Molly (1999)

Movie
German title	Molly
Original title	Molly
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1999
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	John Duigan
script	Dick Christie
production	Amy Heckerling , William J. MacDonald
music	Trevor Jones
camera	Gabriel Beristain
cut	Humphrey Dixon
occupation
Elisabeth Shue : Molly McKay Aaron Eckhart : Buck McKay Jill Hennessy : Susan Brookes Thomas Jane : Sam DW Moffett : Mark Cottrell Elizabeth Mitchell : Beverly Trehare Robert Harper : Dr. Simmons Elaine Hendrix : Jennifer Thomas Michael Paul Chan : Domingo Lucy Liu : Brenda Jon Pennell : Gary McKay Sarah Wynter : Julie McKay Lauren Richter : Molly McKay at the age of 7 Tanner Lee Prairie : Buck McKay at the age of 8 Nicholas Pryor : Dr. Prentice

Molly is an American comedy film of John Duigan from the year 1999 .

action

Molly McKay, 28, is autistic . She has been placed in a hospital since the death of her parents 15 years ago , but the hospital is closed. Molly is placed in the care of her brother Buck, who has only seen her occasionally so far. Buck loses his job, and his relationship is also ended. Buck agrees to experimental therapy that increases Molly's mental abilities. Genetically modified brain cells are implanted in Molly's brain. At first, the treatment seems promising, because Molly begins to speak fluently and interact normally with others, so that Buck even takes her to various events. The effect of the therapy later wears off and Molly's condition continues to develop back to the old condition. At the end of the film, Buck begins to accept Molly's autism and vows to take care of Molly

Reviews

Lael Loewenstein wrote in Variety magazine that the film was " shamelessly sentimental ".

Lou Lumenick described the film in the New York Post as " superficial " and " clumsily manipulative ".

Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on October 22, 1999 that the film looked like a television movie. However, the screenwriter show " sent " ( " deftly ") the expansion of consciousness of Molly. The portrayals of Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, Thomas Jane and Jill Hennessy would make a " solid impression ".

The lexicon of international films finds the film "played and staged convincingly" and believes that it "approaches the extraordinary story with the necessary seriousness."

background

The shooting took place in Los Angeles . Production costs were estimated at 21 million US dollars . The film was shown in a few cinemas in the United States, where it grossed just over 15,000 US dollars. The publication in Germany took place on DVD.

Web links

• Molly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Molly at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Molly at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lael Loewenstein: Review: 'Molly' . In: Variety . October 18, 1999 (English, online ( Memento of February 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )).
2. ^ New York Post , October 22, 1999
3. ↑ Review by Kevin Thomas
4. ↑ Molly. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 19, 2017 .  
5. ↑ Filming locations for Molly
6. ^ Business Data for Molly
7. ^ Starting dates for Molly