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    North

    • 19941994
    • PGPG
    • 1h 27min
    IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
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    North (1994)
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    AdventureComedyDrama

    Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.

    IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writers
      • Alan Zweibel(novel)
      • Andrew Scheinman(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Bruce Willis
      • Jason Alexander
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writers
      • Alan Zweibel(novel)
      • Andrew Scheinman(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Bruce Willis
      • Jason Alexander
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    • 125User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos2

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    Photos89

    Dan Aykroyd, Bruce Willis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ritter, Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Faith Ford, and Reba McEntire in North (1994)
    Dan Aykroyd, Bruce Willis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ritter, Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Faith Ford, and Reba McEntire in North (1994)
    North (1994)
    Dan Aykroyd, Bruce Willis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ritter, Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Faith Ford, and Reba McEntire in North (1994)
    North (1994)
    Bruce Willis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Faith Ford, and Reba McEntire in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)
    Elijah Wood in North (1994)

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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Northas North
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • North's Dadas North's Dad
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • North's Momas North's Mom
    Marc Shaiman
    Marc Shaiman
    • Piano Playeras Piano Player
    Jussie Smollett
    Jussie Smollett
    • Adamas Adam
    Taylor Fry
    Taylor Fry
    • Zoeas Zoe
    Alana Austin
    Alana Austin
    • Sarahas Sarah
    Peg Shirley
    • Teacheras Teacher
    Chuck Cooper
    Chuck Cooper
    • Umpireas Umpire
    Alan Zweibel
    Alan Zweibel
    • Coachas Coach
    Donavon Dietz
    • Assistant Coachas Assistant Coach
    Teddy Bergman
    Teddy Bergman
    • Teammateas Teammate
    Michael Cipriani
    • Teammateas Teammate
    Joran Corneal
    • Teammateas Teammate
    Joshua Kaplan
    • Teammateas Teammate
    James F. Dean
    • Dad Smithas Dad Smith
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    • Jeffrey Smithas Jeffrey Smith
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writers
      • Alan Zweibel(novel) (screenplay)
      • Andrew Scheinman(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him. —Peter Huiskes <huiskes@westbrabant.net>
    voice over narrationvideo games in officechild protagonistdivorcebased on novel111 more
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      • North's hopping mad with his parents, and now he's off on a world wide adventure!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Fantasy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for a few words
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      At the time of its release, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel considered this to be one of the worst films they'd ever reviewed. Ebert wrote, "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." The pair later reviewed it on their television show, where Ebert went on to say that the movie made him "cringe... just sitting here thinking about it." Gene Siskel characterized it as "junk" and said that it made him feel "unclean." The clip of their review would go on to become a popular Internet meme associated with bad movie reviews. When Rob Reiner was roasted at the New York Friar's Club, Richard Belzer asked him to read Ebert's review, Reiner did so, then joked "if you read between the lines, [the review] isn't really that bad." Screenwriter Alan Zweibel keeps a clipping of the review in his wallet, sometimes reading it at public appearances. Ebert's review eventually became so notorious (arguably more so than the film itself) that he later released a collection of negative reviews titled "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie."
    • Goofs
      When the lawyer, Arthur Bell, meets North for the first time on the street, he hands North his card and promptly takes it back. In the next shot, North is still holding the card. At that point, Mr. Bell reaches to shake North's hand (which is still holding the card) and in the next shot the card disappears again.
    • Quotes

      Joey Fingers: A bird in the hand is always greener than the grass under the other guy's bushes. It's a metaphor used by gardeners and landscaping people in general.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Client/Lassie/It Could Happen to You/North/Barcelona (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Were a Rich Man
      From Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

      by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick

      Performed by Elijah Wood

    User reviews125

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Not for Kids, Not for Adults
    NOTE: Some of you may be offended by the language in this review. If you are, DO NOT see the movie. All the language here is taken directly from the movie.

    Roger Ebert "hated, hated, hated" this movie, and while I wouldn't go as far as to say that, this certainly ranks as the worst (by far) Elijah Wood movie on record. The quality of such an actor as Wood or Bruce Willis can't overcome the fact that "North" has absolutely no idea what kind of movie it wants to be.

    At first glance, "North" seems to be a kids movie. The plot, in which the title character searches for the ideal parents, is a child's dream. The main characters (except Willis' "guardian angel" role) are either kids or stupid. The message is a simple one about what constitutes a true family, and only a child would be unable to determine the exact outcome within the first thirty minutes of the film. "North" feels like a live-action Saturday morning cartoon.

    But do kids movies have sex jokes? Do kids movies talk about men having blood in their stool or boys balls sticking to their legs in hot weather? Do kids movies have children utter words like "asshole"? Do kids movies have the main character apparently get shot in the head? It's one thing to have elements that will appeal to adults, but those elements shouldn't force parents to cover their kids' ears.

    North is a bad movie. Parents (and everyone else) be warned.

    Grade D- (a few good jokes and the always lovable Wood, but this is a movie that never should have been made)
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    • Feb 18, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Norte
    • Filming locations
      • Bridgewater Commons Mall - Route 22 & I-287, Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Columbia Pictures
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,182,747
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,036,050
      • Jul 24, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,182,747
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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