Street Date:May 22nd, 2007 (HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc)
Suggested Retail Price:$29.99 (DVD)
Suggested Retail Price:$39.99 (HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc)
Production:
Paramount Pictures Presents in Association with MTV Films a Jersey Films/Double Feature Films Production
Directed by:Richard LaGravenese
Writing Credits:
Richard LaGravenese (Screenplay), Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell (Book: “The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them”)
Produced by:Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Executive Producers:Hilary Swank, Tracy Durning, Nan Morales, Dan Levine
Director of Photography:Jim Denault
Production Designer:Laurence Bennett
Film Editor:David Moritz
Costume Designer:Cindy Evans
Music Supervisor:Mary Ramos
Music by:Mark Isham and will.i.am
Starring:Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario
Genre:Drama
Plot Summary:
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude -- and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students’ lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly
“unteachable” teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world. With electrifying performances from its all-star cast, including Golden Globe Award winner Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) and recording star Mario, Freedom Writers is based on the acclaimed best-seller, The Freedom Writers Diary.
MPAA Rating:
Runtime:123 min.
Language:English
External Tagline Reviews:
“AN INSPIRING, UPLIFTING MOVIE WHICH PULLS NO PUNCHES.” - JEFFREY LYONS, NBC’S REEL TALK (Front DVD Artwork)
“A MUST-SEE MOVIE.” - SHAWN EDWARDS, FOX-TV (Back DVD Artwork)
DVD Details:
• Available in a (1.85:1) Widescreen Edition and a (1.33:1) Full Screen Edition
• Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround and French 5.1 Surround
• English subtitles
• Commentary with Director Richard LaGravenese and Actor Hilary Swank
• Deleted Scenes (11:00)
• Making “A Dream” (5:25)
• Freedom Writers Family (19:21)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:31)
• Freedom Writers: The Story Behind the Story (10:03)
• Photo Gallery: A gallery of (64) stills and behind-the-scenes
• Previews (6:33): Theatrical Trailers for Transformers (2007), Dreamgirls (2006) and Norbit (2007)
Freedom Writers (2007)
