Culver City, CA (2/7/11) – From Writer/Director James L. Brooks, creator of such modern classics as As Good as It Gets, Broadcast News and Terms of Endearment, comes the hilarious and heartfelt new romantic comedy HOW DO YOU KNOW, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD March 22, 2011, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Oscar® winner Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress in a Leading Role, 2005; Walk the Line), Owen Wilson (The Wedding Crashers, Meet the Parents) and Paul Rudd (I Love You, Man, Knocked Up) delight as three points of an amusing romantic triangle involving a former star softball player (Witherspoon), a hotshot major league baseball player (Wilson) and a down-on-his luck businessman (Rudd). Three-time Oscar® winner Jack Nicholson (Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1976; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1984; Terms of Endearment; Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1998; As Good as It Gets) shows up in a can’t miss supporting turn as Rudd’s loveably corrupt father in a film packed with sharply drawn humor, sparkling performances and witty writing. Now, movie fans can catch this winning comedy on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring crystal clear picture and sound, plus hours of amusing bonus features that take you behind-the-scenes of this uniquely entertaining look at life’s big questions…and even bigger surprises!
Bonus features on the Blu-ray and DVD include filmmaker commentary, select scenes commentary with James L. Brooks and Owen Wilson, deleted scenes commentary by James L. Brooks, a blooper reel and Extra Innings. Exclusively available on the Blu-ray Edition is the BD-Live™ enabled movieIQ+sync, which allows viewers to access live trivia information about the movie’s cast, crew, music while watching the movie, plus the unique Interactive Script Gallery feature. Additional bonus features on the Blu-ray only include optional commentary with James L. Brooks, “The George” featurette and “A Conversation with James L. Brooks and Hans Zimmer.”
HOW DO YOU KNOW will be priced to own at $34.95 SRP (BD) and $28.95 SRP (DVD).
Synopsis
When everything she’s ever known is suddenly taken from her, Lisa (Witherspoon) begins a fling with Matty (Wilson), a major league baseball player and self-centered ladies man. Before their relationship takes off, Lisa meets up with George (Rudd) a straight-arrow businessman facing his own serious issues, both with his father (Nicholson) and the law. Just when everything seems to be falling apart it doesn’t.
HOW DO YOU KNOW was produced by James L. Brooks, Paula Weinstein (Rumor Has It, Monster-in-Law), Laurence Mark (As Good as It Gets, Julie & Julia) and Julie Ansell (Spanglish, Riding in Cars with Boys). Executive producers are John Schofield (As Good as It Gets, Jerry Maguire) and Richard Sakai (As Good as It Gets, Jerry Maguire). It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and has a run time of approximately 116 minutes. It has been rated PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language.
Blu-ray & DVD Bonus Material
· Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by James L. Brooks
· Blooper Reel
· Extra Innings Featurette
· Commentary with Filmmakers
· Select Scenes Commentary with James L. Brooks and Owen Wilson
Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Material
· Interactive Script Gallery
· “The George” Featurette with Optional Commentary with James L. Brooks
· A Conversation with James L. Brooks and Hans Zimmer Featurette
· Additional Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by James L. Brooks