Help (Blu-ray + DVD Combo) Blu-Ray DVD

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the african american maid's point of view on the white families they work for, and their hardships they go through on a day to day basis.

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast. Led by Emma Stone, Academy Award®-nominated Viola Davis (Best Supporting Actress, Doubt, 2008), Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project — one that breaks society’s rules and puts them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor and hope — and complete with compelling, never-before-seen bonus features — The Help is a timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to create change.

Editor's Note

A 1960s-era Mississippi debutante sends her community into an uproar by conducting a series of probing interviews with the black servants behind some of her community's most prominent families. Skeeter (Emma Stone) has just graduated from college, and she's eager to launch her career as a writer. In a moment of inspiration, Skeeter decides to focus her attention on the black female servants who work in her community. Her first subject is Aibileen (Viola Davis), the devoted housekeeper who has been employed by Skeeter's best friend's family for years. By speaking with Aibileen, Skeeter becomes an object of scorn to the wealthy locals, who view her actions as directly challenging to the established social order. Before long, even more servants are coming forward to tell their stories, and Skeeter discovers that friendship can blossom under the most unlikely of circumstances. Bryce Dallas Howard co-stars in a touching tale of race relations based on author Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name.

Features

DVD, Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
	Release Date: 9/2/2012
	Running Time: 146 minutes
	Original Release Date: 2011
	UPC: 00786936820379
	Number of Discs: 2
Audio & Video
	Available Audio Tracks:
	Video: (unknown/unconverted)

Entertainment Reviews

The Help - Blu-Ray DVD Review

By: Sherry Lipp Blogcritics.org Reviews

Published on: 12/12/2011 10:39 AM

The 2011 film The Help is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett. The story follows an aspiring writer, “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone), who is fresh out of college. Set in 1963 in the midst of the civil rights movement, Skeeter begins to notice the poor treatment her white friends give their black hired help. Skeeter becomes inspired to write from the perspective of the help and secretly begins to interview the one of her friend’s maid. The Help is an easy movie to like. It’s a heartwarming story with strong performances from the cast. The strengths of the film make it easy to forget its significant problems, even though we shouldn’t....read the full review

Cast & Crew

	Bryce Dallas Howard
	Jessica Chastain
	Emma Stone
	Octavia L. Spencer
	Viola Davis
	Mike Vogel - Co-Star
	Ahna O'Reilly - Co-Star
	Tarra Riggs - Co-Star
	Roslyn Ruff - Co-Star
	Anna Camp - Co-Star
	Eleanor Henry - Co-Star
	Emma Henry - Co-Star
	Ted Welch - Co-Star
	Tiffany Brouwer - Co-Star
	Carol Lee - Co-Star
	Millicent Bolton - Co-Star
	Wes Chatham - Co-Star
	Chris Lowell - Co-Star
	Shane McRae - Co-Star
	Mary J. Blige - Song Composer
	Rocky Capella - Stunt Coordinator
	Stephen Goldblatt - Director of Photography
	Thomas Newman - Composer
	Jennifer Hawks - Music Director
	Don Sparks - Assistant Director
	Tate Taylor - Screenwriter
	Kathryn Stockett - Source Writer
	Rena DeAngelo - Set Decorator
	Ashley Johnson - Co-Star
	Leslie Jordan - Co-Star
	Brian Kerwin - Co-Star
	Sissy Spacek - Co-Star
	Mary Steenburgen - Co-Star
	Cicely Tyson - Co-Star
	Ritchie Montgomery - Co-Star
	Allison Janney - Co-Star
	Aunjanue Ellis - Co-Star
	Carol Sutton - Co-Star
	Tate Taylor - Director

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "A deeply touching human story filled with humor and heartbreak....The actors are sublime." 08/18/2011

Los Angeles Times
"The movie is richly flavored by the work of a sprawling cast that puts the exceptional Viola Davis and Emma Stone at the film's impassioned center..." 08/10/2011

USA Today
"The warmly engaging book has been made into an equally affecting movie." 08/12/2011

Movieline
"THE HELP is Davis's movie, and it's about time." 08/10/2011

Hollywood Reporter
"Where THE HELP succeeds magnificently though is in character portraits by actresses Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer." 08/07/2011

Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "[E]vocatively directed by Southern-bred Tate Taylor....You'll want second helpings of Spencer's sassy comic timing, Davis' humility...and Allison Janney's brilliant brand of crazy." 12/01/2011