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Title:

Rent-a-pal [DVD]/ IFC Midnight presents ; a Pretty People Pictures production ; producers, Annie Elizabeth Baker, Jimmy Weber, Jon Stevenson, Brian Landis Folkins, Brandon Fryman, Robert B. Martin, Jr. ; written, directed and edited by Jon Stevenson.

Format:

[DVD]/

Publisher:

Scream Factory,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Bachelors--Drama.
Video recordings--Drama.
Online dating--Drama.
Caregivers--Drama.

Other Authors:

Stevenson, Jon (Filmmaker), editor of moving image work. screenwriter, film producer, editor of moving image work.
Baker, Annie Elizabeth, film producer.
Weber, Jimmy (Filmmaker), composer (expression) composer (expression)
Folkins, Brian Landis, actor. actor.
Fryman, Brandon, film producer.
Martin, Robert B., Jr. (Actor), film producer.
Brady, Kathleen (Actor), actor.
Rutledge, Amy (Actor), actor.
Wheaton, Wil, actor.
IFC Midnight (Firm), presenter.
Pretty People Pictures, production company.
Scream Factory (Firm), publisher.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen (2.40:1). Special features: The making of; "Hi, I'm Andy" featurette; "Meet your matches!" featurette. Brian Landis Folkins, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Wil Wheaton.

Summary:

Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy, the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy's friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission.

UPC:

826663215595

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)