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Inspired by the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth co-star.Product Identifiers
ProducerNina Jacobson, Jon Kilik
EAN5060223767291
eBay Product ID (ePID)112178467
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ActorDonald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence
Film/TV TitleThe Hunger Games
DirectorGary Ross
LanguageEnglish
Run Time102 Mins
Release Year2012
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesôThe World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Gamesö û an eight-part documentary covering the ômaking ofö the film in all aspects from the pre-production process all the way through the theatrical release and fan reactions\ôGame Maker: Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Phenomenonö featurette\ôLetters from the Rose Gardenö featurette û insights from Donald Sutherland on the development of his role as President Snow\ôControlling the Gamesö featurette û stories and concepts behind creating the control center\ôA Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchellö \Propaganda Film (in its entirety)\Marketing Archive\ôPreparing for The Games: A DirectorÆs Processö
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerT-Bone Burnett, James Newton Howard
Additional InformationBased on the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem, a divided nation split into 12 districts. Every year, each district selects a teen of each gender (called 'Tributes') to test their worth in a competition known as the Hunger Games, which are broadcast across the nation as entertainment, and to reinforce the government's total power. When her younger sister is selected as District 12's latest 'Tribute', Katniss volunteers to take her place, and trains under hard-drinking former Hunger Games champion Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) to sharpen her killer instincts. Now in order to survive the game and emerge the victor, this young combatant must put all of her skills to the ultimate test. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth co-star.
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - A muscular, honorable, unflinching translation of Collins' vision. It's brutal where it needs to be, particularly when children fight and bleed., New York Daily News - As tough-spirited as fans would hope for - and exciting and thought-provoking in a way few adventure dramas ever are., Boxoffice Magazine - As action, as allegory, as cinema, THE HUNGER GAMES is the best American science-fiction film since "THE MATRIX," and if Ross and his crew stay with the series for the next two books, we may get that rarest of things: a blockbuster franchise that earns our money through craft, emotion and execution, not merely marketing and effects.
ScreenwriterSuzanne Collins, Billy Ray
AuthorSuzanne Collins
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Hunger Games
Consumer AdviceContains intense threat, moderate violence and occasional gory moments