Freak The Mighty Iggy Lee
| The Mighty | |
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 Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
| Directed by | Peter Chelsom |
| Screenplay by | Charles Leavitt |
| Based on | Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick |
| Produced past | Simon Fields Jane Startz Don Carmody |
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| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Product | Scholastic, Inc. |
| Distributed past | Miramax Films |
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| Running fourth dimension | 100 minutes |
| Country | United states of america |
| Language | English language |
| Box office | $2.seven meg[ane] |
The Mighty is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book Freak the Mighty past Rodman Philbrick, the film stars Sharon Rock, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Harry Dean Stanton, Kieran Culkin, James Gandolfini and Elden Henson.
Plot [edit]
Kevin "Freak" Dillon (Kieran Culkin) is a 12-twelvemonth-quondam male child suffering from Morquio syndrome and living with his mother Gwen Dillon (Sharon Stone). He is extremely intelligent and is obsessed with flights of fancy, but due to his disability, he walks with leg braces and crutches. Meanwhile, Maxwell "Max" Kane (Elden Henson) is a 14-twelvemonth-old beastly yet practiced-natured boy with learning challenges and living with his maternal grandparents Susan "Gram" (Gena Rowlands) and Elton "Grim" Pinneman (Harry Dean Stanton). He has flunked the 7th class twice and is tormented by Tony "Bract" Fowler (Joseph Perrino), a teenage delinquent who is the leader of a teenage bully gang named the "Doghouse Boys". When Kevin is assigned equally Max'south reading tutor, they class a bond of friendship over the similar circumstances they share, such as both existence outcasts in their school and their fathers abandoning them.
Freak and Max go to a local festival to lookout man a firework show where they get attacked by Bract and his gang. The two then escape into a nearby lake with Freak riding on Max's shoulders. Freak later witnesses the "Doghouse Boys" putting someone's purse in a sewer. The 2 recall the handbag but are in one case once more confronted by Blade and his gang. They endeavour to attack Freak, just Max stops them by picking up a manhole cover and throwing information technology at the gang, forcing them to flee in a panic. Max and Freak find that the purse belongs to a woman named Loretta Lee (Gillian Anderson). They render the purse to Loretta who is married to Iggy Lee (Meat Loaf), a former gang leader. The couple are old friends of Max'due south father Kenny "Killer" Kane (James Gandolfini) who is currently in prison house for the strangulation murder of Max's female parent when Max was iv years old, which Max witnessed.
On Christmas Eve, Max is kidnapped past Killer Kane who has been released on parole and is taken to Iggy and Loretta's apartment, where he is tied up. Loretta attempts to help Max escape but Killer attempts to strangle her. Max's seeing the assail prompts a repressed memory of Killer Kane killing his female parent; he breaks free of his bonds and attacks his own father.
Freak tracks Max and Killer Kane to Iggy and Loretta's apartment and breaks in, armed with a squirt gun he claims is loaded with sulfuric acid which he got for Christmas, which he sprays in Killer Kane's eyes. Just before an angered Killer Kane regains himself and attempts to hurt Freak, Max tackles him through the wall where the police are waiting; Killer Kane is so returned to prison for life without the possibility of parole while Freak and Max run dwelling to have Christmas dinner together along with Gwen, Grim and Gram. While exchanging Christmas gifts, Freak gives Max a blank book and tells him to write in information technology. That dark, Freak dies in his sleep due to centre problems in which the next morning Max hears the news from Gram and gives chase to the ambulance on foot. Max recalls the inquiry center Freak had mentioned earlier and rushes there, only to discover that Freak lied: the research eye in question is nothing other than a commercial laundromat. Heartbroken, Max breaks down in grief among the laundry workers.
The following weeks, Max continues attending schoolhouse merely spends his spare time locked in the basement, even missing Freak's funeral and seeing Gwen moving away. He later runs into Loretta at a bus stop, who advises him that "doing naught's a elevate, kid". He takes this communication to heart and even works up the courage to answer a question from his teacher during a lecture. Inspired past their bond, Max remembers Freak and all the adventures they had and then he decides to write it all in the empty book Freak had given him for Christmas. Max gets writer's block on the last page and puts an illustration of King Arthur'due south grave which reads "Here Lies King Arthur, In one case and Future King", to symbolize his belief that he volition run across Freak again. Max then takes Freak'south ornithopter and winds it up, making it wing. As the ornithopter flies off, a narration by Max is heard:
And by the time nosotros get hither, which I estimate should be the end, y'all're gonna know the story of Freak the Mighty, who slayed dragons, saved maidens and walked high above the world.
Cast [edit]
- Elden Henson as Maxwell "Max" Kane/The Mighty
- Kieran Culkin as Kevin Dillon/Freak
- Sharon Stone as Gwen "The Fair Gwen Of Air" Dillon
- Gena Rowlands every bit Susan "Gram" Pinneman
- Harry Dean Stanton as Elton "Grim" Pinneman
- James Gandolfini as Kenneth "Kenny" David Kane aka "Killer" Kane
- Gillian Anderson as Loretta Lee
- Meat Loaf every bit Iggy Lee
- Jenifer Lewis as Mrs. Addison
- Joseph Perrino as Tony "Blade" Fowler
- Dov Tiefenbach every bit Doghouse Male child #1
- Michael Colton as Doghouse Boy #2
- Daniel Lee as Doghouse Male child #three
Reception [edit]
The movie received positive reviews, currently holding a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 40 critics; the consensus simply states: "Spirited and sweet with an emphasis on the healing power of friendship, The Mighty is a modest charmer that comes past its whimsy honestly."[two]
The Mighty was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for All-time Supporting Extra (Sharon Stone) and Best Original Song ("The Mighty").
References [edit]
- ^ The Mighty at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Mighty at Rotten Tomatoes
External links [edit]
- The Mighty at IMDb
- The Mighty at AllMovie
- The Mighty at Box Office Mojo
- The Mighty at Rotten Tomatoes
Freak The Mighty Iggy Lee,
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty
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