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Lemony Snicket's A series of unfortunate events Cover Image

Lemony Snicket's A series of unfortunate events [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures ; a Parkes/MacDonald production ; a Nickelodeon Movies production ; a Brad Silberling film ; produced by Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jim Van Wyck ; screenplay by Robert Gordon ; directed by Brad Silberling.

Series of unfortunate events (portion title)
Désastreuses aventures des orphelins Baudelaire d'après Lemony Snicket (other title)

Cedric, the Entertainer, 1965- (Added Author). Aiken, Liam. (Added Author). Browning, Emily, 1988- (Added Author). Carrey, Jim, 1962- (Added Author). Connolly, Billy. (Added Author). Coolidge, Jennifer. (Added Author). Guzmán, Luis, 1957- (Added Author). Kahn, Michael, 1935- (Added Author). Law, Jude, 1972- (Added Author). Lubezki, Emmanuel. (Added Author). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Added Author). O'Hara, Catherine. (Added Author). Silberling, Bradley. (Added Author). Snicket, Lemony. Bad beginning. (Added Author). Snicket, Lemony. Reptile room. (Added Author). Snicket, Lemony. Wide window. (Added Author). Spall, Timothy, 1957- (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927) (Added Author). Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge. (Cast).

Summary:

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are taken in by a series of oddball relatives and others after their wealthy parents are killed in a fire. The first to take them in is the dastardly and cunning Count Olaf, who is only interested in their inheritance.

Record details

ISBN: 1415708681
ISBN: 9781415708682
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005], c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the books "The bad beginning", "The reptile room" and "The wide window" by Lemony Snicket. DVD packaging may vary, may be English only, or bilingual (English and French). Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Commentary by Brad Silberling; Brad Silberling and the real Lemony Snicket commentary; bad beginnings; dismal deletions; obnoxious outtakes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Rick Heinrichs.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Jude Law. Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English, French or Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned in English.