My So Called Life Box Set
BMG Music (1994)
TV Series  /  Drama, Romance
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IMDB   8.9
1110 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Claire Danes Angela Chase
Jared Leto Jordan Catalano
A.J. Langer Rayanne Graff
Bess Armstrong Patty Chase
Lisa Wilhoit Danielle Chase
Wilson Cruz Rickie Vasquez
Tom Irwin Graham Chase
Devon Gummersall Brian Krakow
Devon Odessa Sharon Cherski
Johnny Green Kyle Vinnovich
Director
Scott Winant
Mark Piznarski
Ron Lagomarsino
Michael Engler
Producer Scott Winant
Edward Zwick
Writer Elizabeth Gill
Jason Katims
Liberty Godshall
Justin Tanner
Cinematography Ernest Holzman
Charlie Lieberman
Musician W.G. Snuffy Walden
Animal Bag

"My So-Called Life" is a realistic mid-nineties teen drama series that takes a look at a 15 year-old girl and her trials and tribulations with being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.
Episodes
 60 mins    8/25/1994  1.  Pilot
Welcome to the world of Angela Chase. At 15, Angela is sick of her goody goody look, and act. So she decides to hang out with the rebel herself Rayanne Graff, and dyes her hair Crimson Glow. Her mother is not pleased with the new Angela, and states that quite a few times, in this pilot. Her father on the other hand doesn't see the deal.
Director:  Scott Winant  Writer:  Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Amy Leland,  Nada Despotovich, Cameron Arnett, Margaret Nagle, Stanley DeSantis, Devin Kamienny, Bianca Lawson, Shane Powers, Tim Williams
 60 mins    9/1/1994  2.  Dancing In The Dark
While Angela awkwardly tries to get closer to Jordan, Graham and Patty learn to romance each other again.
Director:  Scott Winant  Writer:  Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Danton Stone, Jeri Gaile, Margaret Nagle
 60 mins    9/8/1994  3.  Guns And Gossip
Angela is devastated when she is the object of gossip while Brian and Rickie find themselves in the middle of a scandal over a gun in school.
Director:  Marshall Herskovitz  Writer:  Justin Tanner 
Guest starring:  Bennet Guillory, Stanley DeSantis, Julie Haston, Shar Jackson, Venus DeMilo, Lucas Dudley, Eric Payne, Lin Shave, Chad Wood, Patti D'Arbanville
 60 mins    9/15/1994  4.  Father Figures
In multi-generational father-daughter conflict, Patty must take control of the printing business from her father, and Angela approaches Graham for the first time as a person rather than a superhero.
Director:  Mark Rosner  Writer:  Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Paul Dooley, Francesca P. Roberts, Winnie Holzman, Pamela Gordon, Russell Armstrong, Shar Jackson, Francesca Robers,  Kaley Cuoco
 60 mins    9/22/1994  5.  The Zit
Angela and Patty come to grips with the feeling that they are not measuring up to some standard of beauty as Angela breaks out and Patty develops laugh lines.
Director:  Victor Dubois  Writer:  Betsy Thomas 
Guest starring:  Tracy Lindsey, Del Zamora, Bill Damaschke, Marisa Schuman, Venus DeMilo
 60 mins    9/29/1994  6.  The Substitute
Liberty High deals with the issue of censorship when a substitute English teacher encourages students to write liberal poetry for the school paper.
Director:  Ellen S. Pressman  Writer:  Jason Katims 
Guest starring:  Roger Rees, Bennet Guillory, Stanley DeSantis, Lois Foraker, Chad Wood, Liza Del Mundo, Lackey Bevis, Melinda Williams, Art Chudabala, Lisa Del Mundo
 60 mins    10/6/1994  7.  Why Jordan Can't Read
Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.
Director:  Mark Piznarski  Writer:  Liberty Godshall 
Guest starring:  Michael Lowry, Shannon Leto, May Quigley
 60 mins    10/20/1994  8.  Strangers In The House
Sharon's dad has a heart attack that causes Graham to question his own mortality and puts stress on his marriage while the event mends the broken friendship between Sharon and Angela.
Director:  Ron Lagomarsino  Writer:  Jill Gordon 
Guest starring:  May Quigley, Sarah Martineck, Sumer Stamper, Bruce Winant
 60 mins    10/27/1994  9.  Halloween
Angela finds herself in 1963 during a mystical Halloween experience; Graham and Patty create some magic of their own with the help of medieval Halloween costumes.
