Ricky Gervais
1) Ghost Town
Author
Description
A spirited romantic comedy, Ghost Town is the story of Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), a cranky Manhattan dentist who develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. But, when a smooth-talking ghost (Greg Kinnear) traps Bertram into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen (Tea Leoni), they are entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What happens when an unknown actor who can't catch a break actually catches one? For Andy Millman, who's just broken through with a TV sitcom called When the Whistle Blows, celebrity doesn't necessarily mean happiness.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Despite the success of his highly-rated (but critically-panned) sitcom, Andy can't help but wonder if true artistic respectability will ever come his way. Andy decides to take drastic measures: he fires his loyal but useless agent Darren; pulls the plug on his hit show; and turns down roles he considers "beneath him." He even goes so far as to lash out at his best friend Maggie.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Andy has been and actor for five years, but thanks to his useless agent, he's never done any real acting. Instead, he is a lowly film extra, making his mark in the background while the stars do their work. His partner in arms is the pitiable Maggie, a fellow extra and a hopeless romantic.
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The entire Muppets gang goes on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine-the World's Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog-and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life, a trip to the grocery store, a remark at a dinner party, a fender-bender, can precipitate a 'Murphy's Law' chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. To keep the narrative spontaneous, Curb is shot without a script; cast members are given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go.
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
History is larger than life, and twice as funny, in this monumental comedy sequel. Larry Daley is a former night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, where the exhibits come to life after dark. Now Larry's nocturnal friends are being retired to the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, luring him back for a hilarious, all-out battle against museum misfits who plan to take over the Smithsonian, and the world.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 345 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras help their friend, Karl Pilkington complete tasks from his bucket list, except the experience is never as easy or as fun as it seems. Gervais and Merchant find ways to arrange a few surprises along the way to keep things interesting. In the end, Pilkington ends up visiting more places and suffering more detours than he did in the first season. Find out what happens when an idiot...
11) An idiot abroad
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 347 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this hilarious series, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras, send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world. Karl thinks he's visiting the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World but along the way the 'Little Englander' must endure camel rides, jungle treks, tribal customs, and local oddballs while dining on toads and testicles, and searching for a clean bathroom.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. He applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History and is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 2 hr., 15 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the popular British series of the same name, the American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at the Scranton, Pa. office of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company via a documentary film crew's cameras. Features earnest, but clueless, regional manager Michael Scott, who believes himself an exceptional boss, and his office staff, who tolerate Michael's inappropriate behavior only because he...
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called "Home for Purim," when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in "Variety" and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hard-luck hound Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr., 57 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the popular British series of the same name, the American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at a Scranton, PA office of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company via a documentary film crew's cameras. Features earnest, but clueless, regional manager Michael Scott, who believes himself an exceptional boss, and his office staff, who tolerate Michael's inappropriate behavior only because he signs...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr., 45 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rejoin Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott, Jim and Pam as they bring romance to the workplace, Dwight as he continues his quest to be Michael's right-hand man, and newly deemed "Wunderkind" Ryan, who's working to drag Dunder Mifflin into the digital age.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 586 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inappropriate behavior is business as usual, but big surprises are in store! Dwight is now the owner of the building and he may be letting this power go to his head; Andy is courting Erin, who is dating Gabe; Jim and Pam are struggling with being new parents; and a parade of ghosts of girlfriends past haunt Michael, leading to his final days at Dunder Mifflin.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 574 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Scott is an earnest but clueless boss who can't help but contribute his own irreverent commentary to the daily happenings at the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin paper company. As the staff deals with potential office closures, mergers, romances and advancement, Michael is always there to say all the wrong things at all the right times.