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The descendants [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; an Alexander Payne film ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; directed by Alexander Payne.

Hemmings, Kaui Hart. (Added Author). Payne, Alexander, (Added Author). Burke, Jim. (Added Author). Taylor, Jim, (Added Author). Faxon, Nat. (Added Author). Rash, Jim. (Added Author). Clooney, George. (Added Author). Woodley, Shailene. (Added Author). Bridges, Beau. (Added Author). Greer, Judy, (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author).
  • Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,

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Summary: Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Notes: Title from container.
Notes: Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Notes: Special features: Everybody loves George; Working with Alexander; Hawaiian style.
Performer: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer.
Credits: Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Kevin Tent.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; language including some sexual referencesCHV rating: 14A; mature theme, coarse language.
System: DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital, Descriptive audio 5.1, Dolby surround, dual layer.
Language: English (5.1 Dolby Digital), Spanish or French (Dolby surround) dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; descriptive audio (5.1 Dolby Digital); closed-captioned.

Subject: Boating accidents > Drama.
Mothers > Death > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Parent and child > Drama.
Families of royal descent > Hawaii > Drama.
Hawaii > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
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