From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Dallas Buyers Club

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Globe Award® nominee Matthew McConaughey (Mud, Magic Mike) delivers a career-defining performance as Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof in the "hugely entertaining" Dallas Buyers Club, the inspiring and powerful story of an imperfect man's fight for survival during an uncertain time in America (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee (The Young Victoria) Dallas Buyers Club arrives on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack including Blu-ray™, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet^™ and On Demand on February 4, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) sees his free-wheeling life overturned when he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. Determined to survive, Woodroof decides to take matters in his own hands by tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. After his journey to find a cure leads him to an unlikely ally in Rayon played by Golden Globe Award® nominee Jared Leto (Lord of War, Alexander), he establishes a hugely successful "buyers' club" and unites a band of outcasts in a struggle for dignity and acceptance that inspires in ways no one could have imagined.

Also starring Jennifer Garner (The Odd Life of Timothy Green), Denis O'Hare (J. Edgar) and Steve Zahn (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Dallas Buyers Club is "deeply moving. A livewire of a movie!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and DIGITAL HD with Ultraviolet™.

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Bonus Features on Blu-ray™ and DVD

• DELETED SCENES
• A LOOK INSIDE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn and Griffin Dunne
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee
Screenplay by: Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
Producers: Robbie Brenner & Rachel Winter
Director of Photography: Yves Belanger, CSC
Production Designer: John Paino
Editor: Martin Pensa
Costumes by: Kurt and Bart

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™

Street Date: February 4, 2014
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 62129683
Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use
Technical Info: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD

Street Date: February 4, 2014
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 62129684
Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use
Technical Info: Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)
Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish

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