Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

Director:

Scott Hicks

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (book)
William Goldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Memory | Mysterious Stranger | Kiss | Bully | Working Late

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
Joel F. Haberli	...	Sully's Dad
Evan Moses	...	Sully's Little Brother
Joshua Billings	...	Cabbie
Valerie Karasek	...	Sully's Widow
Graham Bardsley	...	Minister
Keith Beyer	...	Soldier at Funeral (as Keith H. Beyer)
Robert V. Maine	...	Soldier at Funeral
Mickey Leon McBride	...	Soldier at Funeral
Wes Johnson	...	Sports Announcer (voice)
Bourke Floyd	...	Low Man
Lawrence Gaughan	...	Low Man
Jim Hild	...	Low Man
Steve Little	...	Low Man
Bud Pezet	...	Low Man
Jamie Watson	...	Low Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cris Cunningham	...	Young Man (uncredited)
Sara Hamilton	...	Hot Dog Vendor at Carnival (uncredited)
David Harscheid	...	Old Man (uncredited)
Terry Jernigan	...	Bobby's Father (in photograph) (uncredited)
John Johnson	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Raymond H. Johnson	...	Mourner at Funeral (uncredited)
Rick Kain	...	Pool Shark (uncredited)
Joleen Neighbours	...	Carnival Vendor (uncredited)
Amberly Pecsek	...	Girl at Carnival (uncredited)
David Rivitz	...	Shady Vendor (uncredited)
Joseph M. West Jr.	...	Checkers Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott Hicks

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(book)
William Goldman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Michael Flynn	....	executive producer
Kerry Heysen	....	producer
Jodi Zuckerman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Piotr Sobocinski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Pip Karmel

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Barbara Ling		(as Barbara C. Ling)

Art Direction by
Mark Worthington

Set Decoration by
Heather S. Jenkins		(as Heather Jenkins)

