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Overview
Release Date:
13 January 2000 (Australia) moreTagline:
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.Plot:
A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 28 nominations moreUser Comments:
Funny, moving, incredibly well-done moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. May 17 | 2:30 PM | CW |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tobey Maguire | ... | Homer Wells | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Candy Kendall | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Mr. Rose | |
| Paul Rudd | ... | Wally Worthington | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Dr. Wilbur Larch | |
| Jane Alexander | ... | Nurse Edna | |
| Kathy Baker | ... | Nurse Angela | |
| Erykah Badu | ... | Rose Rose | |
| Kieran Culkin | ... | Buster | |
| Kate Nelligan | ... | Olive Worthington | |
| Heavy D | ... | Peaches | |
| K. Todd Freeman | ... | Muddy | |
| Paz de la Huerta | ... | Mary Agnes | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Ray Kendall | |
| Evan Parke | ... | Jack (as Evan Dexter Parke) |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexuality, nudity, substance abuse and some violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
Colour (DeLuxe)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36692) | Taiwan:GP | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13MOVIEmeter: 
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One of the attractions of adapting the film for author John Irving was that he wanted his son, Colin Irving, to play Wally Worthington. However, as the development process took over a decade, eventually his son was too old for the part and was not known enough to be considered for it in any event. However, the role of Major Winslow did ultimately provide Colin Irving a part in the film. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The orphans get to watch the movie King Kong (1933) with a certain scene intact (the giant ape peels off Ann Darrow's garments). That scene was cut from Kong shortly after its premiere and was not publicly available anywhere (until 1971), so whoever lived in 1940s Maine could only see the cut version of Kong. moreQuotes:
Homer Wells: [giving back an X-ray that Dr. Larch gave to him] I don't need this. I know about my condition.Dr. Wilbur Larch: It's your heart. You ought to take it with you.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (#25.13)" (2000) moreSoundtrack:
King Kong, Original 1933 Score moreFAQ
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I didn't think it was possible, but one of John Irving's most difficult books was condensed by the author himself (the last third of the book is gone) into a very very good movie. All the acting is great (especially the nice low key performances by Macguire and Caine), BEAUTIFULLY shot (in Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts), a score that fits the movie like a glove and fully realized three-dimensional characters. Plot-wise there's nothing new (young man goes out to see the world, discovers himself, etc etc) but the cast makes it seem new. They all find depth in roles that have been done before--especially Caine who speaks with a very convincing Maine accent! Bring lots of tissues with you--the movie is sad and disturbing at points (all kept in the PG-13 rating however), but it has a happy ending. Well worth seeing. See it on a BIG screen--all the beautiful shoots won't work on TV.