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Dallas Buyers Club [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by Jean-Marc Vallee.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 23131482000 | UniversalLanguage: English, French Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal , 2014.Edition: Widescreen editionDescription: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Truth Entertainment and Voltage Pictures present ; a Truth Entertainment/Voltage Pictures/R2 Films/Evolution Independent/CE production ; produced by Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter ; written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack.
Awards:
  • 2013 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Matthew MacConaughey) ; Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Jared Leto).
  • 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Matthew MacConaughey) ; Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jared Leto).
Cast: Matthew McConaughey with Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto.Summary: In 1985, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy with a devil-may-care lifestyle who is blindsided with an H.I.V.-positive diagnosis and given 30 days to live. He quickly finds a lack of approved medications in the U.S. and crosses the border into Mexico where he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S. Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon, a transsexual who shares Ron's lust for life and entrepreneurial spirit. They establish a "buyers club," where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly acquired supplies. Deep in the heart of Texas, Ron's pioneering underground collective beats loud and strong as he fights for dignity, education, and acceptance.
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DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA DALLAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000940461

DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes ; a look inside Dallas buyers club.

Truth Entertainment and Voltage Pictures present ; a Truth Entertainment/Voltage Pictures/R2 Films/Evolution Independent/CE production ; produced by Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter ; written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack.

Matthew McConaughey with Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto.

In 1985, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy with a devil-may-care lifestyle who is blindsided with an H.I.V.-positive diagnosis and given 30 days to live. He quickly finds a lack of approved medications in the U.S. and crosses the border into Mexico where he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S. Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon, a transsexual who shares Ron's lust for life and entrepreneurial spirit. They establish a "buyers club," where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly acquired supplies. Deep in the heart of Texas, Ron's pioneering underground collective beats loud and strong as he fights for dignity, education, and acceptance.

Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.

Home use only.

In English or French (dubbed in Quebec) ; with optional subtitles in English or French.

2013 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Matthew MacConaughey) ; Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Jared Leto).

2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Matthew MacConaughey) ; Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jared Leto).

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