The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio [videorecording] /Dreamworks Pictures and Revolution Studios present an Imagemovers production ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; written for the screen and directed by Jane Anderson.
Contributor(s): Moore, Julianne | Anderson, Jane | Harrelson, Woody | Dern, Laura | Morgan, Trevor | Porterfield, Ellary | Freeman, Jonathan | Frizzell, John | Ryan, Terry | Dreamworks Pictures | Universal Pictures (Firm).
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Visual materialPublisher: [Universal City, CA] : DreamWorks Pictures : Distributed by Universal Pictures, [2006]Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1417030852.Uniform titles: Prize winner of Defiance, Ohio (Motion picture) Subject(s): Ryan, Evelyn -- Drama | Housewives -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama | Contests -- United States -- Drama | Family -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama | Amas de casa -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Teatro | Competencias -- Estados Unidos -- TeatroGenre/Form: Feature films. | Biographical films. | Biographical -- Feature. | Women -- Feature. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired.DDC classification: 791.43/72 DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DVD-9; single sided.
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds.
Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; art director, Andrew M. Stearn ; editor, Robert Dalva ; music, John Frizzell ; costume designer, Hala Bahmet ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy.
Based on the book "The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less" by Terry Ryan.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some disturbing images and language.
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles, and slogans in corporate sponsored contests. Winning everything from palm trees and pogo-sticks to sports cars and cash, she somehow mangages to hold the financially desperate family together with happy smiles and a rock-solid defiance.
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