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North (1994)

North poster
Directed by
Rob Reiner
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 279 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 9-year-old boy decides to divorce his parents and travel the world looking for a better family. He visits different places and meets unusual people along the way.

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What happens

North is a 1994 American comedy-drama adventure film directed by Rob Reiner. The story is based on the 1984 novel North: The Tale of a 9-Year-Old Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents by Alan Zweibel, who co-wrote the screenplay and has a minor role in the film. The cast includes Elijah Wood in the title role, with Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Faith Ford, Graham Greene, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reba McEntire, John Ritter, and Abe Vigoda. Bruce Willis narrates and plays several different roles throughout the film, and a 9-year-old Scarlett Johansson appears briefly in her film debut. This was the final theatrical film for Alexander Godunov before his death the following year. The film was shot in Hawaii, Alaska, California, South Dakota, New Jersey, and New York. It was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and New Line Cinema and released by Columbia Pictures on July 22, 1994. North was a box office bomb, grossing $12 million against its $40 million budget. North was panned by critics, and has been referred to as one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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