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North is a 1994 American fantasy comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner, who also produced the movie alongside Alan Zweibel. The screenplay was written by Andrew Scheinman and Alan Zweibel. The cast features Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, and Alan Arkin, with Bruce Willis providing the narration. Marc Shaiman composed the score, Adam Greenberg served as director of photography, and Robert Leighton edited the film. Gloria Gresham designed the costumes.
The film was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and New Line Cinema, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released in the United States on July 22, 1994, with a runtime of 87 minutes. Filming took place in New Jersey, California, and Hawaii, while the narrative is set in New York City, Texas, and Paris. The story centers on a young boy and his parents, exploring themes of parent-child relationships and travel. The film is based on a children's book and is set during Easter.
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5.1Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.
Cast
- Elijah Wood as North
- Bruce Willis as Narrator (voice)
- Jason Alexander as North's Dad
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as North's Mom
- Jon Lovitz as Arthur Belt
- Alan Arkin as Judge Buckle
Themes
- parent child relationship
- child prodigy
- young boy
- travel
- based on children's book
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Screenwriter
- Alan Zweibel
- Cast member
- Alan Rachins
- Composer
- Marc Shaiman
- Producer
- Alan Zweibel
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Hawaii
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 191920
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- film editor
- Robert Leighton
- title
- North
- narrator
- Bruce Willis
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- different from
- North
- set during recurring event
- Easter
- review score
- 3.8/10
- costume designer
- Gloria Gresham
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