Signs

Description

From M. Night Shyamalan, the writer/director of THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, comes the story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who wake up one morning to find a 500-foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his family are told extraterrestrials are responsible for the sign in their field. They watch, with growing dread, the news of crop circles being found all over the world. SIGNS is the emotional story of one family on one farm as they encounter the terrifying last moments of life as the world is being invaded. "It's easy for a filmmaker to blow up the world -- but what Shyamalan does is much riskier. He tries to blow our minds. I was engaged by every inch of SIGNS." - Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper. Set Contains: The key component of this Vista Series DVD is a six- part documentary about the making of the film from idea to theatrical release. M. Night Shyamalan talks at length about the film and his filmmaking technique in this exclusive one-hour feature. The approach is straightforward but at times is as self-congratulatory as a marketing puff piece. Because Shyamalan works so leanly, the five deleted scenes are excellent, including a chilling scene from the film's final act. Also included are storyboard comparisons and another glimpse of one of Shyamalan's early home movies. Signs is the first of the Vista Series to be a single disc and the extras seem light, but there are only a couple of quibbles: the director again does not provide a commentary track and there is no DTS soundtrack. --Doug Thomas

Genre: Thriller

Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen

Contributor: Cherry Jones, Wood, Greg, Babita Hariani, Mel Gibson, Lanny Flaherty, Kevin Pires, Merritt Wever, Adam Way, Clifford David, Ted Sutton, Paul L. Nolan, Rory Culkin, Ukee Washington, Rhonda Overby, Joaquin Phoenix, Marion McCorry, Patricia Kalember, Michael Showalter See more

Language: English, French

Runtime: 1 hour and 46 minutes

Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.851

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 ounces

Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR#VG

Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen

Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 46 minutes

Release date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2003

Actors ‏ : ‎ Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Clifford David, Lanny Flaherty, Rory Culkin

Language ‏ : ‎ French, English (DTS 5.1), Unqualified