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Wide Awake [special Edition] [dvd]

from: Buena Vista

: Wide Awake [special Edition] [dvd]
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936273847
Format: Color, Closed-captioned
Label: Buena Vista
Manufacturer: Buena Vista
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista
Running Time: 87 minutes
Sales Rank: 12832
Studio: Buena Vista
Theatrical Release Date: March 20, 1998



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Product Description:
A funny feel good comedy about a ten-year-old boy who questions the meaning of life. No one around joshua including his parents or his sports-minded teacher have the right answers. Joshuas adventurous quest to find the answer helps everyone to remember the joy in life. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 01/11/2005 Starring: Rosie Odonnell Dana Delaney Run time: 87 minutes Rating: Pg Director: M Night Shyamalan

Amazon.com:
When his beloved grandfather passes away, fifth-grade Catholic schoolboy Joshua (Joseph Cross) has a crisis of faith. He asks both the nuns and his parents (Denis Leary and Dana Delany) difficult questions as he sets out on a mission: to find God and make sure his grandfather is OK. As if that weren't enough, he also has to contend with schoolyard bullies, the sudden appeal of girls, needy schoolmates, and the recklessness of his best friend David (Timothy Reifsnyder). Though the precociousness of the children is a little hard to believe, there's a genuine feeling and a surprising complexity of thought about faith that makes Wide Awake unexpectedly affecting. Despite the largeness of the theme, the movie is made up of small images and gentle humor, which keep it grounded in reality and consistently engaging. The strong supporting cast includes Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You), Camryn Mannheim (Happiness, TV's The Practice), and Rosie O'Donnell (A League of Their Own, The Flintstones, Harriet the Spy), as a nun who explains the Bible with sports metaphors. A pleasantly subtle comedy from M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense). --Bret Fetzer



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Simply one of the best movies ever made.
Simply put, this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. There are a few slow parts in the movie ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Film
My rating on this one is based solely on the movie itself. My wife and I love this film and have watched ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Misadvertised and underestimated
This is one of the great films I have seen lately. Although I am closer to the age of Joshua's grandfather, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of Shyamalan's best movies
Wide Awake will be a very pleasant surprise for fans of Shyamalan's more recent movies; this is one of his best. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Twist Ending!
I thought Sixth Sense was Mortimer Shyamalan's first film, but when I happened across this at a local flea market, ... Read More

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