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K-PAX, Universal Pictures and Intermedia Films present a Lawrence Gordon production, an Iain Softley film ; producers, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Robert F. Colesberry ; screenplay writer, Charles Leavitt ; director, Iain Softley

Label
K-PAX, Universal Pictures and Intermedia Films present a Lawrence Gordon production, an Iain Softley film ; producers, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Robert F. Colesberry ; screenplay writer, Charles Leavitt ; director, Iain Softley
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Main title
K-PAX
Oclc number
49313282
Responsibility statement
Universal Pictures and Intermedia Films present a Lawrence Gordon production, an Iain Softley film ; producers, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Robert F. Colesberry ; screenplay writer, Charles Leavitt ; director, Iain Softley
Runtime
120
Summary
A Manhattan psychiatrist, who thinks he's seen it all until he's assigned to analyze Prot, a psychiatric patient who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. He is convinced that Prot is "a convincing delusional, " but his cynicism turns to open-minded fascination as Prot's case reveals a combination of otherworldly insight and all-too-human trauma, prompting an earthbound explanation for Prot's allegedly alien origins
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
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