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. 
 - [Universal City, CA] :  DreamWorks Pictures :  Distributed by Universal Pictures,  [2006] 
 - 1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on the book "The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less" by Terry Ryan. 
<br/><br/>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.  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. 
<br/><br/>Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some disturbing images and language. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DVD-9; single sided. 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1417030852 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>678149196429 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>91964  DreamWorks Pictures 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ryan, Evelyn--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Housewives--Ohio--Defiance--Drama.<br/>Contests--United States--Drama.<br/>Family--Ohio--Defiance--Drama.<br/>Amas de casa--Ohio--Defiance--Teatro.<br/>Competencias--Estados Unidos--Teatro.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Biographical films.<br/>Biographical--Feature.<br/>Women--Feature.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.B55  / P7594 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72