Sweeney Todd the demon barber of Fleet Street
(DVD)
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008.
Edition
2-disc special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan Public Library - DVD | DVD Sweeney | Rated R | On Shelf |
| Jackson County Public Library - DVD | DVD Swe | On Shelf | |
| Mancos Library District - DVD | DVD SWE | On Shelf | |
| Silverton Public Library - DVD | DVD/R | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Barbers -- England -- London -- Drama.
Cannibalism -- Drama.
Children of prisoners -- Drama.
Ex-convicts -- Psychology -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Fleet Street (London, England) -- Drama.
Horror films.
Horror films.
Judicial error -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Meat grinders -- Drama.
Musical films.
Musical films.
Prisoners' families -- Drama.
Revenge -- Drama.
Serial murderers -- Drama.
Slasher films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Cannibalism -- Drama.
Children of prisoners -- Drama.
Ex-convicts -- Psychology -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Fleet Street (London, England) -- Drama.
Horror films.
Horror films.
Judicial error -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Meat grinders -- Drama.
Musical films.
Musical films.
Prisoners' families -- Drama.
Revenge -- Drama.
Serial murderers -- Drama.
Slasher films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008.
Format
DVD
Edition
2-disc special ed.
Language
English
UPC
097361321547
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Based on the musical : Sweeney Todd / by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler and the musical adaptation by Christopher Bond.
General Note
Special features (disc 1): "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" making-of featurette (26 min.).
General Note
Special features (disc 2): "Sweeney Todd press conference" (20 min.); "Sweeney is alive: the real history of the demon barber" fact and fiction featurette (20 min.); "Musical mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd" (12 min.); "Sweeney's London" historical featurette (16 min.); "The making of Sweeney Todd" (25 min.); "Grand Guignol: a theatrical tradition" horror theatre featurette (20 min.); "Designs for a Demon Barber" production short (8 min.); "A bloody business" effects, makeup, and prosthetics short (9 min.); "Moviefone unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp" interview (12 min.); "The razor's refrain" song with production stills montage (9 min.); photo gallery; theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Chas Jarrett.
Participants/Performers
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jayne Wisener, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders, Anthony Head, Peter Bowles.
Description
Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; graphic bloody violence.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen format (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English, or dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burton, T., Logan, J., MacDonald, L., Parkes, W. F., Zanuck, R. D., Depp, J., Bonham Carter, H., Rickman, A., Spall, T., Baron Cohen, S., Wisener, J., Bower, J. C., Kelly, L. M., Sanders, E., Head, A. S., Bowles, P., Bond, C. G. 1., Sondheim, S., & Wheeler, H. (2008). Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street (2-disc special ed.). DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tim Burton et al.. 2008. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tim Burton et al.. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burton, Tim, et al. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2-disc special ed., DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008.
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