Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

Widescreen 1.78.

Special features: Audio commentary with director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal; "The hurt locker: behind the scenes" featurette (12 min.); Image gallery.

Educational and home use only.

Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; production designer, Karl Júlíusson ; editors, Bob Murawski, Chris Innis ; costume designer, George Little ; music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders.

Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Suhail Al-Dabbach, Christopher Sayegh, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce.

US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left on its current deployment, and it will be a long thirty-nine days for Sanborn and Eldridge whose styles do not mesh with that of their new leader. James' thrill of the dismantlement seems to be the ultimate goal regardless of the safety of his fellow team members, others on the scene or himself. On the other hand, Sanborn is by the book: he knows his place and duty and trusts others in the army to carry out theirs as well as he. Eldridge is an insecure soldier who is constantly worried that an error or misjudgment on his part will lead to the death of an innocent civilian or a military colleague. While the three members face their own internal issues, they have to be aware of any person at the bomb sites, some of whom may be bombers themselves.

MPAA rating: R; for war violence and language.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby 2.0 surround.

For private home use only.

Dialogue in English or dubbed Spanish with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Academy Award, 2009: Best Picture (Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro) ; Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Mark Boal) ; Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow) ; Best Achievement in Film Editing (Bob Murawski, Chris Innis) ; Best Acievement in Sound Editing (Paul N.J. Ottosson) ; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett).

Directors Guild of America, 2010: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Kathryn Bigelow and 3 others)

National Film Preservation Board, 2020: Induction into the National Film Registry.

Writers Guild of America, 2010: Best Original Screenplay (Mark Boal)

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