Adam's Rib - DVD

Justin McLeod has been an outsider since he arrived in Cranesport, Maine. There, he lives with the solitude his tragic past and disfigurement have forced upon him. But that isolation is unexpectedly about to change. Mel Gibson (who would go on to win two Academy Awards * two years later for Braveheart) stars as McLeod and makes his directing debut in his compelling tale of a man's triumph over loneliness and a boy's transition to adulth

In an early triumphant performance, Academy Award-winner MICHAEL DOUGLAS stars as Adam, a young university professor caught in a downward spiral of loveless relationships who travels back to his small hometown in search of a life more meaningful. Liking the down-to-earth lifestyle he finds there, he takes a summer job on a construction crew and starts seeing a beautiful small town girl with small town dreams (Lee Purcell). But as the summer draws to a close, he realizes that no matter which world he ends up living in, the meaning he so desperately searches for must come from within.

This National Geographic documentary explores the causes and effects of nature's more destructive forces; hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes. Through actual footage of storms and disasters, from both media and the National Geographic cameras, the viewer is shown how powerful and unpredictable nature can be. As with most National Geographic films, science and fact take precedence over sensationalism; thus, National Geographic: Nature's Fury also contains commentary and graphics that explain what causes an earthquake, a flood or other natural disasters, as well as what scientists are doing to help protect people from harm