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August Rush
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
2007 · Directed by Kirsten Sheridan · 114 min · Family · Drama · Music · 8 frames
Tagline
An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
Crew
- Screenplay: Nick Castle, James V. Hart
- Cinematography: John Mathieson
- Edited by: William Steinkamp
- Music: Mark Mancina
- Production design: Michael Shaw
- Produced by: Richard Barton Lewis
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as August Rush
- Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly
- Terrence Howard as Richard Jeffries
- Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
- William Sadler as Thomas Novacek
- Marian Seldes as The Dean
- Mykelti Williamson as Reverend James
- Leon Thomas III as Arthur
- Aaron Staton as Nick
Production
- Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, South Korea
- Language: English
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Odyssey Entertainment, Southpaw Entertainment, CJ Entertainment
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $66,122,026
- Themes: new york city, love of one's life, guitar, composer, loss of loved one, love at first sight, orphanage, lie, forbidden love, child prodigy
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