From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Academy Award(R) Nominee Amy Adams Stars in the Delightfully Funny Comedy Leap Year

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Academy Award(R) Nominee Amy Adams Stars in the Delightfully Funny Comedy Leap Year

Perfectly Timed for Mother's Day Available on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def, DVD and Digital Download May 4, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: Amy Adams (Julie & Julia, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Doubt) and Matthew Goode (Watchmen, A Single Man) star in Leap Year, a charming romantic comedy that arrives on Blu-ray Hi-Def(TM), DVD and Digital Download on May 4, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. An old Irish tradition leads Anna (Amy Adams) to breathtaking Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, despite what fate has in store for her. Also starring Adam Scott (Step Brothers, Knocked Up) and John Lithgow ("Dexter," Kinsey), Leap Year is the "ridiculously romantic" (Argelia Atilano, Univision) Mother's Day gift you'll want to watch again and again!

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SYNOPSIS: When Anna's (Amy Adams) four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin to propose to him. But after landing on the wrong side of Ireland, she must enlist the help of the handsome and carefree local Declan (Matthew Goode) to get her across the country. Along the way, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF:
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Street Date: May 4, 2010
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Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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Selection Number: 61111803
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Running Time: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes
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Layers: BD-50
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Picture Format: Widescreen
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
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Rating: PG (for sensuality and language)
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Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
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Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DVS Dolby Digital 2.0,
French DTS Surround 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
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Street Date: May 4, 2010
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Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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Selection Number: 61111802
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Running time: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes
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Layers: Dual layer
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Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
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Rating: PG (for sensuality and language)
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Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
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Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DVS Dolby Digital 2.0,
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital 5.1
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CAST AND FILMMAKERS
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Cast: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow
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Directed By: Anand Tucker
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Written By: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
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Executive Producers: J.C. Spink, Su Armstrong
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Produced By: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Chris
Bender, Jake Weiner
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Co-Produced By: Rebekah Rudd, Cassidy Lange, Morgan O'Sullivan, James
Flynn
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Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
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Production Designer: Mark Geraghty
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Editor: Nick Moore
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Costume Design By: Eimer Ni Mhaoldomnaigh
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Music By: Randy Edelman
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Casting By: Nina Gold
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