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Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Imagine Entertainment’s "A Beautiful Mind," winner of four 2001 Academy Awards^® including Best Picture (Brian Grazer and Ron Howard), Best Director (Ron Howard), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) and Best Screenplay based on material previously produced or published (Akiva Goldsman), was released on DVD and home video on June 25, 2002. The critically-acclaimed $175 million box-office smash was released as a two-disc DVD Awards Edition, available in both widescreen and pan & scan versions.

Producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning team behind the film, host the DVD Awards Edition. “The DVD is useful to support this feeling that you’re experiencing this with Nash and begin to understand Nash’s journey,” comments director Ron Howard. DVD viewers will gain unprecedented insight into the vision of producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard with the definitive two-disc Awards Edition DVD set, which includes more than six hours of captivating entertainment.

Some notable highlights include:
-"A Beautiful Partnership" with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard in a unique behind-the-scenes look into the filmmaking process from storyboards to final feature.
-"Deleted Scenes" provides an optional commentary by Ron Howard.
-"Development of the Screenplay" hosted by Brian Grazer in a conversation with Academy Award^®-winning screenplay writer Akiva Goldsman addresses the process of transforming Sylvia Nasar’s best-selling book to the screen.
-"Meet John Nash" is hosted by Ron Howard and includes a demonstration of Nash’s Nobel Prize-winning equilibrium theory.
-"Casting" provides an insightful look as Brian Grazer and Ron Howard share their thoughts on the casting of actors Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly.
-"Scoring the Film" hosted by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard is a behind-the-scenes look at scoring the film with composer James Horner and British singing sensation Charlotte Church.

Other DVD exclusives include The Process of Age Progression, Special Effects Features, and much more. Additionally, the disc includes the special groundbreaking Universal Studios Total Axess™, a unique DVD-ROM destination providing viewers with the ultimate movie experience. Together with an internet-connected computer, users will have exclusive entrée to additional never-before-seen video, behind-the-scenes footage and other special clips and features that are updated weekly.

SOURCE: Universal Studios Home Video