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Released 21 years ago.
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Neverwas
"Every fairy tale needs its hero."
2005 1h 43m EN
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Synopsis
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Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson, spent many years of his life.
βEvery fairy tale needs its hero.β
Cast
Ian McKellen
Gabriel Finch
Aaron Eckhart
Zach Riley
Brittany Murphy
Maggie Blake
Nick Nolte
T. L. Pierson
Jessica Lange
Katherine Pierson
William Hurt
Dr. Peter Reed
Bill Bellamy
Martin Sands
Alan Cumming
Jake
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joshua Michael Stern
- Writers
- Joshua Michael Stern
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Philip Glass. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ian McKellen and Aaron Eckhart and Brittany Murphy carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Every fairy tale needs its hero.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0418004 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joshua Michael Stern directs. Michael Grady behind the camera. Philip Glass scores. Jeff McEvoy cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Philip Glass. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ian McKellen and Aaron Eckhart and Brittany Murphy carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Every fairy tale needs its hero.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0418004 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Grady
- Original score
- Philip Glass
- Editing
- Jeff McEvoy
- Production design
- Sean Hargreaves
- Costume design
- Monique Prudhomme
- Makeup / hair
- Eden Orfanos
- Runtime
- 103 min Β· 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $11,246
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Neverwas (2005)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 14% π₯« Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 Β· 7,173 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Also by
Joshua Michael Stern
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Legacy Filmworks
CA
- NE
Neverwas Productions
Key crew
- Special Effects CoordinatorAllen Benjamin
- Makeup ArtistEden Orfanos
- Art DirectionHelen Jarvis
- EditorJeff McEvoy
- MusicPhilip Glass
- Costume DesignMonique Prudhomme
- Production DesignSean Hargreaves
- Executive ProducerNathan Kahane
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- schizophrenia
- psychiatrist
- novelist
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-09-09PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Neverwas - La favola che non c'Γ¨IT
- El libro mΓ‘gicoES
- ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊRU
