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Closed Caption; Dual interactive menu screens; Director's commentary; About the visual effects; Making-of featurette; Alternate ending ; Photo gallery ; Cast & crew; Biographies and filmographies ; Production information; Theatrical trailers; DVD-ROM features include Windows 95/98 wallpaper and Macintosh destop images
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1. Love at First Sight
2. Shattered Dreams
3. Working Together
4. Angry With Death
5. I Still Exist
6. Painting Your Own Surroundings
7. Soul Mates
8. Finding an Old Friend
9. Annie's Conclusion
10. The Tracker
11. The Road to Hell
12. The Truth About Albert
13. Angel Falls
14. Who We Really Are to Each Other
15. Annie's Nightmare
16. Double D
17. Sometimes When You Lose, You Win
18. A Second Chance
19. Closing Credits
Robin Williams ventures into the afterlife in order to reconnect with his departed wife in this thought-provoking drama based on the Richard Matheson novel. Visually opulent, the film features Cuba Gooding Jr. and Max von Sydow in vivid supporting roles. Barnes & Noble
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October 05, 2009: This was an amazing movie. I highly recommend it. Several of my male friends said that they had trouble following the story. It did frequently shift in time. By that I mean that the movie showed segments of the main characters' lives together - but not in order by time. If you want to see a movie that is beautiful visually and shows a metaphysical interpretation of the Afterlife, this movie is for you. It also deals with the subject of depression, so you experience both happiness and sadness while viewing the movie. Robin Williams was absolutely fantastic as always. The other actors were also terrific. It gave me lots of things to muse about.
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August 26, 2009: I have always really liked Robin Williams, ever since I was a kid, when I saw him in both Hook Mrs. Doubtfire, and Jack. I'm sure we all remember those ones. Ever since, I have seen a lot of his movies, such as Awakengings, Flubber, etc...but there are still some that I hadn't gotten around to seeing, including this one. I was finally at this pawn shop the other day and found a copy of this for $2, so I went ahead and bought it. I had always heard how good this movie was, and was glad to finally have an opportunity to watch it. I watched it the very next time I had a chance to watch something, and I loved it! It was an amazing movie! All of the actors did a great job in it, and it was indeed very visually stunning in some parts. This does, in no way, quite do justice to what I am still thinking that heaven will look like, but for what was humanly possible to portray, they did a great job. Also, I don't believe that once you're in hell, you can be pulled from it, unless the divine decided upon it, but in any case, my opinion aside, this movie was still very well made and very powerful & emotional, and there is stuff to be learned from it none the less. I would definitely recommend giving this one a watch, or even just buying it, if you have never seen it.
I Also Recommend: One Night With the King, Amazing Grace, Awakenings, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty.
Robin Williams ventures into the afterlife in order to reconnect with his departed wife in this thought-provoking drama based on the Richard Matheson novel. Visually opulent, the film features Cuba Gooding Jr. and Max von Sydow in vivid supporting roles.
Based on a metaphysical 1978 novel by science fiction and horror author Richard Matheson, this romantic fantasy-drama won an Oscar for its expensive and impressive visual vistas depicting an imaginative afterlife. Robin Williams stars as Chris Nielsen, a doctor who has suffered with his artist wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) through the devastating loss of their children, Marie and Ian, who were killed in a car accident. Although Annie's all-consuming depression nearly destroyed their marriage, the couple rebuilt their relationship and are now living out a comfortable middle age. Stopping one night to help a motorist in a wreck, Chris is struck by a car and killed. At first confused about where he is, Chris meets Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a spiritual guide who helps him to realize he's passed away and that he must move on to the next world. After trying with only limited success to communicate with the devastated Annie, Chris moves on and discovers an afterlife that can become whatever one envisions, where even his pet dog awaits him. What Chris envisions as paradise are the paintings of his wife, and he happily takes up residence there, awaiting the far-off day when Annie will eventually join him. He also meets his children, although they have chosen different appearances than the ones they had in life. Then tragedy strikes when Annie, inconsolable, commits suicide and goes to Hell. Although it is rarely done, Chris insists on traveling there, risking his eternal soul to save the woman he loves. Accompanied part of the way by Albert and a wizened guide called The Tracker (Max von Sydow), Chris finally reaches Annie in Hell, and must convince her of the truth in order to release her from her dark prison. Karl Williams
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1. Love at First Sight
2. Shattered Dreams
3. Working Together
4. Angry With Death
5. I Still Exist
6. Painting Your Own Surroundings
7. Soul Mates
8. Finding an Old Friend
9. Annie's Conclusion
10. The Tracker
11. The Road to Hell
12. The Truth About Albert
13. Angel Falls
14. Who We Really Are to Each Other
15. Annie's Nightmare
16. Double D
17. Sometimes When You Lose, You Win
18. A Second Chance
19. Closing Credits
Performance Credits | ||
| Robin Williams (Films)(Biography)(Interview)(Music) | Chris Nielsen | |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. (Films)(Biography) | Albert | |
| Annabella Sciorra (Films) | Annie Nielsen | |
| Max von Sydow (Films)(Biography) | The Tracker | |
| Jessica Brooks Grant | Marie Nielsen | |
| Josh Paddock | Ian Nielsen | |
| Rosalind Chao | Leona | |
Technical Credits | ||
| Vincent Ward | Director | |
| POP Animation | Special Effects | |
| Barnet Bain | Producer | |
| Ronald Bass | Executive Producer, Screenwriter | |
| Yvonne Blake | Costumes/Costume Designer | |
| Alan C. Blomquist | Co-producer | |
| David Brenner | Editor | |
| Cindy Carr | Set Decoration/Design | |
| Digital Domain | Special Effects | |
| Stephen P. Dunn | Asst. Director | |
| Ted Field | Executive Producer | |
| P.O.P. Film | Special Effects | |
| Masters FX | Makeup Special Effects | |
| Maysie Hoy | Editor | |
| Erica Huggins | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Kamen | Score Composer | |
| Erin Kemp | Set Decoration/Design | |
| David Kneupper | Sound Editor | |
| Scott Kroopf | Executive Producer | |
| Aric Lasher | Set Decoration/Design | |
| Heidi Levitt | Casting | |
| Alicia MacCarone | Set Decoration/Design | |
| Stuart Robertson | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Eduardo Serra | Cinematographer | |
| Stephen Simon | Producer | |
| Ellen M. Somers | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Nelson Stoll | Sound/Sound Designer | |
| Jake Strelow | Set Decoration/Design | |
| Peter Michael Sullivan | Sound Editor | |
| Dawn Swiderski | Set Decoration/Design | |
| Tomas Voth | Art Director | |
| Christian Wintter | Art Director | |
| Eugenio Zanetti | Production Designer | |
| Richard Matheson | Source Author | |
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