The postman always rings twice / Lorimar ; an Andrew Braunsberg Production ; produced in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screenplay by David Mamet based on the novel by James M. Cain ; produced by Charles Mulvehill and Bob Rafelson ; directed by Bob Rafelson.
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FilmPublication details: [Irvine, Calif.] : Lorimar Productions ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [1997]Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 079073219X
- 9780790732190 :
- 791.4372 21
- Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Graeme Clifford ; music composed and conducted by Michael Small.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | DVDs | DVD POS | Available | 36748002371054 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Bob Rafelson's remake of 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice, with a screenplay by the award-winning playwright David Mamet, stars Jack Nicholson as Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter who ends up at a diner run by Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who offers Frank a job. Frank takes him up on the offer, but quickly begins a torrid affair with Nick's wife Cora (Jessica Lange). The adulterous lovers soon hatch a plan to kill Nick and share in the insurance payout. The second big-screen adaptation of the James M. Cain novel, the film garnered a certain degree of notoriety for the explicit sex scenes between Lange and Nicholson. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Based on the 1954 novel by James M. Cain.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1981.
Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Supporting players [text feature]; Behind the scenes [text feature]; The original vs. the remake [text feature]; Theatrical trailers Mildred Pierce (2 min.), The Postman always rings twice '46 (3 min.), The Postman always rings twice '81 (3 min.).
Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Graeme Clifford ; music composed and conducted by Michael Small.
Jack Nicholson (Frank Chambers), Jessica Lange (Cora Papadakis), John Colicos (Nick Papadakis), Michael Lerner (Katz), John P. Ryan (Kennedy), Anjelica Huston (Madge), William Traylor (Sackett), and Christopher Lloyd (the salesman).
Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) is a drifter who lands at a roadside gas station owned by jolly old Nick Papadakis (John Colicos) and his young, blonde wife Cora (Jessica Lange). Frank and Cora quickly fall in love, and plot Nick's murder. Waiting for wedding bells to ring, the body count rises, the gavel slams-of course, nothing ever goes as planned-and their plans are derailed one by one.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 1.0 stereo, formatted for television presentation, aspect ratio, 1.33:1.
In English, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned.