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

The sour mash whiskey Morgan Freeman's character is drinking is Stranahans Colorado Whiskey.

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Goofs

Flora is wearing her seat belt only on the closest shots in the car scene.

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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

"Que Rico Mi Tumbao"
Written by Pura Vicente Hernandez Entenza

User Reviews

.Depressed writer goes to cabin and learns to live and write again.

The Magic of Bell Island is a fantastic feel good movie especially for seniors.

Four of us attended and left in a great mood. The scenery and the sets were very realistic. The acting was brilliant, especially the children.

The film had many themes: Reality vs Imagination, Alcholism, Death of a spouse, Divorce, Bringing up children, Dog sitting, Baseball players problems, living with handicaps,and more.

I recommend this film for seniors, married couples, and families with children.

I wonder if the author went on to write for children, another positive talent that he didn't realize he had.