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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2015 - 17.26 July

Sections & Films

PIXELS

Category: Edition 2015

Synopsis
As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner, Will Cooper, Ludlow Lamonsoff, and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant saved the world thousands of times, at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they’re going to have to do it for real. When intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults, and now-U.S. President Cooper must call on his old-school arcade friends to save the world from being destroyed by PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede and Space Invaders. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten, a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.

Original Title PIXELS
Category Out of competition
Section Premiere
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 106'
Production Year 2015
Nationality USA
Directed by Chris Columbus
Screenplay Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling
Script Tim Herlihy
Based on the short film of the same title by Patrick Jean
Director of photography Amir Mokri
Editor Hughes Winborne
Production Design Peter Wenham
Costume Design Christine Wada
Music Henry Jackman
Main cast Adam Sandler (Sam Brenner)
Kevin James (Will Cooper)
Michelle Monaghan (Violet Van Patten)
Josh Gad (Ludlow Lamonsoff)
Peter Dinklage (Eddie Plant)
Brian Cox (Admiral Porter)
Produced by Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Allen Covert

DF-10820 cp OKChris Columbus
Born 1958, Pennsylvania (USA). He studied at the New York University (Tisch School of the Arts). He began his career as a screenwriter of three feature films produced by Steven Spielberg: GREMLINS (1984), THE GOONIES (1985), YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985). In 1987 he made his directorial debut with the feature film ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING, followed by successes such as HOME ALONE (1990), HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1992), MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001), HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002), PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010). Besides he produced blockbusters such as HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004), FANTASTIC FOUR (2005), NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006).

production
Columbia Pictures
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Happy Madison Productions
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1492 Pictures

world sales
Sony Pictures Entertainment
www.sonypictures.com

italian distribution
festival contact
Warner Bros. Pictures Italia
www.warnerbros.it