PAUL GIAMATTI’S BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE COMES HOME IN AN ALL-NEW ‘COLLECTOR’S EDITION’
FEATURING AN ALTERNATE ENDING, DELETED SCENES, AND ENTERTAINING BEHIND-THE-SCENES FEATURETTES
THE HOLDOVERS
“THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR” – LEONARD MALTIN
OWN IT ON DIGITAL DECEMBER 29, 2023
AND ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD ON JANUARY 2, 2024
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, December 20, 2023 – Paul Giamatti “has never been better” (Deadline) in acclaimed Academy Award® -winning director Alexander Payne’s newest film, THE HOLDOVERS, available to own with all-new exclusive bonus featurettes on Digital on December 29, 2023, and on Blu-ray™ and DVD on January 2, 2024 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 96% and nominated for 8 Critics Choice Awards® including Best Picture, THE HOLDOVERS delivers an expert balance of comedy and warmth.
“Raucously funny” (The Hollywood Reporter) and poignant, THE HOLDOVERS stars critically acclaimed actor Paul Giamatti (Sideways, American Splendor), alongside the remarkable Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name, “Only Murders in the Building”) and Dominic Sessa in his feature film debut.
From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
‘COLLECTOR’S EDITION’ EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES TO OWN ONLY ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAYTM & DVD:
- Alternate Ending – “Mary Continues On”
- Deleted Scenes
- Introduction by Alexander Payne
- New Room
- Making a Scene
- The Road Back to Barton
- Ancient History
- The Cast of THE HOLDOVERS – Sit down with the cast of THE HOLDOVERS, including Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and newcomer Dominic Sessa, while they discuss getting into the minds of their characters. Meet the boys of Barton and learn more about director Alexander Payne’s casting process.
- Working with Alexander – Hear the cast and crew about their on-set experience working with acclaimed director Alexander Payne.
For more information on THE HOLDOVERS, please visit:
Press Release: https://www.uphe.com/press-release/the-holdovers-press-release
UPHE Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-holdovers
Trailer: https://uni.pictures/TheHoldovers_HomeEntTrailer
Facebook: @TheHoldoversFilm
Instagram: @theholdoversfilm
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
Casting By: Susan Shopmaker, CSA
Music: Mark Orton
Costume Designer: Wendy Chuck
Editor: Kevin Tent, ACE
Production Designer: Ryan Warren Smith
Director of Photography: Eigil Bryld
Executive Producers: Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra, Chris Stinson, Tom Williams
Produced By: Mark Johnson P.G.A., Bill Block, David Hemingson
Written By: David Hemingson
Directed By: Alexander Payne
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM:
Street Date: January 2, 2024
Selection Number: 191329241967 (US)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66:1 Side Matted
Rating: R for language, some drug use and brief sexual material
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (DTS Digital 3.0), and Latin American Spanish (DTS Digital 3.0)
Run Time: 2:13:16
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: January 2, 2024
Selection Number: 191329241974 (US)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66:1 Side Matted
Rating: R for language, some drug use and brief sexual material
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DVS Dolby Digital 2.0 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 3.0), and Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 3.0)
Run Time: 2:13:24
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