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We Bought a Zoo

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Genre Kids & Family, Comedy
Format Color, Dubbed, AC-3, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled
Contributor Matt Damon, Cameron Crowe, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Ford
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 6 minutes

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Oscar winner Matt Damon gives a heartfelt performance in this film that's based on a true story. When his teenage son gets into trouble, Benjamin Mee (Damon) gives up a lucrative newspaper job to move his family to the most unlikely of places: a zoo! With help from an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, Benjamin embarks on a fresh beginning to restore the dilapidated zoo to it's former glory, while uniting his family. From the director of JERRY MAGUIRE, WE BOUGHT A ZOO is a celebration of the human spirit.

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Though adapted from a memoir by a British journalist, We Bought a Zoo feels entirely like a Cameron Crowe film, with clear parallels to previous crowd-pleasers like Jerry Maguire. Crowe introduces Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon in a role that recalls his Contagion character) six months after the death of his wife. Since everything reminds him of her, the California columnist decides to make a change, starting with a new location. His realtor (Curb Your Enthusiasm's J.B. Smoove), brother (Sideways' Thomas Haden Church), and sullen teenage son (Colin Ford) try to talk him out of it, but Mee falls in love with a country manor that comes with a strange stipulation: the tenant must manage the zoo that accompanies the property. With his daughter's blessing, Mee takes the plunge. Fortunately, he inherits an experienced staff, including MacCready (Angus MacFadyen), Robin (Patrick Fugit), Lily (Elle Fanning), and Kelly (Scarlett Johansson, lovely as ever in her least glamorous role to date). Mee's road to reinvention offers few surprises, but Damon makes him a sympathetic figure who finds the same kind of support system among the park personnel that Fugit's Almost Famous writer found in the rock world, except Mee's relationships have more staying power. If his detractors--a skeptical employee and an unctuous inspector--feel like screenwriter constructs, Zoo represents a return to form for Crowe after a series of missteps, including Elizabethtown. Better yet, the real-life park that Mee acquired continues to lead by example as a humane habitat for endangered species. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 024543751694
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Cameron Crowe
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Dubbed, AC-3, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 6 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Ford
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004LWZW9W
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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I have yet to plug in the DVD, but the seller said this was in good condition. My first impression is not so good . . .The movie we have seen several times and is a wonderful family flick. Definitely recommend the movie!
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