Sundance Award-Winning Crime Thriller Serves Up a Shocking Tale of Teen Deceit and Mystery

Sundance Award-Winning Crime Thriller Serves Up a Shocking Tale of Teen Deceit and Mystery

Brick

Coming to DVD August 8, 2006 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

"A spellbinder! It pins you to your seat." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Brick, the provocative and boldly original critically acclaimed crime thriller, reveals its dark secrets August 8, 2006 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Brick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("Third Rock from the Sun"), Lukas Haas (Witness), and Emilie de Ravin ("Lost") in a gritty tale of violence, drugs, murder and vengeance. Writer/Director Rian Johnson masters an intricately woven detective story, complete with an obsessed investigator, femme fatale, cleverly sardonic dialogue and enough twists, turns and double-crosses to rival the best Hollywood murder mysteries.

Johnson's debut feature film, Brick, was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for its rich evocation of the dangerous and unpredictable world that looms under the surface of everyday life. A thought-provoking thriller with razor-sharp sensibility, Brick takes audiences on an unconventional ride into an edgy mystery with wit and energy.

In Brick, a panicked phone call sets Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a teenage loner, on the trail of his missing ex-girlfriend (Emilie de Ravin) and straight into an unexpected criminal underworld. As Brendan unearths clues to the young woman's disappearance and navigates increasingly dangerous territory, he confronts the Pin (Lukas Haas), a sinister figure at the center of the mystery. DVD is priced at $29.98 SRP. Preorder close is July 5, 2006.

Critics captivated by Brick

Leonard Maltin of ET praised Brick as "Audaciously clever!" Claudia Puig of USA Today declared Brick is "A clever, twist-filled whodunit!" Brick is "A detective story of the most elaborate kind," according to Ain't It Cool News. Pete Hammond of Maxim raved: Brick is "A startling original film! One surprise after another!" David Denby of The New Yorker hails Brick as "One of the most entertaining pictures to be released so far this year."

More Intrigue, More Mystery with Brick Bonus Features

The Brick bonus features reveal more about the creation of this unconventional shocker.

* Over 20 minutes of Deleted and Extended scenes with Introductions by
Writer/Director Rian Johnson

* The Inside Track: Casting the Roles -- Watch Nora Zehetner and Noah
Segan audition for their roles

* Feature Commentary by cast and filmmakers

Synopsis

Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the 'who' and 'why' and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich-girl Laura, intimidating Tug, drug-addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous 'Pin.' But who can he really trust? These are the ingredients of Brick, a gritty and provocative thriller that critics describe as 'a clever, twist-filled whodunit!' (Claudia Puig, USA Today)

For more information please visit: www.brickmovie.net.

CAST & FILMMAKERS
Written and Directed By: Rian Johnson
Produced By: Ram Bergman, Mark G. Mathis
Executive Producers: Lisa Johnson, Craig Johnson, Norman Dreyfuss, Marcie
Campbell
Director of Photography: Steve Yedlin
Production Designer: Jodie Tillen
Costume Designer: Michele Posch
Music By: Nathan Johnson
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Matt
O'Leary, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Segan, Richard Roundtree, Meagan Good,
Brian White

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: August 8, 2006
Pre-Order Close: July 5, 2006
Copyright: 2006 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Price: $29.98 SRP
Selection Number: 28663
Running Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen; 1.85:1
Rating: R
Technical Info: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; English SDH, French, Spanish

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CONTACTS
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Vivian Mayer
Senior Vice President, Publicity
(818) 777-3594

Lea Porteneuve
Vice President, Publicity
(818) 777-1391

Craig Radow
Senior Manager, Publicity
(818) 777-4572

www.brickmovie.net

Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

CONTACT: Vivian Mayer, Senior Vice President, Publicity,
+1-818-777-3594, Lea Porteneuve, Vice President, Publicity, +1-818-777-1391,
or Craig Radow, Senior Manager, Publicity, +1-818-777-4572, all of Universal
Studios Home Entertainment

Web site: http://www.brickmovie.net/
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