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

"Mambo"
Written by Chucho Merchán

User Reviews

Feel Good Movie

With all the crap coming out Hollywood these days, this is a feel good movie and if you really pay attention to the undertones, the movie lifts you up and is inspiring. The acting is fairly good, and Morgan F. as always has the right line to say at each moment.

If you are in the mood for a family gathering type movie with a happy ending, this is a one to watch.

The movie is inspirational and although the love innuendo between the two main characters can be thought by some to be distasteful, the real age of Monty is never revealed in the film so assumptions should not be made based on Morgan Freeman's real age.