The Last Mimzy (2007)

Director:

Robert Shaye

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay) and
Toby Emmerich (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future is trying to tell us something.

Plot:

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Teacher | FBI | Rabbit | Mandala

Awards:

6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 22	12:00 AM	TBS
Sun. Nov. 22	9:30 AM	TBS

Cast

Chris O'Neil	...	Noah Wilder
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn	...	Emma Wilder
Joely Richardson	...	Jo Wilder
Timothy Hutton	...	David Wilder
Rainn Wilson	...	Larry White
Kathryn Hahn	...	Naomi Schwartz
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Nathanial Broadman
Kirsten Williamson	...	Sheila Broadman
Irene Snow	...	Teacher in Meadow
Marc Musso	...	Harry
Nicole Muñoz	...	Kid with Braces
Scott E. Miller	...	School Guard (as Scott Miller)
Megan McKinnon	...	Wendy
Randi Lynne	...	Julie the Babysitter
Tom Heaton	...	Future Scientist

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild peril and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | USA:96 min (HBO Print) | Germany:94 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:I | Philippines:G | Germany:6 | Norway:7 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

When Noah first controls a spider at the beach house (at 19:30), director Robert Shaye mentions in the commentary that Visual Effects Supervisor Eric Durst "got hold of the special effects house in Australia that did all of the visual effects for Charlotte's Web (2006) - they happened to have the computer program for making spiders crawling on webs."

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When the Wilders are going to Whidbey Island from Seattle the ferry is shown leaving downtown Seattle (at 06:30 on the DVD) where the only destinations are west going to Bremerton or Bainbridge Island. To take a ferry to Whidbey Island you need to drive 20 miles north to leave from Mukilteo. There is also a ferry from Port Townsend to Whidbey, but to take it the Wilders would have to take the Bainbridge Island ferry 7 miles, drive north 50 miles to Port Townsend, and take that ferry 5 miles east to Whidbey.

Quotes:

Emma Wilder: How did you do that Noah?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-03-24)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Hello (I Love You)

Delightful

Very good adaptation of a classic sf short story, "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett (pseudonym used by sf authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore). Some changes, of course, updating it to present time (story was originally set in 1942, published in 1943), expanding the story a bit -- but overall, nice work.

I thought the kids' interactions were very true to life -- sniping and fussing at each other and at the same time being close and loving. Especially liked the little girl's interaction with Mimzy, dressing it in doll clothes, having a tea party.

Very enjoyable.