DVD
The incredible shrinking man / screenplay by Richard Matheson ; prduced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Jack Arnold.
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 humanity₂s place amid the infinity of the universe? Six months after being exposed to a mysterious radiation cloud, suburban everyman Scott Carey finds himself becoming smaller⁵ and smaller⁵ and smaller until he₂s 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681438856
- ISBN: 1681438852
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Second-DVD edition.
- Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from sell sheet. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: New audio commentary with Tom Weaver and David Schecter; new program on the film's special effects by Craig Barron and Ben Burtt; new conversation between Joe Dante and Dana Gould; Auteur on campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director's cut) (2021); 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; essay by Geoffrey O'Brien. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Randy Stuart, Grant Williams, April Kent, Paul Langton. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen (1.85:1); mono. |
| Language Note: | Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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| Subject: | Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013 > Film adaptations. Radioactive substances > Drama. Human beings > Effect of radiation on > Drama. Radioactivity > Drama. |
| Genre: | Science fiction films. Horror films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Memorial Library | DVD INCREDI (Text) | 50686016104288 | Main Floor | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | DVD INCREDIBLE (Text) | 31901004546000 | Adult DVD Fiction | Available | - |
