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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Profanity, Drug Content Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/15/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 18 Genres: Comedy Drama, Tragi-comedy, Psychological Drama

Actor and playwright Tom McCarthy makes his feature film debut as a writer/director with the quirky comedy drama The Station Agent. In New Jersey, Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a four-foot-tall lonely man who chooses to live the life of a hermit in an abandoned train yard following the death of his friend. While he is there, he unexpectedly meets and befriends a couple of fellow loners. Troubled Olivia (Patricia Clarkson) is an artist devastated by the loss of her son and separation from her husband, while carefree and friendly Joe (Bobby Cannavale) runs a hot dog stand. The three unlikely friends each deal with their urge to connect compared with their individual need for isolation. Also starring Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin, and Michelle Williams. The Station Agent won the Audience award at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Peter Dinklage - Finbar McBride
Patricia Clarkson - Olivia Harris
Bobby Cannavale - Joe Oramas
Raven Goodwin - Cleo

A low-key, character-driven sleeper that took home multiple awards at both the Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards, The Station Agent arrives on DVD courtesy of Miramax Home Video. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, the image transfer offers well-balanced colors, even skin tones, and solid blacks. Audio is presented in English Dolby Digital 5.1 and remains free of distortion or hiss throughout. Though essentially a dialogue-driven film, the audio mix occasionally utilizes surround channels to recreate the sound of passing trains, with composer Stephen Trask's playful score coming through as perfectly balanced. An additional French-language track is also available, as are optional French and Spanish subtitles. Fans of the film will also be happy to note the inclusion of such extra features as an audio commentary track and some interesting but fairly incidental deleted scenes. Listening to the commentary track, it's obvious that actors Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, and director Tom McCarthy shared the chemistry essential to the success of such a small-scale, independent film. In addition to some affectionate chiding, the talkative quartet also addresses such issues as location shooting and the minor improvisations that truly make the characters believable. Deleted scenes mainly consist of extensions of scenes that did ultimately make the final cut, with the notable exception of an alternate ending. Sneak previews for other Miramax titles are also included. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide