Home of the Giants on dvd in Australia!

Ryanne · Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:52 pm

This concerns an Australian release only! Make sure that if you're ordering the dvd, that your dvd player can play Region 4 / PAL dvd's.

If you have any questions about the release, you can ask them in the Home of the Giants FAQ thread.

Here's a quick list of where to buy or rent the dvd
**Please do note that I cannot account for the legitimacy/trustworthiness of any of these stores. I'm merely listing them. Please use your own judgement and commonsense when ordering online.**

Online store (sells also to international customers):
Devoteddvd.com.au

Online store (ships only within Australia):
Donedirtcheap.com.au

Regular stores (all located in Australia, check their websites for the addresses):
Magnum.net.au
Videoezy.com.au

You can rent the dvd at the following store (only for Australians):
Bigpondmovies.com
quickflix.com.au

*Edit again, I've gathered more information (edited at January 8th, 2009)*
This is the latest from magnum movies, they do not have an online store, check their website to located the nearest store. They only have stores in Australia.

Quote:

We DO have Home of the Giants. Arrived in store this week. Stars Hayley Joel Osment.
Regards. The management

This was just posted on the Official Haley Joel Osment Message Board by Daniel (webmaster homeofthegiants.com)

Quote:

Hmm, I guess I was a little too cryptic in my previous post regarding this issue .... LOL.

Let me try again

There is no official news on this at the official Home of the Giants Website because the release of HotG in Australia on DVD was not a deal that is officially endorsed by SymPics International, who are the producers of HotG.

We are all still hoping for and gearing towards a limited theatrical release of HotG in USA, but for the time being, the only way for fans to see HotG is this Australian release on DVD. This DVD release in Australia caught everyone, literally, by surprise. I won't go into all the details, but suffice to say, "it's complicated".

You may all be interested to know that the Australian DVD is NOT a bootleg though, so from a fan's perspective, if your player can play Region 4 DVDs, on a personal note, I say, get this DVD

I hope this clears up some of your confusion. I am still getting clearance to release news of this over at www.homeofthegiants.com ...

*Edit to add so that all the info is in one post (edited at January 6th, 2009)*
DevotedDVD got back to me with the following:

Quote:

This is due for release this week though order on demand.

As this is released by a small supplier we don't list these titles. (i.e. not on ebay, answer to my question if they'll put it up on ebay)

We do accept paypal as a payment through our online store.

This will also be shipped out with Registered mail so traceable for loss of shipment.

Original post below (posted at December 30th, 2008)
Home of the Giants on dvd in Australia?? I've found several websites that state that Home of the Giants will be released through "21st century pictures pty ltd" in Australia on January 7th, 2009! All in all it seems pretty legit. I guess we just have to wait and see. To sum it up, devoteddvd.com.au is the only store selling the dvd, both to Australian and International customers, I have never bought anything from this site so I can't account for it's legitimacy/trustworthiness. Stay tuned because I'm trying to get this confirmed.

As Fair from the official HJO message board rightfully pointed out:

Fair wrote:

Hmmmm... also worth pointing out is that these DVDs (if real) are probably "Region 4", and PAL... for those that might not be region free, or could potentially have PAL / NTSC issues. (Remembering that North America is "Region 1")

The pictures are from dvd.bigpondmovies.com and videoswap.com.

Here are the sites and what they say:

The following is from classification.gov.au (can be compared to the MPAA for the US) Home of the Giants is rated M for Coarse language and violence.

classification.gov.au wrote:

Classification M
Consumer Advice Coarse language and violence
Category Film - Sale/Hire
Version ORIGINAL
Duration variable
Date of Classification 11 November 2008
Author RUSTY GORMAN
Publisher WILLIAM R. GREENBLATT, L. CHARLES GRIMES, DANIEL SCHALK, EUGENE OSMENT
Production Company SYMPICS INTERNATIONAL/ BLUE RIDER PICTURES
Country of Origin USA
Applicant 21ST CENTURY PICTURES PTY LTD
File Number T08/4702
Classification Number 617C6210

devoteddvd.com is selling the dvd, also to international customers.

devoteddvd.com wrote:

DVD - Home Of The Giants
This title Available on Wednesday 07 January, 2009. ORDER TODAY!
Price: $AU25.50 (Australia), $AU23.18 (International)

Local Delivery Charges:
Unpadded: $AU0.40
Padded: $AU0.75
Registered: $AU3.95
Express Post: $AU4.50

International Delivery Charges:
Airmail - Unpadded: $AU3.60
Airmail - Padded: $AU4.25
Royal Mail: $AU6.50^
DHL - Signature: $AU6.50^
^ Signature Service
Product Barcode: 9333289003808
Manufacturer: 21st Century

dvd.bigpondmovies.com is renting the dvd, but only to Australians.

dvd.bigpondmovies.com wrote:

Home Of The Giants (M)
2007, 99 minutes, Rated M
Home Of The Giants is a coming of age story told through the eyes of Gar (Haley Joel Osment), a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship. Gar's best friend, Matt (Ryan Merriman), is the team's star; when Matt is asked by a drug dealer and small time hood to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.
Director:
Rusty Gorman
Starring:
Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Danielle Panabaker
Language and Sound:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital

videoezy.com.au is also renting the dvd to Australians, the release date is January 7th, 2009

videoezy.com.au wrote:

Running Time: 0mins
Available In Store: 07 Jan 2009
Synopsis:
Home of the Giants is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of "Gar", a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads thoward a state championship. Gar's best friend, Matt , is the team's star ; when Matt is asked by a drug dealer and small-time hood to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle. Stars Haley Joel Osment and Ryan Merriman.

videoswap.com also has some info and a picture of the dvd. Not exactly sure what this site does though.

videoswap.com.au wrote:

HOME of the Giants drama CLASSIFICATION M
Stars Haley Joel Osment
Home of the Giants is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Gar (Haley Joel Osment), a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads thoward a state championship. Gar's best friend, Matt (Ryan Merriman), is the team's star; when Matt is asked by a drug dealer and small-time hood to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.
Distributor:21st Century
RELEASE DATE 7/1/09
BRETT'S RATING 3

The site magnum.net.au (pdf) has a brief mention of the release. Magnum movies is an actual store in Australia (not a webshop). It has several addresses, check their website for the addresses.<br>

magnum.net.au wrote:

HOME OF THE GIANTS [M]
DRAMA 7TH JAN
Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman
A high school is heading towards the State Finals.
Will the star throw the game?

And dvdplaza.com.au has Home of the Giants on their release list:

dvdplaza.com.au wrote:

Wednesday, 7th January, 2009
Home of the Giants (DVD-Video)
21st Century

Also according to dvdplaza.com.au the dvd was the cheapest (pre-order of course) on November 14, 2008.

And finally dvdfeed.com.au has Home of the Giants on their release list for January 7th.

dvdfeed.com.au wrote:

7 January
DVD Home of the Giants

Home of the Giants on dvd in Australia!

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