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Wyatt Belton	....	hair stylist: Anthony Hopkins (as Belton)
Bonnie Clevering	....	key hair stylist
Richard Dean	....	key makeup artist
Randy Houston Mercer	....	makeup artist
Michelle Vanderpool-Kohrs	....	hair stylist (as Michealle Vanderpool)
Joseph P. Hurt	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Jennifer Santiago	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Donna E. Bloom	....	unit production manager
Lori Flekser	....	post-production supervisor
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	second second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director
Ty Williams	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Kasia Adamik	....	storyboard artist
C. Scott Baker	....	set designer
Jamie Bishop	....	on-set dresser
Richard Blankenship	....	construction coordinator
Cherie Bowers	....	painter
Matthew Butler	....	on-set greens (as Matt Butler)
Andrew Carnwath	....	greens laborer
Terry Clark	....	set dresser
Richard Colwell	....	painter
W. Sean Corbett	....	carpenter
Chris Crane	....	carpenter
Dinkus Deane	....	construction gang boss
Tim Dingle	....	muralist
Clifford D. Eubank	....	key set dresser (as Cliff Eubank)
David Eubank	....	painter
Dandro Fralinger	....	construction gang boss
Melissa Frye	....	painter (as Melissa A. Frye)
Larry Garmon	....	carpenter
Halina Gebarowicz	....	model maker
Steve George	....	assistant property master (as Steven George)
Bill Gill	....	carpenter
Thomas B. Grimes	....	on-set greens (as Thomas Grimes)
Eric Gruber	....	construction gang boss
Juliet Guimont	....	painter (as Juliet Meinbresse)
Courtney Hale	....	assistant art department coordinator
Todd Hatfield	....	painter
Michael Ivey	....	art department production assistant (as Mike Ivey)
Lynn A. Johanson	....	painter
Howard Jones	....	construction general foreman (as Howard Leigh Jones)
Jeff Juberget	....	paint laborer
Russell Kempf	....	greens foreman
Jay Klein	....	lead man
Alisa Lumbreras	....	scenic foreman
Michael Marcus	....	graphic designer
Susan Maye	....	construction buyer
Gordon McVay	....	set dresser
Wayne Scott Miller	....	painter (as Wayne Miller)
Swift Moseley	....	key greens
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
Douglas P. Newell	....	carpenter
Chrissy Offutt	....	art department coordinator (as Christine Offutt)
Telly Lee Ordoyne	....	painter
Amanda Overman	....	paint laborer
Eric Paulson	....	carpenter
Buster Pile	....	construction general foreman (as Eugene Pile)
Mike Raybould	....	greens laborer
Taylor Savas Reese	....	carpenter
Natalie Richards	....	assistant art director
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	greens gang boss
Leslie E. Rollins	....	supervising set decorator
Richard Salinas	....	scenic foreman
George Silla	....	carpenter
Cassandra Smith	....	painter
A. Patrick Storey	....	set dresser
Gay Studebaker	....	on-set painter
Brian Stultz	....	charge scenic
John Tartaglino	....	set dresser
Craig M. Taylor	....	second set dresser
Eddie Taylor	....	carpenter
Ron Taylor	....	carpenter
Justin Tingley	....	carpenter
Kevan R. Vickers	....	carpenter
Richard F. Ward III	....	carpenter
Dave Washburn	....	painter
Becky Weidner	....	buyer (as Rebecca-Lucia Weidner)
Sean Whalen	....	scenic foreman
Gary Wimmer	....	scenic foreman
M.L. Woodrum Jr.	....	carpenter
Michael D. Harrell	....	props (uncredited)
R. Mark Hughes	....	prop assistant (uncredited)
Kenneth J. Kellers	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	greens person (uncredited)
Rick Reeder	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Karen Wiswell	....	art department researcher (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jon Bailey	....	assistant sound engineer
Chris Barrett	....	assistant sound engineer
Jeffree Bloomer	....	second boom operator
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Steve Burgess	....	foley editor
Steve Burgess	....	foley recordist
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Helen Field	....	liaison: Soundfirm
Ricky Graham	....	assistant sound engineer
Scott Heysen	....	sound effects recordist
Christopher S.P. Jones	....	second boom operator
Gerard Long	....	foley artist
Tod A. Maitland	....	production sound mixer
Jay Meagher	....	production sound mixer
Andrew Neil	....	mix assistant editor
Glenn Newnham	....	supervising effects editor
Randy Pease	....	boom operator
Paul Pirola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alex Raspa	....	adr recordist
Skye Ritchie	....	sound effects editor
Livia Ruzic	....	dialogue editor
Roger Savage	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roger Savage	....	sound supervisor
Michael Scott	....	boom operator (as Mike Scott)
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist (as Tammi Treadwell)
Andrew Neil	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ron Searles	....	sound recordist: glass armonica (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special effects makeup: KNB
Scott Blackwell	....	special effects coordinator (as Scotty Blackwell)
Roland Hathaway	....	snow technician
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Mac Tavish Tunstall	....	snow technician
Jeff Rand	....	special effects assistant
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow technician
Shaun Smith	....	on-set special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Andrew Butler	....	CGI artist: Guava Visual Effects
Simon Clarke	....	animation artist: Guava Visual Effects
Marty Pepper	....	Flame artist: Oasis Post Australia
Marty Pepper	....	title designer: Oasis Post Australia
Ted Andre	....	visual effects compositor (uncredited)
Jason Ballantine	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Scott Dougherty	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite (uncredited)
Richard Lund	....	translite photographer (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Craig Campbell	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Steve Mack	....	stunt double: Anthony Hopkins (uncredited)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams	....	grip
Ignacio Aizcorbe	....	rigging grip
Peter Albert	....	video assist operator (as Pete Albert)
Don Aros	....	rigging electrician (as Donald Arros)
John C. Barber	....	grip
Cherilyn Barnard	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jennifer Bell	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jennifer K. Bell)
Garrett Benson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Frank Boone	....	rigging grip
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Juan Bremer	....	camera production assistant
Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell	....	electrician (as Kevin Campbell)
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip
Chris Centrella	....	key grip (as Chris A. Centrella)
Henry Cline	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Henry Cline	....	director of photography: second unit
Timothy H. Coté	....	rigging electrician
Skelly Cummings	....	best boy rigging grip
Doug Dalisera	....	best boy electric
Susan Delgado	....	photography advisor
Michael Devries	....	24 frame video operator (as Michael DeVries)
Russell Engels	....	gaffer (as Russ Engels)
Rodney French	....	best boy grip
Michael Gearhart	....	grip (as Michael S. Gearhart)
Ron Glenn	....	grip
John Hamilton	....	camera loader
John R. Hamilton	....	film loader
Matthew Haskins	....	camera loader
Jennie Hazlegrove	....	rigging grip
Scott Howell	....	crane technician (as Scott A. Howell)
Mark Hutchings	....	rigging electrician
Chip Ingram	....	rigging grip
Lukasz Jogalla	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Aaron Johnson	....	rigging electrician
Brian Johnson	....	rigging electrician
Glenn Kaplan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Glenn D. Kaplan)
Jay Kemp	....	rigging gaffer (as Jay Douglas Kemp)
John Kimmer	....	grip (as John D. Kimmer)
Dean M. King	....	best boy grip
Brian Leach	....	generator operator
Scott W. Leftridge	....	dolly grip
Jay Levy	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Martin	....	rigging grip (as Greg M. Martin)
Dustin McQuate	....	rigging electrician
Todd Ranson	....	best boy electric
Robert Spencer	....	best boy rigging electric
Bill Summers	....	key rigging grip
Christopher A. Thompson	....	rigging electrician
Nicholas Timmons	....	photography advisor
Yori Tondrowski	....	assistant to photographer
Arthur Tress	....	photographic images
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Russell A. Wicks	....	electrician
Tim Wicks	....	electrician
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician
Tim Bourque	....	crane operator (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jennifer Evans	....	grip (uncredited)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Lewis Sadler	....	electrician (uncredited)
Angel M. Sepulveda	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Connie Czernek	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Stacie Goodman	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Kate Hereford	....	casting assistant: Virginia
Carol Ness	....	casting: Virginia
Georgina Perrins	....	casting assistant: Virginia
Kimberly Skyrme	....	casting: Virginia
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Johnetta Boone	....	costumer
Jessica Fasman	....	assistant costume designer
Alexandria Forster	....	key costumer
James Irvin Gates	....	tailor
Keva Keyes	....	set costumer
Ani Lytle	....	costumer
Sue Moore	....	costume supervisor
Daniel Wolfson	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Jason Ballantine	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Scott Heysen	....	editorial assistant
David Orr	....	color timer
Dale Roberts	....	second assistant editor
Julie Rogers	....	additional first assistant editor
Rex M. Teese	....	editorial apprentice

