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Original title: The Mighty

19981998
K-12/9K-12/9
1h 40min

Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.

7.3/10

13K

Director
- Peter Chelsom
Writers
- Rodman Philbrick(novel "Freak the Mighty")
- Charles Leavitt(screenplay)
Stars

Top credits

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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The Mighty

Gillian Anderson at an event for The Mighty (1998)

Rosanna Arquette at an event for The Mighty (1998)

Brooke Burns at an event for The Mighty (1998)

This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size. Adapted from the novel, Freak the Mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not allowed out unauthorized. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them. —Thorpe89

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Taglines
- max has gained courage to look more closely n his own family story. he has gained the courage, to see the good and the bad, and the unfortunate ad found his character to be good and worthy.
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- K-12/9
Parents guide

Trivia
Originally, the movie was supposed to be called "Freak the Mighty", just like the book. But, Miramax, the studio that distributed the movie, found the title too offensive, so the title was chopped in half to "The Mighty".

Goofs
While Max is waiting for his LD reading teacher, Kevin comes into the room, announces that he is Max's student tutor, and sits down. The counter immediately behind Kevin is bare. Kevin tells Max to start reading from his book. Max says that he doesn't have a book, and then we see that a backpack is on the counter immediately behind Kevin from which he gets a book on King Arthur.

Quotes
Kevin Dillon: Every word is part of a picture. Every sentence is a picture. All you do, is let your imagination connect them together. If you have an imagination that is.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Imposter (1998)

Soundtracks
The Mighty
(1998)
Written by Sting and Trevor Jones
Performed by Sting
Sting appears courtesy of A&M records

Top review

9/10

Loved every minute

This movie was great and I'd encourage anyone to see it. Both of the young actors are fantastic, especially Eldon Henson, and the adults in the movie are pretty good, too. Gillian Anderson and Henson have a really beautiful moment at a bus stop near the end. I also cried at one point quite a lot. It really was an amazing movie and deserves some praise.

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