A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.
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Title: Wide Awake (1998)
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A fifth grader goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies. Along the way he gets into tons of trouble at Waldron Academy an all-boys school. Also he is aided on his search by a sports-loving nun. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 March 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Más astuto que nunca See more »Filming Locations:
Bryn Mawr College - 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$95,875, 22 March 1998, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$258,212, 5 April 1998Company Credits
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Joshua A. Beal: No Frank, tomorrow's tomorrow. Today's today, and tomorrow's tomorrow.
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Performed by The Bathers
Written by Loe Miralles
Ric & Ted Publishing
Courtesy of Z Music/Ric & Ted Productions
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Robert Loggia's character is listed as Grandpa Beal, but during the picture the character Joshua A. Beal explains that "Grandpa was my mom's dad" and that would most likely mean that Beal is not Grandpa's last name, since it is his mother's married name. See more »Quotes
Frank Benton: Hey Josh, is today tomorrow?Joshua A. Beal: No Frank, tomorrow's tomorrow. Today's today, and tomorrow's tomorrow.
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Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Wild Things/Niagara, Niagara/Mr. Nice Guy/Wide Awake/Fireworks (1998) See more »Soundtracks
PINT OF NAILSPerformed by The Bathers
Written by Loe Miralles
Ric & Ted Publishing
Courtesy of Z Music/Ric & Ted Productions
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While many people believe this movie is not worth the time and use the low grossing as evidence to back that up, I believe it is an excellent coming of age story. It shows us how children deal with death and reminds us that sometimes it takes a tragedy to open our eyes. It may be a little mundane to use a child as the center for a coming of age drama to give the audience a lesson in how to deal with death, but this movie does a really good job of waking us up. I cried and I laughed. Each time I cried it was real and sad, but each time I laughed it was heartfelt and even if for a fraction of a second that laugh made me happy. It is hard to find a quality movie that is able to invoke such an emotional response.