Music Department
David Archer	....	musician: piano
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Mychael Danna	....	music score producer
Mychael Danna	....	orchestrator
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Yvonne McDonald	....	music coordinator
Andrew Lockington	....	musician: electric guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Arno Andrischok	....	production driver (as Arno H. Andrischok)
Roy K. Arrington	....	production driver
William Benner	....	production driver (as William J. Benner)
Clyde W. Bonner	....	production driver
Richard R. Busardo	....	production driver
Philip S. Crews	....	production driver
Newton Crump Jr.	....	production driver
Silas V. Darden	....	production driver
Linwood R. Dowdy Jr.	....	production driver
Gary Duncan	....	picture car coordinator
Nancy Tate Ernest	....	production driver
Bob Foster	....	transportation coordinator
James L. Garrett	....	production driver
Walter Garrett	....	production driver
David Gipson	....	production driver
Kris Golashesky	....	transportation assistant (as Kristine Golashesky)
BJ Hallett	....	driver: Anthony Hopkins
Jimmy Humphreys	....	transportation captain (as Jim Humphreys)
Ronald Jenkins	....	transportation co-captain (as Ronald M. Jenkins Jr.)
Bobby Jones	....	production driver
Donald Jones	....	production driver
Steven Conway Loving	....	production driver (as Steven C. Loving)
Jimmy Lowery	....	production driver
W. Carroll Marshall	....	production driver
Stephanie Miller	....	production driver
Albert Mitchell	....	production driver
Robert Lee Mitchell	....	production driver (as Lee Mitchell)
Steve Mitchell	....	production driver
Shelton T. Newton	....	production driver (as Shelton Newton)
Gerald Nuckols	....	production driver (as Jerry Nuckols)
Ladonna Payne	....	production driver
Patricia Pickens	....	production driver
Robert Proffitt	....	production driver
Ronald E. Puckett	....	production driver (as Ronnie Puckett)
Robert C. Raikes	....	production driver
Cindi Randall	....	production driver
John M. Rilee	....	production driver
George W. Samuels	....	production driver
Walter J. Sexton Jr.	....	production driver
Aaron Skalka	....	transportation captain: second unit
Roger L. Taylor Jr.	....	production driver
Norman Taylor	....	production driver (as Norman B. Taylor)
Darwin Witte	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Matt Adler	....	adr loop group
David M. Atkinson	....	first assistant accountant
Terrance S. Averett	....	office production assistant
Helen Aylett	....	accounts officer: The Kino Film Co., Adelaide
Nicole Balick	....	adr loop group
Charles Thomas Baxter	....	location manager (as Charley Baxter)
Terrence Beasor	....	adr loop group (as Terence Beasor)
John Francis Black II	....	assistant accountant (as John Black)
Tammy Blackburn	....	animal trainer
Dawn Blacksten	....	assistant location manager
Timothy Blockburger	....	set production assistant
Camille Brown	....	assistant: Michael Flynn
Polly Businger	....	studio teacher
Anne N. Chapman	....	housing coordinator
Lynsey Cole	....	stand-in
Stephanie Conway	....	set production assistant
Ashly Covington	....	stand-in
John Crowder	....	assistant location manager
Filomena Dimaria	....	travel: Show Film
Gary Ferraro	....	caterer: For Stars Catering (as Gary C. Ferraro)
Efrain Figueroa	....	adr loop group (as Effrain Figueroa)
Greg Finley	....	adr loop group
Christopher T. Flynn	....	craft service assistant
Peter T. Frank	....	craft service assistant
Vic Fraser	....	copyist
Niko Godfrey	....	office production assistant
Roseanne Gulbenkian	....	travel: Hoffman Travel
Daniel Hansen	....	adr loop group
Barbara Harris	....	adr loop group (as Barbara Iley)
Georgette Hayden	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Henderson	....	animal trainer
Larry Henshaw	....	stand-in
Doris Hess	....	adr loop group
David Honaker	....	set production assistant
Grady Hutt	....	adr loop group
Dan Istrate	....	camp manager: Richmond
Tyler Jay	....	set production assistant
Susan Jones	....	assistant location manager (as Susan Jones Halloran)
Carlyle King	....	adr loop group (as Caryle King)
Nicole La Follette	....	assistant: Anthony Hopkins (as Nicole La Follette Heysen)
Nicole La Follette	....	film assistant (as Nicole La Follette Heysen)
Brie Larson	....	adr loop group
Mark Christopher Lawrence	....	adr loop group
Sloane Lewis	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Tina Lifford	....	adr loop group
Andrew Lockington	....	assistant: Mychael Danna
Lori A. Lopes	....	first assistant accountant
Chandler Martin	....	assistant location manager
Peter Marziale	....	set medic coordinator (as Peter J. Marziale)
David McCharen	....	adr loop group
Montez A. Monroe	....	production coordinator
Belita Moreno	....	camp manager: Los Angeles
Kelsey Mulrooney	....	adr loop group
Bettina Tendler O'Mara	....	product placement (as Bettina O'Mara)
Rachel Papandrea	....	travel: Show Film
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	set production assistant
Charlie Portillo	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Monica Ramirez-Martin	....	publicity coordinator
Chris Ramming	....	craft service
Angela Randazzo	....	payroll accountant
Sonia Randazzo	....	assistant accountant
David Randolph	....	adr loop group
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	set production assistant
Enrique Rivera	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Ginny Robertson	....	studio teacher
Lisa Robertson	....	first assistant accountant
Christopher Rock	....	location assistant
Christopher Roe	....	accounting clerk
David Edward Roop	....	stand-in
Terry Rowley	....	stand-in: Anthony Hopkins
Simon J. Rowntree	....	assistant: Scott Hicks and Kerry Heysen
Gary W. Samuels	....	assistant set medic coordinator
Cas Schwabe	....	production secretary
Anne Scott	....	post-production accountant
John Siedenburg	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Matthew Staub	....	stand-in
Jennifer Stephens	....	assistant production coordinator
Jazzmine Tisdale	....	adr loop group
Arthur Tress	....	consultant
Tom Trigo	....	location scout (as Tomás Trigo)
Deborah van Gyen	....	film conformist (as Deb Van Gÿen)
Steve Warner	....	production accountant
Richard Wicklund	....	studio teacher
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor (as Christine M. Wilson)
Carl Youman	....	railroad consultant
Ruth Zalduondo	....	adr loop group
Keith Zobel	....	production secretary
Caryn Cheever	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Tim Estep	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael E. Fajohn	....	medic: Virginia (uncredited)
Chrissy Offutt	....	assistant to director: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Ken Roy	....	location scout (uncredited)
Ken Roy	....	representative: Central Virginia Film Office (uncredited)
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer: dogs (uncredited)
Eric Von Arx	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Allen Daviau	....	thanks
Kevin S. Donohue	....	thanks: Fort Story (as Ltc. Kevin S. Donohue)
Andrew Edmunds	....	thanks: The Virginia Film Office
Emmanuel Lubezki	....	thanks
Dwayne M. Macek	....	thanks: Kissel Bros. Shows & Funtime Carnival
Rita D. McClenny	....	thanks: The Virginia Film Office
Andres Ortegon	....	thanks: The US Army Office of Public Affairs (as Major Andres Ortegon)
Piotr Sobocinski	....	dedicatee
Philip M. Strub	....	thanks: The US Army Office of Public Affairs

