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The Cider House Rules (1999) More at IMDb Pro »

• Cameo: [John Irving] novel's author plays the stationmaster.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Cameo: [Colin Irving] Son of author John Irving plays Major Winslow, who delivers the news about Wally.
  
  

• The film was originally to be directed by Phillip Borsos, but he died before financial backing could be secured.
  
  
• The orphan that gets into the pie dough and eats all of it and is shown throwing up all over the orphanage is named 'Steerforth'. Steerforth is the name of one of the main character's friends in the Charles Dickens book "David Copperfield" which Homer reads to the children in their bedroom.
  
  
• Michael Winterbottom was once set to direct but pulled out due to his impatience with the lengthy development process.
  
  

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