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A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Joseph Melito
- Billy
- (as Joseph Melito Jr.)
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- TriviaDue to the heavy-handed post-production influence of Harvey Weinstein, this film appears on a 2017 list in The Telegraph entitled "Harvey Scissorhands: 6 films ruined by Harvey Weinstein."
- GoofsDuring the girls' ceremony, Hope's rose changes from one more fully open and blush colored, to a more tightly closed, whiter bud.
- Quotes
Joshua A. Beal: I'm going on a mission. A real mission.
Dave O'Hara: What kind of mission?
Joshua A. Beal: The kind where you're looking for something important.
Dave O'Hara: What're you gonna look for?
Joshua A. Beal: God.
Dave O'Hara: God? What for?
Joshua A. Beal: I just want to talk to him.
Dave O'Hara: Why?
Joshua A. Beal: To make sure my grandpa's okay.
- SoundtracksThis Ain't a Song (It's a Prayer)
Performed by John Carbo
Music and Lyrics by John Carbo
Published by Kingmaker Music (BMI)
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Very sweet and emotional look at belief
Shyamalan's second feature is a very sweet, good natured and funny look at belief during trying times. It focuses on a young boy Joshua Beal (Joseph Cross) a student at a catholic school, who goes on a spiritual journey to find God after his grandfather dies. There is an incredibly close relationship between him and his grandfather played by Robert Loggia and this is the emotional centre of the story; both performances really shine particularly in these tender moments shown between them and you genuinely believe in their characters, making the impending passing very sad to watch. Cross is the stand out in the film who at such a young age naturally manages to convey all kinds of emotions just through facial features; particularly confusion! There is a lovely appearance also by Rosie O Donnell as Joshua's teacher Sister Terry who is of course very funny but also portrays a sensitive and understanding role model very well. My only reservations about the film are it's soundtrack and the ending. Both of these do over egg the sentimental aspect of the film which does slightly tip over the edge making it a bit too sickly sweet to watch at points. Nevertheless, it's still a nice gentle watch and I'd recommend seeking it out if you fancy something to watch that you can just relax and enjoy
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $282,175
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $95,875
- Mar 22, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $282,175
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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