| | | The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Subtitled
Academy Award-winner Paul Newman heads a superb cast in the powerful true story of the creation of the first atomic bombs, called Fat Man and Little Boy. Newman plays Leslie Broves, the hard-nosed general in charge of "The Manhattan Project." Dwight Schultz portrays brilliant, mercurial scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. And Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern and Natasha Richardson give compelling supporting performances in this film by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields, The Mission) that vividly reveals one of history's most dramatic chapters.
"RIVETING! A great adventure story." Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Editor's Note
Director Roland Joffé's FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY is a historical drama about the lives of the participants in the Manhattan Project--the making and perfecting of the atomic bomb that took place in New Mexico during World War II. Paul Newman stars as General Leslie Groves, a hardened and cynical soldier who oversees the project while working with its leading scientist, the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer (Dwight Schultz). As the scientists come closer to controlling the awesome force of nuclear power, lives are torn apart and families destroyed by the fear and tension created by the ethical and moral dilemma surrounding the project. This exhilarating and harrowing drama depicts a strange dichotomy between the brilliant but naive scientists who created the bomb and the power-hungry government, who had only an archaic understanding of the way their actions would change the nature of war.
Plot Summary
FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY is the story of the feisty military man and the mercurial scientist who, together, change the course of World War II--and humanity--with the invention of the nuclear bomb.
| Features | Subtitles: English | | Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; English, French Dolby Surround Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 3/22/2005 |
| Running Time: 126 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1989 | | Catalog ID: 322524 | | UPC: 00097363225249 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...[Newman gives] a flamboyant star turn..." 11/16/1989 p.37Los Angeles Times
"...Newman and Schultz are arrestingly matched....Joffe has made a permanent contribution to our national insomnia..." 10/20/1989 p.C1 Chicago Sun-Times 3 of 10
As for the performances, they are mostly hapless. Newman is unable to generate any particular tone f - Roger Ebert
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