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment (an AOL Time Warner company) (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• NPV Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (theatrical) (VHS) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Brothers (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Television (200?) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Full Scale Effects
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special effects makeup) (as KNB)
• Oasis Post Australia
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Association for the Preservation of Virgina Antiquities  thanks
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies by
• City Productions Pty. Ltd.  thanks
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Fish Films Footage World  clip courtesy: boxing match
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Fort Story  thanks
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Golden Books Family Entertainment  clip courtesy: "The Lone Ranger"
• Greater Union Cinemax, Marion, South Australia  thanks
• Guava Visual Effects  title design: main titles
• Hoffman Travel  travel services
• Hollywood Rental Company  grip and lighting equipment (as Hollywood Rental)
• Kino Film Company  accounting
• Kino Film Company  post-production services
• Kissel Bros. Shows & Funtime Carnival, Cincinnatii, OH  thanks
• Kojo Productions  post-production
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Location Lodging Worldwide  travel and accommodations
• Majestic Light  super technocrane provided by (as Majestic Light, New York)
• Mercedes Benz USA  thanks
• Oasis Post Australia  post-production facilities
• Oasis Post Australia  post-production
• Omni Biltmore Hotel  thanks
• On-Set Digital  video assist equipment
• Pacific Family Entertainment  clip courtesy: Adventures of Ozzy & Harriet Series - Quaker Oats Commercial (as Pacific Family Entertainment LLC)
• Pacific Title  main and end titles
• Palace Costume and Prop Co.  costumes
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Quakebasket  sound design
• Rocky Inc.  grip and lighting equipment
• Show Film  travel services
• Soundfirm  sound post-production
• The Commonwealth of Virginia  thanks: Department of General Services
• The US Army Office of Public Affairs  thanks
• Trackdown Digital  music editing services
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• United States Coast Guard  thanks: New Cape Henry Light
• Virginia Film Office  thanks
• Warner Bros. Archives  clip courtesy: "Bugs Bunny" and "A Star is Born" (as Warner Bros.)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38401) | South Korea:12 | Japan:U

