Avatar / Twentieth Century Fox ; written and directed by James Cameron ; produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau ; a Twentieth Century Fox presention in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners ; executive producers, Colin Wilson, Laeta Kalogridis ; a Lightstorm Entertainment production.
Jake Sully is a former Marine who uses a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life--which changes everything.
Record details
- ISBN: 9786313558001
- ISBN: 6313558006
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: [Widescreen].
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2010]
Content descriptions
General Note: | DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Widescreen 1.78:1. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Avatar. pt. 1 -- Avatar. pt. 2 -- Filmmakers' journey. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photograpy, Mauro Fiore ; production designers, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg ; edited by Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; senior visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri ; animation supervisors, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones ; costume designers, Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah L. Scott ; music composed by James Horner ; WETA producer, Eileen Moran ; WETA visual effects supervisors, Stephen Rosenbaum, Eric Saindon, Dan Lemmon, Guy Williams ; conceptual design, costume and specialty props by Richard Taylor. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso, Sigourney Weaver. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: PG-13; intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; dual layer ; widescreen ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround. |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Academy Awards, 2010: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Fiore); Best Achievement in Visual Effects (Letteri and 3 others); Best Achievement in Art Direction (Carter, Stromberg, Kim Sinclair) Golden Globes Awards, 2010: Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Director, Motion Picture (Cameron) BAFTA Awards, 2010: Best Production Design (Carter, Stromberg, Kim Sinclair); Best Special Visual Effects (Letteri and 3 others). |
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Subject: | Human-alien encounters > Drama. Extraterrestrial beings > Drama. Life on other planets > Drama. Pandora (Imaginary place) > Drama. |
Genre: | Action and adventure films. Science fiction films. Fantasy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 75 of 79 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Abington Community Library | BR AVATAR (Text) | 50687011668251 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
Abington Community Library | DVD AVATAR (Text) | 50687011668244 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
Altoona Area Public Library | DVD AVA (Text) | 33240005234466 | Adult 7 Day DVD | Available | - |
Ashland Public Library | DVD-322 (Text) | 3039900002463$ | DVD's | Available | - |
Bangor Public Library | DVD AVA (Text) | 75011000175676 | DVD Upstairs | Available | - |
Blossburg Memorial Library | BDV AVA (Text) | 30063000190761 | DVD | Available | - |
Carbondale Public Library | DVD AVATAR (Text) | 50688010749423 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
Conemaugh Township Branch | DVD AVA PG - 13 (Text) | 35907001376099 | SOCC DVD | Available | - |
Cresson Public Library | A 220 (Text) | 31814610030832 | CRSM DVD | Available | - |
Dalton Community Library | DVD AVATAR (Text) | 50689010357720 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |