THE SAVAGES

Product details Actors: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas Directors: Tamara Jenkins Writers: Tamara Jenkins Producers: Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Erica Westheimer Format: PAL Language: English Audio Description: English Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification:  Studio: Twentieth Century Fox DVD Release Date: 26 May 2008 Run Time: 113 minutes Product Description Bittersweet comedy about a simmering sibling rivalry that's brought into focus when a brother and sister have to deal with their father's increasing dementia. The success of her writer brother Jon (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) increases the low self-esteem felt by struggling playwright Wendy Savage (Laura Linney). But the sudden death of their abusive father's girlfriend, just after he starts displaying signs of dementia, forces the pair to try and put aside their differences, as they struggle to come to terms with their father's condition.