Filming Locations:

Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Jeremy Sumpter was originally considered for the role of Bobby Garfield.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: (at around 31 mins) A school bus with a retractable stop sign attached to its side stops and then continues on. School buses did not start using that design until the 1980s.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bobby Garfield (Adult):Whenever it wants, the past can come kicking the door down. And you never know where it's going to take you. All you can do is hope it's a place you want to go.
Bobby Garfield (Adult):[answering machine message] Hi, you have reached the Garfield family. Jill and the boys are away skiing, you can reach them on their various cellphones. Me, I'm going to be on the road for a few days. I'll be back Tuesday.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Taps

Very Intriguing & Haunting Story

I don't care for "coming-of-age" movies but this is a mixture of that along with a suspenseful story of an older man trying to keep his anonymity. Anthony Hopkins plays the latter and is riveting, as always. His character, "Ted Brautigan" is not an easy guy to figure out, but he has to be mysterious in order to keep away from the bogey-man bad guys called "low men." That sounds goofy but if you watch the film, you know what I mean. The only things I didn't care for are the typical Liberal bias with cheap shots against Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, all bad guys according to all liberal filmmakers. Also, some paranormal baloney was inserted, and wasn't needed.

The kids - Anton Yelchin and Mika Bororem - are good, especially Yelchin, who has a far bigger role. It's nice to see a kid (Yelchin's character "Bobby Garfield," actually listening to an adult, as he does here.) The romance between the two kids is handled well, not sappy.

I very much enjoyed the cinematography. It's a wonderfully rich-colored film with a touch of film noir in spots with the cobbled street shots at night.

Finally, this was a film that moved me with it sadness.