Martian child
By: New Line Cinema presents ; directed by Menno Meyjes ; screenplay by Seth E. Bass & Jonathan Tolins ; produced by David Kirschner, Corey Sienega, Ed Elbert
Contributors: Yeoman, Robert D., 1951- cinematographer; Luczyc-Wyhowski, Hugo, designer; Green, Bruce Michael, film editor; Dennison, Michael, 1952-2010, costume designer; Zigman, Aaron, composer; Cusack, John, 1966- actor; Peet, Amanda, 1972- actor; Platt, Oliver, actor; Okonedo, Sophie, actor; Coleman, Bobby, 1997- actor; Schiff, Richard, 1955- actor; Hesseman, Howard, actor; Cusack, Joan, 1962- actor; Gerrold, David, 1944-; New Line Cinema Corporation; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Burbank, CA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Widowers; Teatro; American Authors; Drama; Adoption; American authors; Life on other planets; Adopción; Film adaptations; Autores estadounidenses; Imagination in children
Work titles: Martian child (Motion picture)
Description: David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Based on the book The Martian Child by David Gerrold.

Special features: Deleted/alternate scenes: Bullies, I'm from outer space, On the set of Drakoban, Transfobalmedial, I am a Marsonian, Taunted, Time to eat, Be a good spy, Are you psychic?, Family BBQ, Delicious & nutritious, Elevator, Kiddie Vietnam, Picture perfect; Feature audio commentary with producers Corey Sienega and David Kirschner and writers Seth Bass and Jonathan Tolins; Handle with care: working with the Martian child; The real Martian child; Theatrical trailer; Sneak peaks; DVD-ROM/online features.

Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski ; editor, Bruce Green ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; music by Aaron Zigman.

John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Sophie Okonedo, Bobby Coleman, Richard Schiff, Howard Hesseman, Joan Cusack.

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and mild language.

DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo surround.

In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.
Table of contents: title: Special features: Widescreen version; title: Feature audio commentary with producers David Kirchner and Cary Sienega and writers Seth E. Bass and Jonathan Tollins; title: Deleted scenes; title: "Handle with care: Working with the Martian Child" featurette; title: "The real Martian Child" featurette; title: Language: Egnlish 5.1 surround ; English Stereo surround; title: Subtitles: English, Spanish.