- Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
- Year Published: 2008
- Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Language: English
- Format: DVD
ISBN/Standard Number
- 1415738912
- 9781415738917
- 097363500643
Additional Credits
- Logan, John, 1961-
- MacDonald, Laurie.
- Parkes, Walter F.
- Zanuck, Richard D.
- Burton, Tim, 1958-
- Depp, Johnny.
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
- Rickman, Alan.
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971-
- Wisener, Jayne.
- Bower, Jamie Campbell.
- Kelly, Laura Michelle.
- Sanders, Ed.
- Head, Anthony Stewart, 1954-
- Bowles, Peter, 1936-
- Sondheim, Stephen.
- Wheeler, Hugh.
- Bond, Christopher.
- Dreamworks Pictures.
- Parkes/MacDonald Productions (Firm)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Zanuck Company.
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects
- Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character)
- Barbers -- Drama. -- England -- London
- Serial murderers -- Drama. -- England -- London
- Revenge -- Drama.
- Meat grinders -- Drama. -- England -- London
- Fleet Street (London, England) -- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Slasher films.
- Musical films.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Slasher -- Feature.
- Musical -- Feature.
- Thriller -- Feature.
- Feature films.
- Horror films.
- Musical films.
- Suspense films.
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Sweeney Todd 2007 : the demon barber of Fleet Street
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Call number: DVD Musical Sweeney
Available Copies: Downtown 1st Floor, Downtown Storage
Additional Details
Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler and the musical adaptation by Christopher Bond.
DVD release of the 2007 motion picture.
Special features: commentary by Tim Burton; "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" featurette.
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jayne Wisener, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders, Anthony Head, Peter Bowles.
Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims.
DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Community Reviews
Over the top gore, stylized, interesting
Bloody to the point of caricature, this somewhat abridged version of Sondheim's play of the same name is an interesting version. The performances are uniformly great, if stylized at times, and I especially appreciated Sacha Baren Cohen (Of Borat fame) as a rival barber. For those into this sort of thing, you will love it, and if making a (sick) joke out of unbearable tragedy is not your thing, neither is this.
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