Boyhood
There has never been another movie like Boyhood, from director Richard Linklater. An event film of the utmost modesty, it was shot over the course of twelve years in the director’s native Texas and charts the physical and emotional changes experienced by a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his divorced parents (Patricia Arquette, who won an Oscar for her performance, and Ethan Hawke), and his older sister (Lorelei Linklater). Alighting not on milestones but on the small, in-between moments that make up lives, Linklater fashions a flawlessly acted, often funny portrait that flows effortlessly from one year to the next. Allowing us to watch people age on film with documentary realism while gripping us in a fictional narrative of exquisite everydayness, Boyhood has a power that only the art of cinema could harness.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Linklater and nine members of the film’s cast and crew
- New documentary chronicling the film’s production, featuring footage shot over the course of its twelve years
- New discussion featuring Linklater and actors Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, moderated by producer John Pierson
- New conversation between Coltrane and actor Ethan Hawke
- New video essay by critic Michael Koresky about time in Linklater’s films, narrated by Coltrane
- Collection of portraits of the cast and crew by photographer Matt Lankes, narrated with personal thoughts from Linklater, Arquette, Hawke, Coltrane, and producer Cathleen Sutherland
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist Jonathan Lethem
New cover by F. Ron Miller
DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Linklater and nine members of the film’s cast and crew
- New documentary chronicling the film’s production, featuring footage shot over the course of its twelve years
- New discussion featuring Linklater and actors Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, moderated by producer John Pierson
- New conversation between Coltrane and actor Ethan Hawke
- New video essay by critic Michael Koresky about time in Linklater’s films, narrated by Coltrane
- Collection of portraits of the cast and crew by photographer Matt Lankes, narrated with personal thoughts from Linklater, Arquette, Hawke, Coltrane, and producer Cathleen Sutherland
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist Jonathan Lethem
New cover by F. Ron Miller
Cast
- Patricia Arquette
- Mom
- Ellar Coltrane
- Mason
- Lorelei Linklater
- Samantha
- Ethan Hawke
- Dad
- Elijah Smith
- Tommy
- Steven Prince
- Ted
- Bonnie Cross
- Teacher
- Sidney Orta
- Elementary school girl
- Libby Villari
- Grandma
- Marco Perella
- Professor Bill Welbrock
- Jamie Howard
- Mindy
- Andrew Villarreal
- Randy
- Shane Graham
- Neighborhood friend 1
- Tess Allen
- Neighborhood friend 2
- Ryan Power
- Paul
- Sharee Fowler
- Book trivia judge
- Mark Finn
- Book release emcee
- Charlie Sexton
- Jimmy
- Byron Jenkins
- Barber
- Holly Moore
- Mason’s fourth-grade teacher
- David Blackwell
- Liquor store clerk
- Barbara Chisholm
- Carol
- Matthew Martinez-Arndt
- Lee
- Cassidy Johnson
- Abby
- Cambell Westmoreland
- Kenny
- Jennifer Griffin
- Mrs. Darby
- Garry Peters
- “No Obama” man
- Merrilee McCommas
- Obama mama
- Tamara Jolaine
- Tammy
- Jordan Howard
- Tony
- Andrew Bunten
- Bully 1
- Tyler Strother
- Bully 2
- Evie Thompson
- Jill
- Brad Hawkins
- Jim
- Savannah Welch
- College girl singer
- Mika Odom
- Gabi
- Sinjin Venegas
- Chase
- Nick Krause
- Charlie
- Derek Chase
- Charlie’s friend
- Angela Rawna
- Professor Douglas
- Megan Devine
- Make-out girl
- Jenni Tooley
- Annie
- Landon Collier
- Cooper
- Roland Ruiz
- Enrique
- Richard Jones
- Grandpa Cliff
- Karen Jones
- Nana
- Gordon Friday
- Pastor
- Tom McTigue
- Mr. Turlington
- Sam Dillon
- Nick
- Martel Summers
- Beer pong guy
- David Clark
- High school band singer
- Zoe Graham
- Sheena
- Jesse Tilton
- April
- Richard Robichaux
- Mason’s boss
- Will Harris
- Sam’s college boyfriend
- Indica Shaw
- Hooper
- Bruce Salmon
- Guitar player
- Wayne Sutton
- Beatbox
- Joe Sundell
- Band member 1
- Sean Tracey
- Band member 2
- Ben Hodges
- Band member 3
- Daniel Zeh
- Band member 4
- Chris Doubek
- Guy in diner
- Andrea Chen
- Sam’s roommate
- Mona Lee
- High school teacher
- Bill Wise
- Uncle Steve
- Alina Linklater
- Twin cousin 1
- Charlotte Linklater
- Twin cousin 2
- Genevieve Kinney
- Woman at party
- Elijah Ford
- Jimmy’s bandmate 1
- Kyle Crusham
- Jimmy’s bandmate 2
- Conrad Choucroun
- Jimmy’s bandmate 3
- Maximillian McNamara
- Dalton
- Taylor Weaver
- Barb
- Jessi Mechler
- Nicole
Credits
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Written by
- Richard Linklater
- Produced by
- Richard Linklater
- Produced by
- Cathleen Sutherland
- Producers
- Jonathan Sehring
- Producers
- John Sloss
- Coproducers
- Sandra Adair
- Coproducers
- Vince Palmo Jr.
- Coproducers
- Kirsten McMurray
- Directors of photography
- Lee Daniel
- Directors of photography
- Shane Kelly
- Edited by
- Sandra Adair
- Production designer
- Rodney Becker
- Costume designer
- Kari Perkins
- Music supervisors
- Randall Poster
- Music supervisors
- Meghan Currier
- Casting by
- Beth Sepko
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