Director:  Mark Piznarski  Writer:  Jill Gordon 
Guest starring:  Harriet Leider, May Quigley, Channon Roe, Andrew Kavovit, Lindsay Sloane, Liza Del Mundo
 60 mins    11/3/1994  10.  Other People's Mothers
Patty gains strides in her relationship with Angela when she helps Rayanne during an overdose.
Director:  Claudia Weill  Writer:  Richard Kramer 
Guest starring:  Barbara Bain, Richard Danielson, Patricia Fraser, Patti D'Arbanville
 60 mins    11/10/1994  11.  Life Of Brian
Brian's life is a constant struggle over what he wants to express and the ramblings that escape from his mouth; everyone feels like the outsider at the ""World Happiness Dance"" at school; Patty pressures Graham into taking a continuing education cooking class.
Director:  Todd Holland  Writer:  Jason Katims 
Guest starring:  Adam Biesk, Senta Moses
 60 mins    11/17/1994  12.  Self-esteem
Self-esteem is the lesson of the day for Angela's warped relationship with Jordan, Brian's unreciprocated devotion to Angela, Rickie's flair for the dramatic, and Graham's cooking expertise.
Director:  Michael Engler  Writer:  Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Shannon Leto, May Quigley, Karen Malina White, Jeff Perry, Lisa Waltz, Craig Kirkwood, Paul Dooley
 60 mins    12/1/1994  13.  Pressure
Angela must make the decision whether or not to sleep with Jordan, while Graham is being pressured into going into the restaurant business with Hallie Lowenthal.
Director:  Mark Piznarski  Writer:  Ellen Herman 
Guest starring:  Lackey Bevis, Jonathan Emerson, Terry Hoyos, Mary Woronov, Lisa Waltz, Robert Gant
 60 mins    12/8/1994  14.  On The Wagon
Rayanne has been sober for 33 days. To start getting her life back together again and to spend more time with Angela, she joins Jordan's band. But after a case of stage fright and a glimpse at what being sober really means, she goes back to the bottle.
Director:  Jeff Perry  Writer:  Elizabeth Gill 
Guest starring:  Patti D'Arbanville
 60 mins    12/22/1994  15.  So-called Angels
The Chase's Christmas is more complicated than usual when Angela's anxious search for Rickie leads her into the world of runaway kids where she encounters a mysterious homeless girl.
Director:  Scott Winant  Writer:  Jason Katims  / Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Juliana Hatfield
 60 mins    1/5/1995  16.  Resolutions
It's New Year's Eve and while everyone else is busy making or breaking his or her resolutions, Rickie faces an increasingly difficult situation.
Director:  Patrick R. Norris  Writer:  Ellen Herman 
Guest starring:  Jeff Perry, Danton Stone, Lisa Waltz, John Prosky, Dina Dayrit, Winnie Holzman
 60 mins    1/12/1995  17.  Betrayal
Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is in to someone else. But Brian Cracow catches Rayanne and Jordan on tape having sex.
Director:  Mark Piznarski  Writer:  Jill Gordon 
Guest starring:  Lisa Waltz, Senta Moses, Adam Biesk, Jeff Perry, Karen Malina White
 60 mins    1/19/1995  18.  Weekend
On a romantic weekend getaway to ""reconnect"" with Graham, Patty reveals another side of her personality; Angela copes with a visit from Rayanne, who has good reason not to leave.
Director:  Todd Holland  Writer:  Adam Dooley 
Guest starring:  Danton Stone,  Laura Innes, Jack Nance
 60 mins    1/26/1995  19.  In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
Jordan asks Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections; Sharon and Rayanne reach a turning point in their relationship; and Rickie learns that the new girl has a crush on him.
Director:  Elodie Keene  Writer:  Winnie Holzman 
Guest starring:  Jeff Perry, Senta Moses, Lisa Waltz
Edition Details
Edition w / Book
Series My So-Called Life
Distributor Shout! Factory
Release Date 10/30/2007
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 6

Features
Disc 01 Commentary by Marshall Herskovitz, Winnie Holzman, Scott Winant on the Pilot episode
User Defined
Month that Film Begins September
Watched Yes