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Mozart and the Whale (2005)
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2 February 2006 (Thailand) moreTagline:
They don't fit in. Except together.Plot:
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Very good job on capturing spirit of inspiring real aspies.... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Josh Hartnett | ... | Donald Morton | |
| Radha Mitchell | ... | Isabelle Sorenson | |
| Gary Cole | ... | Wallace | |
| Sheila Kelley | ... | Janice | |
| Erica Leerhsen | ... | Bronwin | |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Gregory | |
| Nate Mooney | ... | Roger | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Gracie | |
| Robert Wisdom | ... | Blume | |
| Allen Evangelista | ... | Skeets | |
| Kelly B. Eviston | ... | Dr. Trask (as Kelly Eviston) | |
| Jhon Goodwin | ... | Rodney | |
| Christa Campbell | ... | Therapist | |
| Jeffrey Brandle | ... | Ten-year-old Kid | |
| Hollis Higgins | ... | Homeless Man |
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Crazy in Love (USA) (working title)Mozart & the Whale (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some thematic material.Parents Guide:
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Netherlands:92 min | Argentina:94 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The film is based on the story of Jerry and Mary Newport. They were profiled in 1995 in an LA Times article. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the first group scene, Donald talks about numbers as he stares at the microwave oven countdown. When the camera cuts away from the digital readout, the one/second beep of the microwave can still be heard but when the camera returns to the readout, fewer seconds elapse than beeps heard. moreQuotes:
Isabelle Sorenson: All this time, and you didn't call.Donald Morton: I was gonna call.
Isabelle Sorenson: You were?
Donald Morton: Well just to tell you that I wasn't gonna call so that you wouldn't be aggravated, sitting around waiting and wondering when I was
Isabelle Sorenson: gonna call?
Donald Morton: Yeah. But in the end I figured that forcing myself into your life was probably not right. I would always do that. So the only nice thing I had left to give was just not to call.
Isabelle Sorenson: I hated you for not calling. Because you were always gonna be there, and when you weren't, it was as if you didn't love me anymore.
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My opinion is obviously prejudiced as I am "the whale" in the title of this movie. My wife is "Mozart." I appreciate the time the cast and other principals spent with real aspergers and autism adults. It paid off. Both Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell did a terrific job of capturing the spirit of myself and my wife when we met.
Rahda looks much more like Mary did when we met. I was never as tall as Josh but was much slimmer at his age. There are all kinds of whales and while Josh is a nice, sleek Blue Whale by comparison, I have become an Orca in my middle age.
I have high hopes that an eventual theater release will enable this film to do a great service to my community and to anyone who feels different and wants a soulmate!
In order to not unduly influence the tally, I gave it a seven which is the current average rating although I think it merits a higher number.
"The Whale" fka Jerry Newport