Title:
Boy [digital video].
Publication Date:
2010
2018
Publication Information:
Kino Lorber Edu, 2010.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
cclaimed director Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) presents a creative coming-of-age comedy set in 1984, following an eleven-year-old Michael Jackson fanatic nicknamed "Boy" (James Rolleston). With his mother dead and father AWOL, Boy becomes the head of a household full of kids when his Nana leaves town for a funeral.Out of nowhere, Boy's Dad (Waititi) rolls up in a vintage car with his "gang", and turns Boy's life upside down. There are treasure hunts, fistfights, and falling-outs, as Boy grapples to learn why his Dad left the family so long ago.Waititi adopts a fanciful deadpan tone that's part Wes Anderson and part Flight of the Conchords, complete with child-like animations and hilarious re-enactments of Michael Jackson music videos. It's one of the most creative comedies you'll see all year.
General Note:
Title from title frames.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Genre:
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy