A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.
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| Joseph Cross | ... | Joshua Beal | |
| Timothy Reifsnyder | ... | Dave O'Hara | |
| Dana Delany | ... | Mrs. Beal | |
| Denis Leary | ... | Mr. Beal | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Grandpa Beal | |
| Rosie O'Donnell | ... | Sister Terry | |
| Camryn Manheim | ... | Sister Sophia | |
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Vicki Giunta | ... | Sister Beatrice |
| Julia Stiles | ... | Neena Beal | |
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Heather Casler | ... | Hope |
| Dan Lauria | ... | Father Peters | |
| Stefan Niemczyk | ... | Frank Benton | |
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Michael Pacienza | ... | Freddie Waltman |
| Michael Shulman | ... | Robert Brickman | |
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Jaret Ross Barron | ... | Dan |
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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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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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$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: Uh, I stopped that.
Sister Terry: Okay, well what did you think about when you prayed?
Joshua A. Beal: Nothing mostly. Sometimes, I'd wonder... what made that smell in the carpet?
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Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits. See more »Goofs
During the girls' ceremony, Hope's rose changes from one more fully open and blush colored, to a more tightly closed, whiter bud. See more »Quotes
Sister Terry: Every day at sunset you'd bow your head to the east and pray, is that right?Joshua A. Beal: Uh, I stopped that.
Sister Terry: Okay, well what did you think about when you prayed?
Joshua A. Beal: Nothing mostly. Sometimes, I'd wonder... what made that smell in the carpet?
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This was the first film written and directed by M. Night Shyalaman, who would go on to make a film called "The Sixth Sense" a few years later. They're not exactly the same genre of movie, but they both have a very similar feel to them, in both dialogue and overall tone & pacing.
This movie was a lot of fun to watch, and worth the rent, if you can dig it out of the children's section at your local video store (it's rated PG). Good performances from all, with maybe only 1 or 2 scenes giving themselves away, something "The Sixth Sense" wasn't guilty of at all.
That said, it's worth something as a milestone, as well... compare the early works of David Fincher or even Ron Howard, and notice how they got better as they went along, making more movies. This movie is a solid B+, with The Sixth Sense being the obvious A. We can only guess what "Unbreakable" may hold for us.
Great actors and writing in this one, regardless. It is very much the story of young Josh and his search for God, and is not at all a Rosie O'Donnell movie as you may have been led to believe. Well worth watching. Denis Leary never looked so nerdy.