Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Scott Hicks

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (book)
William Goldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?

Plot:

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enter their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Kiss | Bully | Mysterious Stranger | Stephen King | First Kiss

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Ted Brautigan
Anton Yelchin	...	Bobby Garfield
Hope Davis	...	Liz Garfield
Mika Boorem	...	Carol Gerber
David Morse	...	Adult Bobby Garfield
Alan Tudyk	...	Monte Man
Tom Bower	...	Len Files
Celia Weston	...	Alana Files
Adam LeFevre	...	Don Biderman
Will Rothhaar	...	John Sullivan
Timothy Reifsnyder	...	Harry Doolin (as Timmy Reifsnyder)
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Mrs. Gerber
Terry Beaver	...	Mr. Oliver
Joe T. Blankenship	...	Richie O'Rourke
Brett Fleisher	...	Willie Shearman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38401) | South Korea:12 | Japan:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

According to the director's commentary on the DVD, Mika Boorem also played Molly, Carol's daughter.

Goofs:

Continuity: The money that Bobby throws at his mother changes from behind her feet to in front of her feet.

Quotes:

Bobby: Why do we always expect home to stay the same? Nothing else does.

Movie Connections:

References Village of the Damned (1960)

Soundtrack:

(I've Got the) World on A String

GREAT FILM!!!!

This movie was a great surprise! I never read the Stephen King novel that this film comes from, but as always, King has crafted an intriguing and absorbing story.

Anthony Hopkins never disappoints and his performance as Ted Brautigan here is no different.

Brautigan lives upstairs from young Bobby Garfield and his widowed mother and a friendship soon develops between Bobby and Ted. Bobby knows that there is something different about Ted, and the bond between them grows when Bobby starts uncovering some of Ted's secrets. Bobby's father passed away when he was very young and he has no knowledge of who his father was except the word of his neglectful mother that his father was a drunkard and gambler. Bobby, through Ted learns a lot about his father, and more importantly, himself.

I don't want to give away too much of the plot of this wonderful movie, especially if like me you have not read the book. This is a thoughtful, insightful, well written and well acted movie and is definitely a part of my own library.

Dont miss Hearts in Atlantis.. you will be sorry if you do!! 8/10