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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008
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Length: 113 minutes

MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality and language


About the Movie
The Savages on DVD:
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this tragicomedy about a sister and brother who must deal with a family crisis. Jon Savage (Hoffman) is a college professor in Buffalo, where he teaches theater and is writing a book on Brecht. His sister Wendy (Linney) is an aspiring playwright in Manhattan, and she works as a temp to make ends meet. But when their grumpy father (Philip Bosco), who resides in Sun City, Arizona, shows signs of advanced dementia, Jon and Wendy move him to an assisted-living facility in Buffalo, and they must come to terms with the situation.

The Savages DVD - Selected Special Features:

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