Summary
Screen siren Cameron Diaz and former X-Man James Marsden star in the supernatural horror picture The Box (2008), directed by Donnie Darko cult fave Richard Kelly. The film's premise involves a strange and ominous box granted to a young couple by a mysterious stranger (Frank Langella). They are informed that pressing various buttons on the box will grant them riches while killing a person unknown to them in the process. Executive produced by Ted Hamm, the film was adapted by Kelly from Richard Matheson's 1970 short story Button, Button. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Ethics
-- United States
-- Drama.
Married people -- Conduct of life -- Drama. Wooden boxes -- United States -- Drama. Dilemma -- United States -- Drama. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Science fiction films. Horror films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Distributed by Warner Home Video,2010 |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Other Titles | Button, button. |
| Contributors |
McKittrick, Sean.
Kelly, Richard, 1975- Lin, Dan. Diaz, Cameron. Marsden, James, 1973- Langella, Frank. Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014. Osborne, Holmes, 1952- Butler, Win. Chassagne, Régine. Final Fantasy (Musician) Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013. Button, button. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Radar Pictures. Media Rights Capital (Firm) Darko Entertainment (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Steven Poster ; editor, Sam Bauer ; costume designer, April Ferry ; casting, Mary Vernieu, Venus Kanani ; music, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Owen Pallett. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images. |
| Language |
English Spanish French English, Spanish or French dialogue; with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based upon the short story "Button, button" by Richard Matheson. Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419873857 9781419873850 |
| Other | Classic View |