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Dead Poets Society (1989) -- English professor John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day.

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Director:
Peter Weir
Writer (WGA):
Tom Schulman (written by)
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Release Date:
9 June 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
Plot:
English professor John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations more
User Comments:
A fantastic representation of belief and individualism more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
The movie's line "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." was voted as the #95 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The literature anthology, "Literature: Reading, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay", edited by Robert DiYanni, was published by Random House in 1986. more
Quotes:
Neil: If I don't ask him, at least I won't be disobeying him. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Charles in Charge: Dead Puck Society (#5.19)" (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, OP. 73 'Emperor' more

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48 out of 69 people found the following comment useful:-
A fantastic representation of belief and individualism, 31 December 2004
Author: tats2duhmax from United States

Dead Poets Society was a movie that took some in depth realization. Robin Williams did a fantastic job depicting individualism and how to walk on your own. He realized that these young men were going to be shaped in either a bad way or could shape themselves into the type of men they wanted to become.Sure, everyone around them were jerks and stiffs but that is the environment of the school. People just didn't go up against all odds, and everything was OK. That is exactly what Dead Poets Society was showing. Even though there were consequences to the boys being inspired and re-forming "Dead Poets Society" they still learned to march to their own drummer. They could be boys and go for their own dreams and ambitions. This movie showed Williams in a different light and i have so much respect for his character. He believed enough in these boys to loose his job. Standing on desks may not make everything better, but it shows the real meaning of the movie. These boys had been taught to conform and put their beliefs aside, but Williams opened up their hearts and made a lot of people, whether they liked it or not, realize that tradition is not always the way to push your children. If all you can look at is the expression on Neil Perrys fathers face, when he realized what his son had done, then you really didn't get the point. This was not Mr. Perrys life, and Williams knew that and was not about to cover up Neils dreams and tell him exactly the opposite of what he had been teaching him all along. Dead Poets Society was an unbelievable movie that showed how this teacher believed so much in his students, that it changed their lives.

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