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Dead Poets Society (1989)

PG  128 min  -  Drama   -  9 June 1989 (USA)
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Reviews: 396 user | 73 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com

English professor John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day.

Director:

Peter Weir

Writer:

Tom Schulman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams ...
Robert Sean Leonard ...
Ethan Hawke ...
Josh Charles ...
Gale Hansen Gale Hansen ...
Dylan Kussman ...
Allelon Ruggiero ...
James Waterston ...
Norman Lloyd ...
Kurtwood Smith ...
Carla Belver Carla Belver ...
Leon Pownall Leon Pownall ...
George Martin George Martin ...
Joe Aufiery Joe Aufiery ...
Matt Carey Matt Carey ...
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Storyline

Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life. Written by Liz Jordan <c9310494@alinga.newcastle.edu.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Poet | Poetry | Student | English Teacher  | See more »

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He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La sociedad de los poetas muertos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$340,456 (USA) (4 June 1989) (8 Screens)

Gross:

$235,900,000 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

To guide his lead actor, Peter Weir called the character "Robin Keating" as he wanted the scripted character to be "shaded with 15 percent of Williams' own off-the-cuff dialog". See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Keating's impression of Marlon Brando is not an anachronistic reference to The Godfather but to his role as Marc Antony in Julius Caesar. See more »

Quotes

Neil: [quoting Henry David Thoreau] "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life."
Dalton: I'll second that.
Neil: "To put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived."
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Connections

Referenced in "Entourage: Guys and Doll (#3.4)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stranded in the Jungle"
Written by Al Curry, James Johnson and Ernestine Smith
Performed by The Cadets
Courtesy of Kent Records See more »