The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

Director:

Peter Hedges

Writers:

Peter Hedges (screenplay), Ahmet Zappa (story)

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Cindy Green
Joel Edgerton	...	Jim Green
CJ Adams	...	Timothy Green
Odeya Rush	...	Joni Jerome
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Evette Onat
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Brenda Best
David Morse	...	James Green, Sr.
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Uncle Bub
Lois Smith	...	Aunt Mel
Lin-Manuel Miranda	...	Reggie
Dianne Wiest	...	Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Ron Livingston	...	Franklin Crudstaff
James Rebhorn	...	Joseph Crudstaff
Common	...	Coach Cal
Michael Arden	...	Doug Wert

Storyline

After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden. During a freak storm in the middle of the night, they awake to find a boy named Timothy, with leaves growing from his ankles, standing in their kitchen calling them mom and dad. Cindy and Jim are thrown into the midst of parenthood and over the coming months, Timothy will teach them more than they could have imagined about being parents and raising a child, no matter how he comes into their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

told in flashback | soccer | dodgeball | portrait | young love | 

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Taglines:

He's a force of nature.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

La extraña vida de Timothy Green

Filming Locations:

Albany, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,822,903 (USA) (17 August 2012)

Gross:

$51,853,450 (USA) (11 January 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monsterfoot Productions, Scott Sanders Productions, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in the same house as Halloween II.

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Goofs

In the soccer championship, when Jim and Cindy are urging Timothy to move his feet, the same background actor is seen simultaneously behind the couple and behind Timothy. Later, when the game is over, the same background actor is seen behind Jim and Cindy and then celebrating on the other side of the field at the goal.

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Quotes

Coach Cal: Why are you smiling?
Timothy Green: Because I can only get better.

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Connections

Referenced in The Office: Moving On (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Low Rider"
Written by Charles Miller
Performed by War

User Reviews

Great, great movie!

What a wonderful movie! Because you can read the summary, I will just tell you our reaction to it. We were lucky enough to receive tickets to a pre-release screening of this moving. We took the whole family, 5 boys ages 5-16, and my husband and myself. Everyone loved it. Even the 5 year old, and that is no small thing. This movie will make you laugh and cry and then laugh again. And the laughing moments range from chuckles to totally surprise you as they burst out of your chest howls out loud.

Though we have our boys, we are waiting to adopt a girl, so the theme of parents who want a child that they can't seem to have, and the theme of taking in a child that you didn't give birth to and/or adoption really hit home for us. I sat at the end of the movie and cried, and they were tears of laughter and sadness and hope all mixed up together. Even if you're not interested in adoption, this is really a touching show.

I wish Disney made more movies like this. Totally clean, nothing even remotely possibly offensive, and yet it wasn't just a kid show. It was interesting, engaging, witty. As noted above - good for everyone from ages 5 to 40!