September 8th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
Craig Robinson and newcomer Markees Christmas star in the heartwarming coming-of-age comedy Morris From America, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on November 8 from Lionsgate. Released theatrically by A24, the film won two awards at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival including the Special Jury Award for Individual Performance – Craig Robinson, and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Chad Hartigan.
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“Hilarious! A fresh spin on the coming-of-age story”
- Eric Kohn, Indiewire
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Craig Robinson and newcomer Markees Christmas star in the heartwarming coming-of-age comedy Morris From America, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on November 8 from Lionsgate. Released theatrically by A24, the film won two awards at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival including the Special Jury Award for Individual Performance – Craig Robinson, and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Chad Hartigan. The home entertainment release of Morris From America includes a behind-the-scenes featurette, bloopers, deleted scenes, casting tapes and an audio commentary with director Chad Hartigan and actors Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas. The Morris From America Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris From America centers on Morris Gentry (Christmas) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water— a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.
BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
- “Making Morris from America” Featurette
- Bloopers
- Deleted Scenes
- Casting Tapes
- Audio Commentary with Director Chad Hartigan and Actors Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas
CAST
Craig Robinson This Is The End, TV’s “The Office”
Markees Christmas Feature Film Debut
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2016
Title Copyright: Morris From America © 2016 Lichtblick Media GmbH and Beachside Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for Teen Drug Use and Partying, Sexual Material, Brief Nudity, and Language Throughout.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish and English SDH
Feature Run Time: 91 Minutes
Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16×9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
DVD Format: 16×9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
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