North (1994)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writers (WGA):

Alan Zweibel (novel)
Alan Zweibel (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

North's hopping mad with his parents, and now he's off on a world wide adventure!

Plot:

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs...

Plot Keywords:

Parent | Child's Point Of View | Reflection | Child | Hawaii

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Elijah Wood	...	North
Jason Alexander	...	North's Dad
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	North's Mom
Marc Shaiman	...	Piano Player
Jussie Smollett	...	Adam
Taylor Fry	...	Zoe
Alana Austin	...	Sarah
Peg Shirley	...	Teacher
Chuck Cooper	...	Umpire
Alan Zweibel	...	Coach
Donavon Dietz	...	Assistant Coach
Teddy Bergman	...	Teammate
Michael Cipriani	...	Teammate
Joran Corneal	...	Teammate
Joshua Kaplan	...	Teammate

MPAA:

Rated PG for a few words.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 (2001 re-rating) | Finland:S (original rating) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

At the time of its release, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel considered this to be the worst film they'd ever seen. Ebert wrote, "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." The pair later reviewed it on their television show, where Ebert went on to say that the movie made him "cringe... just sitting here thinking about it." Gene Siskel characterized it as "junk" and said that it made him feel "unclean." The clip of their review would go on to become a popular internet meme associated with bad movie reviews.

Quotes:

North: Winchell, you put out a three-page leaflet with a circulation of 90.
Winchell: Might even land me a Pulitzer.

Movie Connections:

References "Father Knows Best" (1954)

Soundtrack:

CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE

Where else can you see Elijah Wood playing Tevye from "Fiddler on the Roof," singing "If I Were a Rich Man"?

Not a fantastic movie, but worth seeing once or twice. Elijah Wood is very likeable as North, and there are some witty lines. The plot leaves much to be desired, however, especially the Winchell subplot. See it for Elijah, but don't expect anything else from it.