Duck

Starring: Philip Baker Hall, French Stewart, Bill Cobbs, et al.

DUCK is a sad-funny story of hope and survival, set in Los Angeles' as-of-yet avertable future. In 2009, when Los Angeles' last city park is closed to the public, a dispossessed man-and the duck who follows him as a mother-quest west, on foot, in search of water and meaning, in the desert that is L.A. Arthur (Philip Baker Hall) is a retired history professor who has outlived his time and place, friends and family, resources and reasons to live. In the park where his son and wife are buried, Arthur contemplates putting an end to his own life, when he is confronted by an orphaned duckling who has just escaped death. Arthur names this duckling Joe. Joe follows Arthur, the only mother he knows. When their park is landfilled and their pond is drained, Arthur and Joe engage in a Sisyphean struggle to survive, seeking a means to live, a place to live, and a purpose to live, in a world where their lives are not valued. In their search, Arthur and Joe encounter a host of strangers-some hostile, some helpful, some heroic-until, finally forming a community and a home. If we are but six degrees of separation from one another, are we as few to being alone?

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 798622366924
• Release Date: January 2014
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Westlake
• Director: Nicole Bettauer
• Starring: Philip Baker Hall, French Stewart, Bill Cobbs, Bill Brochtrup, Amy Hill, Noel Gugliemi, Nikki Crawford
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; Dolby; NTSC
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"