The Last Mimzy (2007)

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!

Director:

Robert Shaye (as Bob Shaye)

Writers:

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay), Toby Emmerich (screenplay)

Stars:

Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Timothy Hutton

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris O'Neil	...	Noah Wilder
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn	...	Emma Wilder
Joely Richardson	...	Jo Wilder
Timothy Hutton	...	David Wilder
Rainn Wilson	...	Larry White
Kathryn Hahn	...	Naomi Schwartz
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Nathanial Broadman
Kirsten Alter	...	Sheila Broadman (as Kirsten Williamson)
Irene Snow	...	Teacher in Meadow
Marc Musso	...	Harry
Nicole Muñoz	...	Kid with Braces
Scott E. Miller	...	School Guard (as Scott Miller)
Megan McKinnon	...	Wendy
Randi Lynne	...	Julie the Babysitter
Tom Heaton	...	Future Scientist

Storyline

The siblings Noah and Emma travel with their mother Jo from Seattle to the family cottage in Whidbey Island to spend a couple of days while their workaholic father David Wilder is working. They find a box of toys from the future in the water and bring it home, and Emma finds a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, and stones and a weird object, but they hide their findings from their parents. Mimzy talks telepathically to Emma and the siblings develop special abilities, increasing their intelligences to the level of genius. Their father becomes very proud when Noah presents a magnificent design in the fair of science and technology, and his teacher Larry White and his mystic wife Naomi Schwartz become interested in the boy when he draws a mandala. When Noah accidentally assembles the objects and activates a powerful generator creating a blackout in the state, the FBI arrests the family trying to disclose the mystery. But Emma unravels the importance to send Mimzy back to the future.

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Plot Keywords:

soundwave | strong female | female protagonist | watching television | box | 

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Taglines:

The future is trying to tell us something.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild peril and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mimzy

Filming Locations:

Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,200,000, 25 March 2007

Gross USA:

$21,471,047

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$27,297,450

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Michael Phillips Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min (HBO Print) 94 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The theme song to the movie, "Hello (I Love You)" (not to be confused with the similarly-titled classic song by The Doors) is a rare one-off song by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, whose songs are usually part of concept albums. Waters worked with composer Howard Shore, so that the song's melody is a leitmotif in the film, as well as dovetailing well with the rest of the film's score. Waters commented, "I think together we've come up with a song that captures the themes of the movie - the clash between humanity's best and worst instincts, and how a child's innocence can win the day." Incidentally, the film touches on themes that Waters' album 'Amused to Death' was concerned with, while the song's lyrics reference Waters' Pink Floyd works 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall', as well as Waters' solo album 'Radio KAOS'.

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Goofs

In the scene (from 04:32 to 05:55 on the DVD) where Noah Wilder is in his bedroom, wearing pajamas and playing a video game, his father comes home late and visits with him. In one shot when Noah throws his video game controller down, you can see he is bare-foot. In the very next shot from a different angle, as his father is talking to him, Noah is wearing slippers. (Note: This is a "full-frame-only goof", not visible in the wide screen versions, because their frames were made by cropping 41.7% of the height of the spherical 35 mm film negative frames, cutting Noah's bare feet out of the frame, although his slippers can still be seen at 04:41. The full height of the negative is shown in the full frame version, leaving Noah's bare feet in their frames.) Also in this scene Noah's left leg is propped up when he is playing the video game but then when he is talking to his Dad it is his right leg that is propped up.

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Quotes

Larry White: Look out! Because pollutants can change us. And not just chemical and biological ones - cultural ones, as well.

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Connections

Referenced in Monster (2008)

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Soundtracks

Hello (I Love You)
Performed by Roger Waters
Written by Roger Waters and Howard Shore
Produced by Roger Waters, James Guthrie and Howard Shore
Roger Waters appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Special vocal appearance by Rhiannon Leigh Wryn

User Reviews

I thought this was an excellent movie

I took my daughter to a screening and was very surprised at how good this movie was. My 13 year old could not decide whether she liked this movie or the Bridge to Terabithia better. There was never a dull moment. We were both very entertained. It was definitely worth the price of admission. The younger kids (10 and under) did not seem to enjoy it as much as the adults and teens though. If you are planning on seeing this, stay away from trailers. You'll have a much better experience the less you know about it. During the last 10 minutes, the reel or film broke. You should have heard the uproar that caused. Everyone in the theater waited impatiently while the projectionist repaired the film. I'll probably go see this again when it does open.