Dead Poets Society PG

Dead Poets Society
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 8 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: November 10, 1998
  • Originally Released: 1989
  • Label: Walt Disney Video

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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Directed by
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Director of Photography:

Memorable Quotes and Dialog:

"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1989 - Best Original Screenplay: Tom Schulman

Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh84%

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Total Count: 57

Upright92%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 306,823
Williams, who has comparatively little screen time, has come to act, not to cut comic riffs, and he does so with forceful, ultimately compelling, simplicity. Full Review
TIME Magazine
Aug 24, 2010
The moral divisions set up between characters are childishly overdrawn; and, worst of all, the behavior shown by the boys and adults frequently reeks of falsity and contrivance. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Jul 18, 2007
...[The film has] a gorgeous look and smashing rhythms....THE DEAD POETS SOCIETY commands respect and affection...
Los Angeles Times
Jun 2, 1989
...[Williams's performance] pulls together Peter Weir's mystical paean to youthful spirit... -- Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly
Mar 12, 1999
Weir infuses the film with his customary mysticism, but more importantly, draws sensitive performances from his largely inexperienced cast. Full Review
Time Out
Jan 26, 2006
...[Williams gives an] exceptionally fine performance....Some very good performances from the younger actors [as well]...
New York Times
Jun 2, 1989
Story sings whenever Williams is onscreen. Screen belongs just as often to Leonard, who as Neil has a quality of darting confidence mixed with hesitancy. Hawke, as the painfully shy Todd, gives a haunting performance. Full Review
Variety
Jul 18, 2007

Product Description:

An unconventional New England prep school teacher inspires his students with poetry and encourages them to embrace life. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Robin Williams, Best (Original) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay.

Description by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.:

Dead Poets Society
Academy Award(R)-winner Robin Williams delivers a brilliant performance in one of Hollywood's most compelling and thought-provoking motion pictures. Williams portrays passionate English professor John Keating who, in an age of crew cuts, sports coats, and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming ... "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" This charistmatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm -- changing their lives forever. Magnificently directed by Peter Weir (THE TRUMAN SHOW), DEAD POETS SOCIETY earned unparalleled praise among audiences and critics alike. Discover for yourself what all the cheering's about!

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Product Info

  • Sales Rank: 31,995
  • UPC: 717951000682
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