| Title Statement |
The act : the complete limited series (DVD) (2019) / created and written by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean ; directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Steven Piet, Adam Arkin, Christina Choe, Hannah Fidell.
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| Country of Producing Entity |
United States
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Universal City, CA : Universal, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| General Note |
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2019.
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| General Note |
Wide screen (2.39:1)
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Disc 1. La maison du bon reve -- Teeth -- Two wolverines -- Stay inside.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Disc 2. Plan B -- A whole new world -- Bonnie & Clyde -- Free.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny.
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| Summary, Etc. |
From writers Nick Antosca (Channel Zero) and Michelle Dean comes The Act, based on Dean's 2016 Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered" and explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.
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| Target Audience Note |
Rating: Not Rated.
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| System Details Note |
DVD, region 1 NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital; [color].
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| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note |
Home use only.
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| Language note |
English audio; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mothers and daughters Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Child abuse Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Munchausen syndrome by proxy Drama.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Television crime shows.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Arquette, Patricia, 1968- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
King, Joey, 1999- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Antosca, Nick, screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Dean, Michelle, screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Sevigny, Chloe, actor.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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