The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys

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From: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Imaginative! Beautiful! Entirely beguiling!" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

"Startlingly original! A wonderful film!" - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys - Funny, Offbeat, Coming of Age Film Co-Starring Two-Time Oscar® Winner Jodie Foster Debuts on DVD and Videocassette Nov. 5

Culver City, Calif. (Aug. 26, 2002) - Two-time Oscar® winner Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, The Accused) stars in the critically acclaimed film The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys, debuting on Special Edition DVD and videocassette Nov. 5, from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The DVD is priced at $27.96 suggested list.

The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys is "One of the best coming-of- age films I know," said Joel Siegel from Good Morning America. An official entry at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys is a dark comedy about a rebellious group of eighth grade boys at a Savannah Catholic school. When the boys get caught drawing an obscene comic book featuring priests and nuns having sex, they avenge a daring prank on their ultra strict teacher, nasty peg-legged nun Sister Assumpta (Jodie Foster), in hopes of becoming local legends.

The up-and-coming young cast including Kieram Culkin (The Cider House Rules, Music of the Heart), Jena Malone (Contact, Stepmom), Emile Hirsch (ER, NYPD Blue) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Men in Black, Ed Wood, JFK, The Cell) all deliver outstanding performances.

The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys also features spectacular comic book art by Thomas Fleming and imagination animation segments art directed by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane.

The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys based on the 1994 book by the late Chris Fuhrman, marks the auspicious directorial debut of Peter Care, who previously helmed music videos for the Grammy-winning group, R.E.M. The film was produced by Jodie Foster's Egg Pictures, with Meg LaFauve, Tim Harbert, International Entertainment Company and Trilogy Entertainment Group.

The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys DVD Features
Widescreen Presentation
Director/Screewriter's Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Animated Scenes Collection
Audio Commentary of Animated Scenes with Animation Producer
Anatomy of a Scene Courtesy of the Sundance Channel
Interviews with Cast and Filmakers
Production Notes
Animation Illustrations
Bonus Trailers
TV Spots
Cast and Filmmaker Filmographies
Weblinks

MPAA Rating: R (for language, sexual content and youth substance abuse)
Price: $27.96 DVD, rental VHS
Original Theatrical Release: June 14, 2002
Color/Closed Caption
105 minutes