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Kicking and Screaming (Criterion Collection)

 

  Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach

US 1995 / Comedy / Drama  / Ensemble / Romance / 96 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.85: 1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC /  In English with Optional English Subtitles

Josh Hamilton, Olivia D'Abo , Carlos Jacott , Christopher Eigeman, Eric Stoltz, Parker Posey, Jason Wiles

Paralyzed with post-graduation ennui, a group of college friends remain on campus, patching together a community for themselves in order to deny the real-world futures awaiting them. Academy Award–nominated screenwriter Noah Baumbach’s hilarious and touching directorial debut was one of the highlights of the American independent film scene of the nineties, speaking directly to a generation of adults-to-be unable to reconcile their hermetic education experience with workaday responsibility, and posing the eternal question, "Where do we go from here?" Stingingly funny and incisive, Baumbach’s breakthrough features endlessly quotable dialogue delivered by a stellar ensemble cast.

 
       

Bonus Features:

Video interview with Noah Baumbach
Video conversations with Baumbach and cast members Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman, and Carlos Jacott
Deleted scenes
Noah Baumbach's 2000 short film Conrad and Butler in "Conrad and Butler Take a Vacation" featuring Kicking and Screaming cast members Carlos Jacott and John Lehr
Brief 1995 interviews with Baumbach and the cast, originally broadcast on IFC
Trailer