North (film)

Movie
German title	North
Original title	North
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1994
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Rob Reiner
script	Andrew Scheinman , Alan Zweibel
production	Rob Reiner, Alan Zweibel
music	Marc Shaiman
camera	Adam Greenberg
cut	Robert Leighton
occupation
Elijah Wood : North Jason Alexander : his father Julia Louis-Dreyfus : his mother Marc Shaiman : pianist Jussie Smollett : Adam Bruce Willis : Narrator, Easter Bunny Matthew McCurley : Winchell Jon Lovitz : Arthur Belt Alan Arkin : Judge Buckle Kathy Bates : mother in Alaska Abe Vigoda : Grandfather in Alaska Kelly McGillis : mother of an Amish John Ritter : Ward Nelson Scarlett Johansson : Laura Nelson Dan Aykroyd : Pa Tex Alana Austin : Hannah

North (alternatively: North - parents, no thanks!) Is an American comedy film directed by Rob Reiner from 1994 . The script is based on a novel by Alan Zweibel .

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Eleven-year-old North's parents have no time for the boy. Attorney Arthur Belt is bringing the issue to court. The judge ruled that North would have to find new parents or go to an orphanage within a few months. North goes on a search - and in the end knows how to appreciate his own parents.

Reviews

• James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that Rob Reiner's string of hits like Harry and Sally and A Matter of Honor was coming to an end. Above all, he criticized a few disturbing (sometimes overly long) side strands of the plot.
• Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on July 22, 1994 that watching the film was one of the most unpleasant experiences he had ever had. He stressed several times that he "hated" the film. This is one of the worst films that has ever been made.
• The lexicon of international films finds the film "sometimes very amusing", but criticizes that it is too ironic and comic-like for young people, but that adults are hardly captivated by the child's perspective.

Awards

• Elijah Wood was nominated for a Saturn Award for his role in 1995 .
• Matthew McCurley won a Young Artist Award in 1995 . The film was also nominated for Best Comedy at the awards ceremony and Elijah Wood was nominated for Best Actor.

• Six nominations for the Golden Raspberry (1995):
  • Worst movie
  • Worst Leading Actor ( Bruce Willis )
  • Worst Director ( Rob Reiner )
  • Worst script
  • Worst Supporting Actress ( Kathy Bates )
  • Worst Supporting Actor ( Dan Aykroyd , for North and Undercover Cops )

background

The comedy was shot in the states of Alaska , Hawaii , California , New Jersey , New York and South Dakota . The production cost about 40 million US dollars and played in US cinemas 7,100,000 US dollars one. In the film, Scarlett Johansson made her debut as an actress.

proof

1. ^ Review by James Berardinelli
2. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
3. ^ North. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 1, 2017 .  

Web links

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