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Netherlands released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Documentary, Interactive Menu, Music Video, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: In the tradition of My Left Foot (1989), Peter Chelsom directed this emotional drama of outcasts, adapted from the Rodman Philbrick's popular young-adult novel Freak the Mighty. Although burly, slow-paced eight-grader Maxwell Kane (Elden Hensen), who narrates, is learning disabled, he nevertheless has a poetic soul, as evidenced when he meets the bright and brainy Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin), crippled by a birth defect. The physically deformed Kevin, who wears leg braces and uses crutches, suffers from Morquio's Syndrome, which causes physical growth to stop after the age of six. Illiterate Max gets Kevin as a reading tutor, and the two misfits soon become friends, sharing a vision of life as a contemporary Camelot. Gena Rowlands and Harry Dean Stanton appear as Max's grandparents and guardians. Max is portrayed by 19-year-old Emerson College filmmaking student Henson, while Sharon Stone has the role of Gwen Dillon, Kevin's mother. Boston-born author Philbrick, who winters in Key West, otherwise resides in Seacoast, New Hampshire (the setting of the book). The movie was filmed at a soundstage in Toronto, the University of Toronto, Cincinnati, and Covington, Kentucky. Exhibited out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Golden Globes, ...The Mighty ( Freak the Mighty ) ( My Friend Memory )
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
Good movies come and go. Some films which fail to gather interest at the cinema have a new lease of life on video. The Mighty is one such film. It stars Sharon Stone as the mother of 13- year- old Kevin (Kierin Culkin). Kevin moves in next door to troubled teen Max (Elden Henson). The two boys both have problems which makes them outcasts at school and in the local community. But, united together they set out to face the emotional and physical bullies of the world by setting off on a series of adventures. Along the way they find that two can become one and that they can overcome other people's perceptions of them and fight back in a way that they could not have imagined.
The Mighty is one of those exceptional movies that creeps up on you and does not let go. An emotional but always amusing tale, it lifts the spirits and is the better film for dealing with the issues in a cinematic way rather than resembling a Channel 5 TV Movie!
Sharon Stone gives a tour de force performance which proves that there is more to this actress than Basic Instinct. Gillian Anderson also gives a great performance in a quirky but likeable role as one of the many characters that Kevin and Max meet on their travels. The two young actors, McCulkin and Henson prove that not all American child actors are annoying!
The Mighty will move you, lift you and take you to a place that you hoped you could revisit: school. It then gives you the chance to see two young lads combat and deal with their bullies. This should be shown in schools everywhere.
Mightier than a sword!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Grumbleguts
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This is a superb film that, inexplicably, is not well known.
A gentle giant of a boy who has been almost irrevocably damaged by terrible events in his childhood is brought back to life by a small disabled boy.
This disabled boy is given a chance to see the world - and live in his own world with this huge companion.
It is funny, sweet and very emotional - but never in a contrived manner.
How it didn't get an Oscar - or Elden Henson (the actor who plays Max Kane) didn't get an Oscar I'll never understand.
See it - and enjoy.
A gentle giant of a boy who has been almost irrevocably damaged by terrible events in his childhood is brought back to life by a small disabled boy.
This disabled boy is given a chance to see the world - and live in his own world with this huge companion.
It is funny, sweet and very emotional - but never in a contrived manner.
How it didn't get an Oscar - or Elden Henson (the actor who plays Max Kane) didn't get an Oscar I'll never understand.
See it - and enjoy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By J. RICE
Format:DVD
What a fantastic story about friendship honour and knightship!!! the way the kids see themselves as modern day knights is so cool, just to see englands king arthur and his knights walking across the bridge in modern day USA was so amazing i had a lump in my throat, two kids and there amazing adventures which sums us all up at the end of the day!!!! a really moving story with a very touching ending but really clever!!!
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Everything he said it was
I teach in a French lycée and had never heard of this movie until one of my students, a bit of a loner, stayed after class to talk to me about it. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Judith Dubois
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The Mighty
I love this film it is a firm favourite. A story of a rite of passage for a teenage boy who does not fit into the so called 'normal' life. Read more
Published on 14 April 2011 by Mrs. J. M. Bouda
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How I sobbed!!
This has to be one of my all time faverite movies. It is very funny, whilst also very emotional. If you haven't seen it yet please watch it. Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by I Like to comment!!!
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a gem of a film
I agree with all the other reviewers. There is something so inexplicably charming about this movie that makes it most unforgettable. Read more
Published on 6 April 2006 by Life Aquatic
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a gem of a film
I agree with all the other reviewers. There is something so inexplicably charming about this movie that makes it most unforgettable. Read more
Published on 6 April 2006 by Life Aquatic
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good
This is a very nice film, i recommend it highly. Has got a lovely story line. very good!
Published on 29 Mar 2006 by paris day
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GREAT MOVIE!
As a HUGE fan of Ms. Gillian Anderson, I have quite a few of the productions she has taken part in - Including All the X-Files boxsets. minus the last as I'm still saving for it. Read more
Published on 11 July 2003 by Amy Paterson
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An amazing film!!!! 6 stars
This is quite possibly one of the best films i have ever seen. Having turned over the tv to see it on easter day i was quite heavily surprised by the sheer excellence of this... Read more
Published on 21 April 2003 by Laura-Louise Harrison
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An unsung gem of a movie!
A truly marvellous fantasy drama. Magical performances from Elden Henson and Kieran Culkin. There is much humour, mostly from Culkin (his impersonation of Brando's Godfather is... Read more
Published on 20 April 2003 by "wunderpantzuk"
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A mighty good film
I love this film. Kieron Kulkin pllays the disabled child of a devoted Sharon Stone who finds his growing inability to move around has little restriction on his brilliant mind. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2003 by Stephen Rees
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