The Mighty (1998)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers (WGA):

Rodman Philbrick (novel)
Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

The quest for friendship is the noblest cause of all.

Plot:

This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Tutor | Knight | Imagination | Quest

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Harry Dean Stanton	...	Grim
Gena Rowlands	...	Gram
Elden Henson	...	Maxwell Kane
Douglas Bisset	...	Homeless Man
Joseph Perrino	...	Blade (as Joe Perrino)
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Doghouse Boy #1
Michael Colton	...	Doghouse Boy #2
Daniel Lee	...	Doghouse Boy #3
Eve Crawford	...	Mrs. Donelli
Kieran Culkin	...	Kevin Dillon
Sharon Stone	...	Gwen Dillon
John Bourgeois	...	Mr. Sacker
Bruce Tubbe	...	Officer
Rudy Webb	...	Mr. Hampton
Ron Nigrini	...	Man in Diner

Also Known As:

Freak the Mighty (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for elements of violence and peril.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35748)

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Company:

Chaos Productions

Trivia:

Trailer features two scenes not used in the final film: Max playing with one of Kevin's toys and Kevin gets a computer on Christmas.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Max is waiting for his LD reading teacher, Kevin comes into the room, announces that he is Max's student tutor and sits down. The counter immediately behind Kevin is bare. Kevin tells Max to start reading from his book, Max says that he doesn't have a book, and then we see that a backpack is on the counter immediately behind Kevin from which he gets a book on King Arthur.

Quotes:

Kevin Dillon: What are you, a pacifist? Get it? Pass on the fists?

Movie Connections:

References Gojira (1954)

Soundtrack:

Don't Count Me Out

More than "Mighty", it's great!

This movie is a real sleeper. I heard it was pretty good from a friend. My friend really understated.

Every thing about this movie is thoroughly enjoyable. The story is enthralling. The cinematography and special effects are wonderful. The acting is, well Harry Dean Stanton and Gena Rowlands do their usual great job and the two boys who play Max and the Freak (Kevin), Elden Ratliff and Kieran Culkin are impressive. Meat Loaf and Gillian Anderson are a trip to watch and Sharon Stone showed me acting that I didn't think she had in her. All in all a cast that does a great job.

The sound track is really something. I thoroughly enjoyed the music. If there was a small impediment in the film, it was a story that could of played on sympathy, but I don't think it was harmful. I've seen this storyline before, but the way it was done I didn''t care.

See it.