Tuck Everlasting

"If you could choose to live forever, would you?"

2002 1h 30m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 516

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Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

“If you could choose to live forever, would you?”

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Cast

Alexis Bledel
Winnie Foster
William Hurt
Angus Tuck
Sissy Spacek
Mae Tuck
Jonathan Jackson
Jesse Tuck
Scott Bairstow
Miles Tuck
Ben Kingsley
Man in the Yellow Suit
Amy Irving
Mother Foster
Victor Garber
Robert Foster

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jay Russell
Writers: Jeffrey Lieber, James V. Hart
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jay Russell, shot by James L. Carter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by William Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alexis Bledel and William Hurt and Sissy Spacek carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you could choose to live forever, would you?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jay Russell directs. James L. Carter behind the camera. William Ross scores. Jay Cassidy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Jay Russell, shot by James L. Carter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by William Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alexis Bledel and William Hurt and Sissy Spacek carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "If you could choose to live forever, would you?".
9IMDB entry: tt0283084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "immortality", "fountain of youth", "forest".

The technical file

Cinematography: James L. Carter
Original score: William Ross
Editing: Jay Cassidy
Production design: Tony Burrough
Costume design: Carol Ramsey
Makeup / hair: Charmaine Henninger
VFX supervisor: Mat Beck
Sound: Samuel Lehmer
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $19,158,074
Return: 128% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Tuck Everlasting (2002)

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r96sk2020-10-15
★ 7/10
Good, but could've been far greater. I'm extremely intrigued by the concept of <em>'Tuck Everlasting'</em>. That's not to say it's anything incredibly revolutionary, but it's a premise that they could've done so much more with. I won't spoil what the main thing is, but it's certainly interesting. The first half of the film is excellent, it just disappointingly doesn't go that extra mile. Alexis Bledel (how the heck is that <i>not</i> Robin Tunney?!) is enjoyable as Winnie, while Jonathan Jackson does well as Jesse. Ben Kingsley is, at least in my opinion, the best performer on display - I love the look of his character, who is elusively only referred to as "The Man in the Yellow Suit". Huge potential there. Unfortunately, I come way from this feeling underwhelmed - despite the film doing a lot of positive things, including the score. Shame.

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