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Release Date:
11 December 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
What if Peter Pan grew up?
Plot:
When Capt. Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy. full summary | full synopsis
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Hook
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Peter Pan
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Captain
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Flying Man
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Fantasy World
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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9 nominations
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(24 articles)
Producer Charles Roven Developing The Looking Glass Wars Movie
(From FirstShowing.net. 13 November 2009, 8:43 AM, PST)
Hoskins: 'Being a stalker helped me act'
(From digitalspy. 28 October 2009, 6:59 AM, PDT)
(From FirstShowing.net. 13 November 2009, 8:43 AM, PST)
Hoskins: 'Being a stalker helped me act'
(From digitalspy. 28 October 2009, 6:59 AM, PDT)
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Overlong but hugely enjoyable fantasy.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Capt. Hook |
 | Robin Williams | ... | Peter Banning |
 | Julia Roberts | ... | Tinkerbell |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | Smee |
 | Maggie Smith | ... | Granny Wendy |
 | Caroline Goodall | ... | Moira Banning |
 | Charlie Korsmo | ... | Jack 'Jackie' Banning |
 | Amber Scott | ... | Maggie Banning |
 | Laurel Cronin | ... | Liza, Wendy's Housekeeper |
 | Phil Collins | ... | Inspector Good |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Tootles |
| Isaiah Robinson | ... | Pockets |
| Jasen Fisher | ... | Ace |
 | Dante Basco | ... | Rufio |
| Raushan Hammond | ... | Thud Butt |
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Runtime:
144 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
Portugal:M/6 |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-8/5 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:G |
Israel:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:U |
USA:PG |
Norway:10
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When Granny Wendy is telling the children about the story of Peter Pan, she is holding one of the original printings of the book. It is a first edition version which is noticeable by the olive color, and the gold gilt design on the front cover. The version was printed in 1911 as the first novelization of Peter and Wendy.
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Continuity: When Peter is hit in the head with a baseball he falls to the ground. When he lands his head is upon green-colored ground, in the next shot his head is upon brown-colored ground.
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Maggie: [playing Wendy] Boy, why are you crying?
Boy playing Peter Pan: I was crying 'cause I couldn't get my shadow to stick. Besides, I wasn't crying.
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Maggie: [playing Wendy] Boy, why are you crying?
Boy playing Peter Pan: I was crying 'cause I couldn't get my shadow to stick. Besides, I wasn't crying.
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Movie Connections:
References Lord of the Flies (1963)
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Soundtrack:
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
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I was actually worried when I saw the casting for Hook, but I watched it anyway. It is enjoyable, but I've seen better. Robin Williams is very likable and surprisingly good, but I personally wouldn't have picked him for Peter. Kevin Kline would have been a better choice. Julia Roberts is okay as Tinkerbell, but she has been better. Stealing the show, in a wonderfully pantomime performance as Captain Hook, is an unrecognisable Dustin Hoffmann, believe it or not. His performance was that good, that I was appalled that it wasn't nominated. He's not the first actor to be seriously robbed of an award.Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption? Tim Curry in Legend and It? John Hurt in The Elephant Man? Bob Hoskins was amiable, and the music by John Williams was very good, but not his best score. The plot is simple but well-told, if marred by overlong and unnecessary sequences with the Lost Boys that were sadly poorly handled. The film's main merit, aside from Hoffmann's performance is the art direction, beautiful sets and lovely costumes, particularly the brief underwater scene with the mermaids. The part with Maggie singing on the boat deck was heart-rending, and the scene where Peter suddenly remembers everything was touching. Above all, every scene with Hook and Smee was extremely entertaining. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it very much, but the film lacked magic. All in all, a slightly disappointing but fun and under-appreciated film, that is a 7/10 from me. Bethany Cox