Zig Zag
(DVD) 

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Abusive men -- Drama.
African American young men -- Drama.
Autistic children -- Drama.
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

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Published
Culver City, Calif : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2002].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0767880129
UPC
043396076334

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
Based upon the novel by Landon J. Napoleon.
General Note
Special features: interactive menus; scene selection; bonus trailers; production notes; commentary with screenwriter/director; director and cast filmographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, James L. Carter ; editor, Conrad Smart ; music, Grant Lee Phillips ; costume designer, Susan Bertram ; production designer, Phillip Toolin.
Participants/Performers
John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Natasha Lyonne, Luke Goss, Sherman Augustus, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Jones III, Wesley Snipes.
Description
An autistic black boy uses his memory for numbers to break into his employer's safe and steal its monetary content to provide the rent that his abusive father has demanded from him, who then uses the money to repay a loan shark. With the help of his Big Brother, Zig Zag learns that he must do the right thing and get the money back or face being taken away to a juvenile detention home.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, 2-channel Dolby surround, digitally mastered.
Language
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Samaha, E., Stevens, A., Goyer, D. S., Leguizamo, J., Platt, O., Lyonne, N., Goss, L., Augustus, S., Peña, E., Jones, S., Snipes, W., Carter, J. L., Smart, C., Phillips, G., Bertram, S., Toolin, P., & Napoleon, L. J. (2002). Zig Zag (Widescreen version.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Elie Samaha et al.. 2002. Zig Zag. Culver City, Calif: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Elie Samaha et al.. Zig Zag Culver City, Calif: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Samaha, E., Stevens, A., Goyer, D. S., Leguizamo, J., Platt, O., Lyonne, N. and Goss, L. et al (2002). Zig zag. Widescreen version. Culver City, Calif: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Samaha, Elie, et al. Zig Zag Widescreen version., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002.

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