Birdman, or, (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Cover Image

Birdman, or, (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) [videorecording] Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/M Productions/Le Grisbi production ; directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu ; written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo ; produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher ; produced by Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole ; executive producers, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Sarah E. Johnson ; an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film.

Birdman (portion title)
Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (portion title)

Bo, Armando, (screenwriter.). Camp, Bill, (actor.). Conners, Molly, 1980- (film producer.). Crise, Douglas, 1961- (editor of moving image work.). Dinelaris, Alexander, (screenwriter.). Duncan, Lindsay, (actor.). Galifianakis, Zach, (actor.). Giacobone, Nicolás, (screenwriter.). González Iñárritu, Alejandro, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Johnson, Sarah E. (Producer), (film producer.). Keaton, Michael, 1951- (actor.). Lesher, John, (film producer.). Lubezki, Emmanuel, (director of photography.). Milchan, Arnon, 1944- (film producer.). Mirrione, Stephen, 1969- (editor of moving image work.). Norton, Edward, (actor.). Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- (actor.). Ryan, Amy, (actor.). Sánchez, Antonio, 1971- (composer (expression)). Shamos, Jeremy, (actor.). Skotchdopole, James W., (film producer.). Stone, Emma, 1988- (actor.). Thompson, Kevin (Production designer), (production designer.). Watts, Naomi, 1968- (actor.). Wever, Merritt, (actor.). Wolsky, Albert, (costume designer.). Woodrow, Christopher, 1977- (film producer.). Young, Damian, (actor.). Fox Searchlight Pictures, (production company.). Le Grisbi Productions, (production company.). M Productions, (production company.). New Regency (Firm), (production company.). Regency Enterprises, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Lindsay Duncan, Merritt Wever, Jeremy Shamos, Bill Camp, Damian Young. (Cast).

Summary:

A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: Birdman: all-access; Gallery: Chivo's on-set photography.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; production designer, Kevin Thompson ; edited by Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; drum score by Antonio Sanchez.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Lindsay Duncan, Merritt Wever, Jeremy Shamos, Bill Camp, Damian Young.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence ; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:	In English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0); optional Spanish and French subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English audio description (Dolby Digital 5.1); closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Academy Award Winner, 2015: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Academy Award Nominee, 2015: Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Best Actor (Michael Keaton) ; Golden Globe Winner, 2015: Best Screenplay (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Michael Keaton), ; Gloden Globe Nominee, 2015: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Edward Norton), Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Emma Stone), Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Original Score (Antonio Sanchez).