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Director:
Writer:
Polly Draper (written by)
Release Date:
1 June 2000 (Germany)
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Tagline:
Every family has something to hide.
Plot:
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor...
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6 wins
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Gary Winick obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 2 March 2011, 4:00 PM, PST)
Gary Winick, Director of Letters To Juliet & Bride Wars Dies, Aged 49
(From Obsessed with Film. 28 February 2011, 10:18 AM, PST)
Focused Favorites: Phoebe In Wonderland
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 10 January 2010, 5:40 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 2 March 2011, 4:00 PM, PST)
Gary Winick, Director of Letters To Juliet & Bride Wars Dies, Aged 49
(From Obsessed with Film. 28 February 2011, 10:18 AM, PST)
Focused Favorites: Phoebe In Wonderland
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 10 January 2010, 5:40 PM, PST)
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A must see film
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Chris Marquette | ... | Miles (as Christopher George Marquette) |
 | Polly Draper | ... | Laura |
 | Carol Kane | ... | Miss Gimpole |
 | Desmond Robertson | ... | Todd |
 | Robert Iler | ... | Denny |
 | Bill Nunn | ... | Kingston |
 | Tony Shalhoub | ... | Phil |
 | Ismail Bashey | ... | Indian Man |
 | Camryn Manheim | ... | Mrs. Swensrut |
| Blair Swanson | ... | Confident Girl (as Blair Ashlee Swanson) |
 | Gregory Hines | ... | Tyrone Pike |
| Carlos McKinney | ... | Chester |
| John B. Williams | ... | Sparky |
| Richard A. Berk | ... | Tiny (as Dick Berk) |
 | Fisher Stevens | ... | Morris |
| Allison Nurse | ... | Blonde #1 |
 | David Johansen | ... | Marvin |
| Pat Moya | ... | Belinda |
 | James McCaffrey | ... | Michael |
 | Peter Appel | ... | Engineer#1 |
| Michael Wolff | ... | Engineer #2 |
| Sarallen | ... | Homeless Woman |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Geoffrey Gould | ... | Jazz Club Patron (uncredited) |
 | Glenn Kalison | ... | Cigar Smoker (uncredited) |
 | Raphi Kammer | ... | Band Member (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Gary Winick | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Polly Draper | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Paulette Bartlett | .... | co-producer | |
| Polly Draper | .... | producer | |
| Helen Robin | .... | line producer | |
| Robert Salerno | .... | co-producer (as Bob Salerno) | |
| Diana Schmidt | .... | line producer | |
| Steven Sherman | .... | executive producer | |
| Karen Tangorra | .... | producer | |
| Linda van Beghen | .... | associate producer | |
| Henk Van Eeghen | .... | associate producer | |
| Bob Van Ronkel | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Wolff | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Wolff | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Wolfgang Held | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bill Pankow | |||
| Kate Sanford | |||
| Henk Van Eeghen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Sheila Jaffe | |||
| Georgianne Walken | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Rick Butler | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Catherine Pierson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Karen Perry | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jennifer Aspinall | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Paulette Elkind | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Nina Port | .... | additional makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Pamela Berkeley | .... | charge scenic | |
| Cristina Buckley | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| William Geiger | .... | key construction grip | |
| Darryl Glanious | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Leo Holder | .... | graphic designer | |
| Richard Lamb | .... | scenic artist | |
| Jerry Laxer | .... | assistant property master | |
| Jim Lillis | .... | lead man | |
| Ann Miller | .... | props | |
| Harold Roer | .... | swing set dresser | |
| Danny Rovira | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Cathy Scorsese | .... | property master | |
| John M. Souto | .... | lead man | |
| Eric Stepper | .... | property master | |
| Victoria Vanasco | .... | set dresser | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Wilfred Caban | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jennifer Basnyat | .... | title designer | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | main title sequence optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Douglas Crosby | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Stephanie Finochio | .... | utility stunts | |
| Ron Michaels | .... | utility stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Carmel Kubasik | .... | casting associate | |
| Ulysses Terrero | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Pam Aaron | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Pamela Aaron) | |
| Lynne Maureen Curtis | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Jill Merritt | .... | assistant wardrobe supervisor | |
| Isabel Summers | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Rahimah Yoba | .... | additional costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mike Mertens | .... | color timer (as Michael Mertens) | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter (as Mary Duerrstein) | |
| Patricia Sztaba | .... | negative matcher | |
| Stan Sztaba | .... | negative matcher | |
| Linda Van Eeghen | .... | first assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Matthew Abbott | .... | assistant music supervisor | |
| David R. Barkley | .... | score producer | |
| David Cremin | .... | music production manager | |
| Kevin Kliesch | .... | music preparation | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
| Carl Zittrer | .... | music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael Connolly | .... | transportation captain (as Mike Connolly) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Alpha Media (2002) (China) (TV)
- Avalanche Home Entertainment
- Avalanche Releasing (USA)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (Germany) (DVD)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language
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91 min
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This film addresses a very serious disability that must people do not understand while providing some really good music. It shows the difference of someone who is growing up excepting this disability vs. an adult who has grown up not addressing. Through the mother is a little on the side of not addressing the seriousness of her son's struggles she provides a good positive role model for him.
All-in-all, this is a very well done movie. I would recommend this film for parents of kids with any disability as it is very real in the way it shows how one parent leaves the scene so he won't have to deal with the stigma of his son. I think the scene where the son comes clean with his mother about his visit with his father is very touching.