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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   1,443 votes
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Director:

John Duigan

Writer (WGA):

Dick Christie (written by)

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Release Date:

July 1999 (Norway) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

She was a child of 3, a woman of 28 and a miracle waiting to happen! more

Plot:

A man's autistic sister is released from an institution into his care. He allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Heartwarming story beautifully acted more (35 total)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elisabeth Shue ... Molly McKay

Aaron Eckhart ... Buck McKay

Jill Hennessy ... Susan Brookes

Thomas Jane ... Sam

D.W. Moffett ... Mark Cottrell

Elizabeth Mitchell ... Beverly Trehare

Robert Harper ... Dr. Simmons

Elaine Hendrix ... Jennifer Thomas
Michael Paul Chan ... Domingo

Lucy Liu ... Brenda
Jon Pennell ... Gary McKay

Sarah Wynter ... Julie McKay
Lauren Richter ... Molly McKay - 7 Years Old
Tanner Lee Prairie ... Buck McKay - 8 Years Old (as Tanner Prairie)
Nicholas Pryor ... Dr. Prentice
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Rescue Me (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related material and nudity.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:LH | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


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The film premiered on major airline flights before being shown in cinemas. more

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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Heartwarming story beautifully acted, 7 May 2000
8/10
Author: FlickJunkie-2 from Atlanta, GA

This is a touching, bittersweet and wonderful film about an autistic woman who gains full use of her cognitive reasoning through an experimental procedure. Molly (Elizabeth Shue) is a 28 year old autistic who has been institutionalized much of her life. When the institution closes, she is left in the care of her self absorbed brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart). She is recommended for a new experimental procedure which transforms her into a normal young woman. As the story unfolds we see her grow from a child into a woman with many sweet and funny moments resulting from Molly's view of the world through childlike eyes. As her relationship with her brother grows, his transformation is as dramatic as hers.

The film was charmingly done with a coming of age quality about it. There were numerous comical and heart warming moments resulting from Molly's misperception of a world she is trying to make sense of.

The only thing working against this film is the fact that this ground has been retraced in so many ways that it suffers from the tendency to compare it to other films. It has elements of ‘Flowers for Algernon', ‘Rainman', ‘At First Sight' and ‘Awakenings'. It is difficult for a film to be fully appreciated when the viewer is mentally comparing it to all these other stories. That is a pity in this case because this really is a lovable story in its own right.

Elizabeth Shue gives us marvelous performance as Molly. Her portrayal of autism is realistic and endearing. She is so childlike that you really sense that she has the mind of a 3 year old. Later, as she transitions to the mind of an adult, she retains that childlike naiveté that gives the character a purity and wisdom that is fresh and free from cynicism. It was a wonderful performance that regrettably will not be seen by many since this film lives in obscurity as a single facing on the rental shelves.

I rated Molly an 8/10. On an emotional level, I really enjoyed it more than that, but I felt compelled to subtract a couple of points for lack of originality. However, if you enjoy human interest stories this one will certainly touch your heart.

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