The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer:

Guy Thomas

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Emma Fuhrmann

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morgan Freeman	...	Monte Wildhorn
Kenan Thompson	...	Henry
Virginia Madsen	...	Charlotte O'Neil
Emma Fuhrmann	...	Finnegan O'Neil
Madeline Carroll	...	Willow O'Neil
Nicolette Pierini	...	Flora O'Neil
C.J. Wilson	...	Fire Captain
Ash Christian	...	Carl Loop
Debargo Sanyal	...	Mahmoud
Fred Willard	...	Al Kaiser
Jessica Hecht	...	Karen Loop
Christopher McCann	...	Bookstore Owner
Lucas Caleb Rooney	...	Clown (as Lucas Rooney)
Kevin Pollak	...	Joe Viola
Boyd Holbrook	...	Luke Ford

Storyline

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

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Taglines:

A Re-Coming of Age Story

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and language including some suggestive comments

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Summer at Dog Dave's

Filming Locations:

Greenwood Lake, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,367 (USA) (6 July 2012)

Gross:

$100,910 (USA) (31 August 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnolia Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Revelations Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annette Bening was originally cast in the female lead role, but dropped out and Virginia Madsen subsequently replaced her.

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Goofs

At the end, Monte is able to move his left arm to hug Flora despite being only reliant on his right arm the rest of the movie.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Monte Wildhorn: What's all that crap on the windshield?
Henry: It's ash from the fire.
Monte Wildhorn: This is where you're bringing me?
Henry: It's rent free.
Monte Wildhorn: Before or after it burns down?

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Songs Without Words"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

User Reviews

A Fine summer movie. Just what you would expect from Rob Reiner.

Love and sharing can come in many forms. So too, growth and development. Reiner scores well touching all aspects of the good side of humans.

He also gives a complete picture of life seen through the simplistic eyes of children while allowing the complex world of adults be part of the story without taking any of the magic from childhood.

The cast is wonderful and I loved the strength, power, and insecurity of Morgan Freeman.

One again admires Reiner's ability to show complex stories through the strength of his actors rather than depending on CG and other cheap slight-of-hand fakery.