The big short

Resource Information

The work The big short represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The big short

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; an Adam McKay film ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay

Contributor

• Magaro, John, 1983-
• McKay, Adam, 1968-
• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-
• Randolph, Charles
• Tomei, Marisa
• Ackroyd, Barry
• Wittrock, Finn, 1984-
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Britell, Nicholas, 1980-
• Carell, Steve, 1962-
• Corwin, Hank
• Regency Enterprises
• Plan B Entertainment
• Gardner, Dede
• Gillan, Karen, 1987-
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Gosling, Ryan, 1980-
• Kleiner, Jeremy
• Lewis, Michael, (Michael M.)

Actor

• Tomei, Marisa
• Gosling, Ryan, 1980-
• Magaro, John, 1983-
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-
• Wittrock, Finn, 1984-
• Carell, Steve, 1962-
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Gillan, Karen, 1987-

Cinematographer

• Ackroyd, Barry

Composer

• Britell, Nicholas, 1980-

Film director

• McKay, Adam, 1968-

Film editor

• Corwin, Hank

Film producer

• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Kleiner, Jeremy
• Gardner, Dede
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-

Presenter

• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Regency Enterprises

Production company

• Regency Enterprises
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Plan B Entertainment

Screenwriter

• McKay, Adam, 1968-
• Randolph, Charles

Subject

• Historical films
• Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Drama
• Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Drama
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• Comedy films
• Blu-ray discs
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Stockbrokers -- Drama
• Lewis, Michael, (Michael M.) -- Film adaptations

Genre

• trueDrama
• Historical films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Comedy films
• Blu-ray discs
• Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• eng

Summary

The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a house of cards sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big

Member of

• Big short (Motion picture)
• Big short (Motion picture)
• Big short (Motion picture)
• Big short (Motion picture)

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Nicholas Britell ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; editor, Hank Corwin ; production designer, Clayton Hartley ; director of photography, Barry Ackroyd

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity

Language note

• English (DTS:X, DTS Headphone:X), dubbed French, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed Portuguese (5.1 Dolby Digital) dialogue; optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French subtitles
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) ; English descriptive audio (DVS) for people with visual disabilities ; Closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan, John Magaro

Runtime

130

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action