General Note:
Closed captioned.
cat. req.
English, Spanish and French soundtracks, with optional subtitles.
Based on the books "The bad beginning", "The reptile room" and "The wide window" by Lemony Snicket.
Special features: commentary by Brad Silberling; Brad Silberling and the real Lemony Snicket commentary; bad beginnings; dismal deletions; obnoxious outtakes; "A terrible tragedy": alarming evidence from the making of the film; volume, frequency, decibels; sinister special effects; gruesome galleries.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Screenplay by Robert Gordon ; music, Thomas Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
DVD