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The Mighty is a 1998 American buddy comedy drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on a work by Rodman Philbrick, the movie stars Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone, and Gena Rowlands. The narrative is set in Ohio and explores themes of male friendship and coming of age. Production involved Miramax, Scholastic Corporation, Chaos Productions, Scholastic Productions, and Jane Startz Productions, with producers Don Carmody, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein.
The film has a runtime of 100 minutes and was originally released in 1998, with specific dates including June 1, 1998, October 9, 1998, and May 6, 1999. It was distributed by Miramax and Netflix in video on demand format. The score was composed by Trevor Jones, with cinematography by John de Borman and editing by Martin Walsh. The film received a review score of 75% and a rating of 6.8 out of 10, alongside an average vote of 7.247 and an IMDb rating of 7.2.
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7.2Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not authorized to go out. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them.
Cast
- Sharon Stone as Gwen Dillon
- Elden Henson as Maxwell "Max" Kane
- Kieran Culkin as Kevin "Freak" Dillon
- Gena Rowlands as Gram
- Harry Dean Stanton as Grim
- Meat Loaf as Iggy
Themes
- based on novel or book
- male friendship
- ohio
- coming of age
- disabled
- unlikely friendship
- learning disability
- birth defect
- suit of armor
- questioning
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Chelsom
- Screenwriter
- Charles Leavitt
- Cast member
- Dov Tiefenbach
- Composer
- Trevor Jones
- Production company
- Scholastic Corporation
- Cinematographer
- John de Borman
- Narrative location
- Ohio
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 973257
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-mighty
Show 6 more facts
- film editor
- Martin Walsh
- title
- The Mighty
- after a work by
- Rodman Philbrick
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 6.8/10
- publication date
- 1999-05-06
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