The Paperboy is out now on DVD and Blu-ray and you are going to want to own this movie. If you are like me, you want to see this film because you heard how Nicole Kidman pees on Zac Efron in it. Well you get that scene and so much more in this intriguing movie.
In the late ’60s a corrupt sheriff was killed in Miami and Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), an innocent man was convicted of his crime. His pen pal and now fiancee, Charlotte (Kidman) has taken his story to the Miami Times lead reporter Ward Jensen (Matthew McConaughey) and she is hoping he can get Hillary set free. Ward’s younger brother Jake (Zac Efron) is the Paperboy and he is also helping out with the report. During the long hot summer, unconventional Charlotte and innocent Jake will get very close and it will eventually be their undoing and everyone elses around them.
The Paperboy looks at racism, sexism and homosexuality in the late ’60s in a way that makes you appreciate how we are today. Director Lee Daniels perfectly captured the era with this movie.
The Blu-ray includes these special features: Free Digital Copy of the Film, Featurette, Director Interview, Cast and Crew Interview, Behind the Scenes. With these features we find out which actor was not Daniels’ first choice for the role they got, what drew the actors to do this movie and what it was like to make it. These features help you understand the movie even more when you find out where everyone was coming from when they made it.
