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1991 film directed by Steven Spielberg

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6.8

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

Released: 1991-04-10142 minDir: Steven SpielbergAdventure, Fantasy, Comedy, FamilyBudget: $70.0MBox office: $301M

Cast

  • Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook
  • Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
  • Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell
  • Bob Hoskins as Smee
  • Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy
  • Caroline Goodall as Moira

Themes

  • rescue
  • daughter
  • flying
  • swordplay
  • sword
  • fairy tale
  • memory loss
  • duel
  • pirate
  • hook

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IMDb

6.8/10

291,983 votes

Year
1991
Runtime
142 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family

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Key facts

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by
Jim V. Hart Malia Scotch Marmo
Story by
Jim V. Hart Nick Castle
Based on
Peter and Wendy , by J. M. Barrie
Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Gerald R. Molen
Starring
Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Maggie Smith Charlie Korsmo
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Edited by
Michael Kahn
Music by
John Williams
Production company
Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by
TriStar Pictures
Release date
December 11, 1991 ( 1991-12-11 )
Running time
142 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$70 million
Box office
$300.9 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
136
FilmAffinity ID
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publication date
1992-03-26
title
Hook
box office
300854823
capital cost
70000000
review score
52/100
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Hook (1991)
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Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain James Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Smee, Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy and Charlie Korsmo as Jack Banning. It serves as a sequel in a modern day setting to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten his childhood. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful lawyer who neglects his wife, Wendy's granddaughter Moira, and their two children Jack and Maggie. When his old archenemy, Captain Hook, kidnaps his children, he returns to Neverland to save them.

Spielberg began developing Hook in the early 1980s with Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures. It would have followed the Peter Pan storyline seen in the 1924 silent film and Disney Animation's 1953 film. It entered pre-production in 1985 but Spielberg abandoned the project. Hart developed the script with director Nick Castle and TriStar Pictures before Spielberg decided to direct in 1989. It was shot almost entirely on sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

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