| Uniform Title |
The big short (Motion picture : 2015) |
| Title |
The big short. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2016. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (124 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia : DH0023. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. |
| Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Michael Lewis, originally published in 2010. |
| Credits |
Directed by Adam McKay ; screenplay by Charles Randolph, Adam McKay ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan. |
| Performers |
Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt. |
| Summary |
The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realise that the market's housing boom is based on a 'house of cards' sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jared Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charlie Gellar and Jamie Shipley, small-time players who hit it big. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9 ; Full frame 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Awards note |
Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, USA 2016, BAFTA Award, Writers Guild of America Award ; Movie of the Year, AFI Awards, USA 2016 ; Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy 2016. |
| Subjects |
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.) Film adaptations |
| Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Drama |
| Financial crises -- United States -- 21st century -- Drama |
| Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama |
| Stockholders -- United States -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| Historical films |
| Comedy films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
McKay, Adam, 1968- director, screenwriter. |
| Randolph, Charles screenwriter. |
| Gardner, Dede producer. |
| Kleiner, Jeremy producer. |
| Milchan, Arnon producer. |
| Gosling, Ryan, 1980- actor. |
| Bale, Christian, 1974- actor. |
| Carell, Steve, 1963- actor. |
| Pitt, Brad, 1963- producer, actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). Big short. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Bale, Christian, 1974- .
- Carell, Steve, 1963- .
- Gardner, Dede .
- Gosling, Ryan, 1980- .
- Kleiner, Jeremy .
- Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). Big short .
- McKay, Adam, 1968- .
- Milchan, Arnon .
- Pitt, Brad, 1963- .
- Randolph, Charles .
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