‘The Professor’ Gets Reckless on Digital, Disc July 9
Street Date: 7/09/19
Blu-ray™ + Digital SRP: $21.99
DVD SRP: $19.98
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp (2007, Best Actor, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) stars in the hilarious and heartwarming dark comedy The Professor, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital July 9 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Depp plays a college professor who decides to live his last chapter with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness alongside A-list costars Rosemarie DeWitt, Zoey Deutch, and Golden Globe® nominee Ron Livingston (2002, Best Supporting Actor, TV’s Band of Brothers). Produced by Oscar®-winner Greg Shapiro (2008, Best Picture, The Hurt Locker; with producers Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, and Nicolas Chartier), Braden Aftergood (Hell or High Water), and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), and written and directed by Wayne Roberts, this rogueishly humorous and touching film is not to be missed!. The Professor Blu-ray and DVD will include a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife (Roasmarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston) — and the delight of his students — Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy costarring Zoey Deutch.
BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
- “Death and How to Live It: Making The Professor” Featurette
CAST
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street, Rango
Rosemarie DeWitt Black Mirror, La La Land, The United States of Tara
Zoey Deutch The Disaster Artist, Vampire Academy, Flower
Ron Livingston The Conjuring, Swingers, Office Space, Boardwalk Empire
Trailer: https://youtu.be/gwqkuOFkxLs
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2018
Title Copyright: The Professor © 2018 RSG Financing and Distribution, LLC. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2019 Saban Films LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for for language, sexual content and some drug use.
Genre: Comedy
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 91 Minutes
Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition, 16×9 1.85:1 Presentation
DVD Format: 16×9 1.85:1 Presentation
Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
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