Wide Awake (1998 film)
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| Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Produced by | Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Cary Woods Cathy Konrad |
| Written by | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Starring | Joseph Cross Timothy Reifsnyder Dana Delany Denis Leary Robert Loggia Rosie O'Donnell |
| Music by | Edmund Choi |
| Cinematography | Adam Holender |
| Editing by | Andrew Mondshein |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | March 20, 1998 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $282,175 |
Wide Awake is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Cary Woods and Cathy Konrad. The film stars Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delaney, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia and Rosie O'Donnell. Wide Awake also features Julia Stiles in one of her earliest roles as the main character's teenage sister, Neena.
Although it was made in 1995, the film was not released until 1998. The script was written in 1991. It was nominated for "Best Family Feature — Drama" and "Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actor" at the 1999 Young Artist Awards. It is the only Shyamalan-directed film in which the director does not make a cameo appearance. Shyamalan has described Wide Awake as a comedy that he hoped would also make people cry.
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[edit] Plot
The film revolves around the themes of family, growing up, and finding truth through personal endeavour. The story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Joshua Beal (Joseph Cross) who during the course of his year in the fifth grade, begins his personal search mission to find answers about truths about life and death, a journey triggered by the death of his beloved grandfather (Robert Loggia).[1]
Josh is a fifth grader at Waldron Mercy Academy, a private Catholic boys' school (in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia suburb, where Shyamalan attended and where much of the movie is filmed). The adults in his world have not been able to convince him that his grandfather is in good hands, so he sets out on a personal mission to find God. In their varying ways he is guided on his metaphorical journey by his best friend Dave (Timothy Reifsnyder) and a baseball-loving nun (Rosie O'Donnell), who teaches at his school. The film depicts Josh's doubts about his religion as he questions if God truly exists, particularly when Dave is diagnosed with epilepsy and the moments as Josh experiences his first crush. As his academic year comes to end he finds his answer in an unexpected way.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Joseph Cross as Joshua A. Beal
- Timothy Reifsnyder as Dave O'Hara
- Dana Delany as Mrs. Beal
- Denis Leary as Mr. Beal
- Robert Loggia as Grandpa Beal
- Rosie O'Donnell as Sister Terry
- Camryn Manheim as Sister Sophia
- Vicki Giunta as Sister Beatrice
- Julia Stiles as Neena Beal
- Michael Pacienza as Freddie Waltman
- Dan Lauria as Father Peters
[edit] Box office result
The film was a major box office bomb, grossing just over $282,000 on a $6 million production budget.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Wide Awake Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Overview The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wideawake.htm
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