Kramer vs Kramer/Lorenzo's Oil/Born Free: A New Adventure DVD (2004) Dustin
Title:
Kramer vs Kramer/Lorenzo's Oil/Born Free: A New Adventure
Leading Actor:
Dustin Hoffman
Region:
Region 2
Duration:
322 mins
Format:
DVD / Box Set
Type:
DVD
No. of Discs:
3 disc(s)
Studio / Publisher:
Universal Pictures/UCA
UK Release Date:
06 Sep 2004
Edition:
Box Set

Triple bill of weepies. In 'Kramer vs Kramer', Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is an art director for an ad agency whose wife (Meryl Streep) walks out on him, leaving Ted to care for their son. The additional strain causes Ted to lose his job, although he gradually creates a strong relationship with his boy. When his wife re-appears, demanding custody of the child, Ted decides to fight and is forced to hire an expensive attorney. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Benton, Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actor for Justin Henry and Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep. In 'Lorenzo's Oil', five-year-old Lorenzo Odone (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) is diagnosed with ALD, a degenerative disease, and his parents Michaela and Augusto Odone (Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte) are determined to find a cure. They ignore the prognoses of doctors and battle against the odds to locate the rare oil which may relieve their son's devastating pain. In 'Born Free - A New Adventure', based on charcaters from the books by Joy Adamson, teenagers Rand and Jena Thompson reluctantly move from Chicago to Africa with their scientist father, only to discover orphaned cub Elsa. Elsa has been raised by Ellie Porter and her daughter Val, but now faces life in a zoo. Rand and Val set about reviving Elsa's natural instincts for survival. Please note this DVD is region 2 and will only work in the following regions Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland, Unless you have a multi-regional DVD Player.