The Professor arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD and Digital on July 9th.

The Professor arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD and Digital on July 9th.

Street Date: 7/9/19

Blu-ray™ + Digital SRP: $21.99

DVD SRP: $19.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Oscar^® nominee Johnny Depp (2007, Best Actor, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) stars in the hilarious and heartwarming dark comedy The Professor, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital July 16 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Depp plays a college professor who decides to live his last chapter with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness alongside A-list costars Rosemarie DeWitt, Zoey Deutch, and Golden Globe^® nominee Ron Livingston (2002, Best Supporting Actor, TV’s Band of Brothers). Produced by Oscar^®-winner Greg Shapiro (2008, Best Picture, The Hurt Locker;  with producers Kathryn Bigelow, Mark  Boal, and Nicolas Chartier), Braden Aftergood (Hell or High Water), and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), and written and directed by Wayne Roberts, this rogueishly humorous and touching film is not to be missed!. The Professor Blu-ray and DVD will include a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife (Roasmarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston) — and the delight of his students — Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy costarring Zoey Deutch.

BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES

·         “Death and How to Live It: Making The Professor” Featurette

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2018

Title Copyright: The Professor © 2018 RSG Financing and Distribution, LLC. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2019 Saban Films LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: R for for language, sexual content and some drug use.

Genre: Comedy

Closed-Captioned: N/A

Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH

Feature Run Time: 91 Minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition, 16x9 1.85:1 Presentation

DVD Format: 16x9 1.85:1 Presentation

Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™

DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio