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5.2/10   66 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Gary Ledbetter (writer)
Ken Ledbetter (stories)
Release Date:
8 January 1997 (France) more
Plot:
Verlin is 9 years old and does not talk, nor does he even seem to hear. Henry, a child-like adult, befriends Verlin and pulls him from his shell... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
User Reviews:
hard to find -- but worth the effort more (3 total)

Cast

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Gary Farmer ... Henry
Keegan MacIntosh ... Verlin
Nancy Beatty ... Minnie

Robert Joy ... Ferris
Joan Orenstein ... Agnes
Eric Peterson ... Lovejoy

Margot Kidder ... Mabel

David Cronenberg ... Doc Fisher
Wilfrid Bray ... Elvin
Neil Dainard ... Noel Winetree
J. Winston Carroll ... Rev. Rutherford
Diana Belshaw ... Judith
Norma Edwards ... Lydia
Deborah Lobban ... Matilda
Nadine Rabinovitch ... Hilda
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Eyes That Went Away (Canada: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:
87 min | Canada:89 min (Ontario)
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario)

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
hard to find -- but worth the effort, 31 March 1999
9/10
Author: wcm-2 from waterloo, ont

A disclaimer: My son is named after Kenneth Ledbetter and Ken was one of the finest men I have ever known. Gary Ledbetter -- all the Ledbetter family are friends.

This is a splendid "small" movie. Production values that in no way reveal it as a "small" movie; performances from one and all that convince you; and a story that leaves you feeling better for having watched it.

Filmed by Gary as a gift to his father (who died before it was complete) this film moves the stories from the Ozarks where they were originally set to Ontario. This story touches on the theme of "what do we do with the useless people". In this case the answer is love them.

I enjoyed it, my wife enjoyed it. Despite him being less than two at the time we watched it my son's attention was held by it -- I think because the protagonist was a small, blonde boy (like him). Don't let the comment above leave you thinking this is a kid's movie; it isn't.

You may have trouble finding it in your average video store, but take to time to look for it and you will not be disappointed.

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