Summary
In the United States, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. But when one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up, but no less determined, masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover the plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gibbons, Dave,
-- 1949-
-- Film adaptations.
Superheroes -- United States -- Drama. Murder -- Investigation -- United States -- Drama. Vigilantes -- United States -- Drama. Conspiracy -- Drama. Criminal behavior -- Drama. Superhero films. Fantasy films. Action and adventure films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2009 |
| Edition | Director's cut, Special ed., Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Watchmen. |
| Contributors |
Snyder, Zack,
1966- director. Gordon, Lawrence, 1936- producer. Levin, Lloyd, producer. Snyder, Deborah, producer. Hayter, David, screenwriter. Tse, Alex, screenwriter. Crudup, Billy, 1968- actor. Goode, Matthew, 1978- actor. Gugino, Carla, 1971- actor. Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961- actor. Morgan, Jeffrey Dean, 1966- actor. Wilson, Patrick, 1973- actor. Bates, Tyler, composer. Gibbons, Dave, 1949- Watchmen. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Paramount Pictures Corporation. Legendary Pictures. DC Comics, Inc. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Larry Fong ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Tyler Bates. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Based on the graphic novel co-created by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: twenty-five minutes of additional footage; "The phenomenon: the comic that changed comics" featurette; "Watchmen:" video journals (ca. 30 min.); music video "Desolation row," by My Chemical Romance; eleven Watchmen making-of webisodes. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (186 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781419878923 1419878921 |
| Other | Classic View |