Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DVD)

Barcode

6004416128208

Department

Movies & TV

Released

18 Apr 2016

Type

Movies

Format

DVD

Genre

Science Fiction

Sub-genre

Adventure

Franchise

Star Wars

Region

Region 2

Language

English

Subtitles

English SDH

Sound Format

5.1 Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio

2.40:1

Studio

Walt Disney Pictures

Runtime

132 min

Age Restriction

10-12 PGV

Trailer

Supply Source

South Africa

Title

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Release Year

2015

Running Time

136 min

Language

English

Alternate Title

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: An IMAX Experience

Categories

Action/Adventure / Action / Adventure / Outer Space / Robots / Robots/Cyborgs / Science-Fiction

US Box Office

$936.0 million

Official Website

http://starwars.com/

Ratings

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes®

92%

Metacritic

80

Synopsis

In this thrilling continuation of the epic space opera, ex-stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega), scrappy desert dweller Rey (Daisy Ridley), and droid companion BB-8 get caught up in a galactic war when they come across a map containing the whereabouts of the vanished Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). They soon embark on an epic adventure that brings them face-to-face with heroes from the past, as well as new villains such as Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order, a fascist regime that has emerged from the ashes of the old Empire. Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew, and Anthony Daniels return to reprise their roles as, respectively, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and C-3PO. Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Gwendoline Christie co-star. J.J. Abrams directed from a script he co-wrote with Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt. The film also features new contributions from composer John Williams and sound designer Ben Burtt, whose familiar palette of sounds have helped define the STAR WARS universe.

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Cast & Crew

Director

J.J. Abrams

Star

Harrison Ford / John Boyega / Carrie Fisher / Domhnall Gleeson / Mark Hamill

Voice

Kenny Baker / Anthony Daniels

Co-Star

Gerald W. Abrams / Pip Andersen / Sebastian Armesto / Dixie Arnold / D.C. Barns / Erik Bauersfeld / Leanne Best / Anna Brewster / Thomas Brodie-Sangster / Dave Chapman / Gwendoline Christie / Crystal Clarke / Tosin Cole / Morgan Dameron / Warwick Davis / Adam Driver / Tom Edden / Emun Elliott / Kate Fleetwood / Cailey Fleming / Judah Friedlander / Sasha Frost / Michael Giacchino / Nigel Godrich / Stefan Grube / Greg Grunberg / Bill Hader / Jefferson Hall / Jessica Henwick / Brian Herring / Oscar Isaac / Andrew Jack / Hannah John-Kamen / Matt Johnson / Jack Laskey / Ken Leung / Francesca Longrigg / Billie Lourd / Rocky Marshall / Peter Mayhew / James McArdle / Jim McGrath / Victor McGuire / Lupita Nyong'o / Simon Pegg / Mike Quinn / Maisie Richardson-Sellers / Richard Riddell / Daisy Ridley / Tim Rose / Kipsang Rotich / Yayan Ruhian / Philicia Saunders / Ben Schwartz / Andy Serkis / Claudia Sermbezis / Kiran Shah / Mark Stanley / Joonas Suotamo / Pip Torrens / Iko Uwais / Brian Vernel / Max Von Sydow / Harriet Walter / Miltos Yerolemou

Screenwriter

J.J. Abrams / Lawrence Kasdan

Composer

John Williams

Special Effects

Andrew Kramer

Director of Photography

Daniel Mindel

Hairstylist

Karen Asano-Myers / Francesca Crowder / Kathryn Fa

Assistant Director

Tommy Gormley

Sound

David Acord / Ben Burtt / E.J. Holowicki / Stuart McCowan

Sound Re-Recording

Andy Nelson / Gary Rydstrom / Christopher Scarabosio

Stunt Coordinator

Nicole Chapman / Rob Inch

Set Decorator

Gary Tomkins

Makeup

Bill Corso / Jill Hornby / Michael Kaplan / Claire Matthews / Jessica Needham / Sharon Nicholas

Production Manager/UPM

Simon Emanuel / Susan Towner

Animation

Filippo Dattola / Zaini Jalani / Atsushi Kojima / Dave Logan

Special Effects Supervisor

Chris Corbould

Supervising Art Director

Neil Lamont

Movie Critics

A.V. Club

"THE FORCE AWAKENS is a state-of-the-art throwback, both retro and post-modern in its self-awareness."

— A.A. Dowd (16 Dec 2015, )

Chicago Sun-Times

"What a beautiful, thrilling, joyous, surprising and heart-thumping adventure this is."

— Richard Roeper (16 Dec 2015, )

Empire

4 stars out of 5 -- "Kylo Ren is the best villain that the franchise has ever produced. He’s not just a worthy heir to Vader; he may be more interesting."

— Helen O'Hara (15 Dec 2015, )

Hollywood Reporter

"STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS pumps new energy and life into a hallowed franchise in a way that both resurrects old pleasures and points in promising new directions."

— Todd McCarthy (16 Dec 2015, )

Los Angeles Times

"Director J.J. Abrams and fellow screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt have come up with some potent new characters and outstanding moments."

— Kenneth Turan (16 Dec 2015, )

RogerEbert.com

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[F]unny, touching, and surprisingly light-footed....An exhilarating ride, filled with archetypal characters with plausible psychologies..."

— Matt Zoller Seitz (18 Dec 2015, )

Rolling Stone

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's everything the kid in us goes to the movies for — marvelous adventure that leaves us surprised, scared and euphoric."

— Peter Travers (16 Dec 2015, )

Total Film

5 stars out of 5 -- "This, undoubtedly, is the movie that fans wanted, the movie that fans deserve. And it’s only fitting that it is, beneath the scintillating action and striking world-building, a film about parents and children, about the effects of one generation on the next, about legacy."

— Jamie Graham (16 Dec 2015, )

Variety

"THE FORCE AWAKENS feels disarmingly swift and light on its feet, possessed of a comic sensibility that embraces contemporary wisecrackery and earnest humor in equal measure."

— Justin Chang (16 Dec 2015, )

Wall Street Journal

"The director, J.J. Abrams, knows how to make a movie move, and how to slow it down for magical moments. His stars, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, know how to make those moments live and breathe."

— (17 Dec 2015, )