Maniac Magee (2003)
- Directed by
- Bob Clark
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, action film, adventure film, family film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A twelve-year-old orphan with amazing athletic skills runs away and arrives in a town split by racial tensions. He uses his talents to try to bring the community together.
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What happens
Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. Developed as early as 1999, the film was filmed in 2001 and broadcast on Nickelodeon on February 23, 2003. The teleplay was a finalist for a Humanitas Prize in the Children's Live Action program category in 2003, though the award was ultimately won by A Ring of Endless Light. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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