.
Stuart, Randy, 1924-1996, actor.
Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013, screenwriter.
Zugsmith, Albert, film producer.
Williams, Grant, 1931-1985, actor.
Stuart, Randy, 1924-1996, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681438849, 1681438844
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 72 x 17 cm, folded to 17 x 12)
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | INCREDIBLE SHRINKING BLU305 | Available |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681438849, 1681438844
UPC
715515265119
Notes
General Note
Title and credits from screen.
General Note
Based on the novel by Richard Matheson.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
New 4K digital restoration.
General Note
Accompanied by folded sheet containing film information and an essay on the film.
General Note
Special features:: New audio commentary with Tom Weaver and David Schecter; Auteur on campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director's cut) (2021); The infinitesmal: remembering "The shrinking man"; Terror at every turn (new program on the film's special effects by Craig Barron and Ben Burtt); Let's get small (new conversation between Joe Dante and Dana Gould); interview from 2016 with Richard Cristian Matheson; interview with Jack Arnold from 1983; 8mm home-cinema version from 1957; trailer and teaser narrated by Orson Welles; The lost music of the Incredible shrinking man; Suspense : return to dust (a radio play from 1958 which aired on the program Suspense) -- in booklet: essay by Geoffrey O'Brien.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ellis W. Carter ; film editor, Al Joseph ; trumpet soloist, Ray Anthony ; music supervision, Joseph Gershenson.
Participants/Performers
Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey, William Schallert, Frank Scannell, Helene Marshall, Diana Darrin, Billy Curtis.
Description
"Existentialism goes pop in this benchmark of atomic-age science fiction, a superlative adaptation of a novel by the legendary Richard Matheson that has awed and unnerved generations of viewers with the question, What is humanity's place amid the infinity of the universe? Six months after being exposed to a mysterious radiation cloud, suburban everyman Scott Carey (Grant Williams) finds himself becoming smaller... and smaller... and smaller--until he's left to fend for himself in a world in which ordinary cats, mousetraps, and spiders pose a mortal threat, all while grappling with a diminishing sense of himself. Directed by the prolific creature-feature impresario Jack Arnold with ingenious optical effects and a transcendent metaphysical ending, The Incredible Shrinking Man gazes with wonder and trepidation into the unknowable vastness of the cosmic void"--Container.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A ; monaural.
Language
In English.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Arnold, J., Matheson, R., Zugsmith, A., Williams, G., Stuart, R., Kent, A., Langton, P., Bailey, R., Schallert, W., Scannell, F., Marshall, H., Darrin, D., Curtis, B., Carter, E., Joseph, A., Anthony, R., Gershenson, J., & Matheson, R. (2021). The incredible shrinking man (Blu-ray special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jack Arnold et al.. 2021. The Incredible Shrinking Man. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jack Arnold et al.. The Incredible Shrinking Man Criterion Collection, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Arnold, Jack, et al. The Incredible Shrinking Man Blu-ray special edition., Criterion Collection, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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