Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Scott Hicks

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (book)
William Goldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?

Plot:

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Kiss | Mysterious Stranger | First Kiss | Bicycle

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Ted Brautigan
Anton Yelchin	...	Bobby Garfield
Hope Davis	...	Liz Garfield
Mika Boorem	...	Carol Gerber
David Morse	...	Adult Bobby Garfield
Alan Tudyk	...	Monte Man
Tom Bower	...	Len Files
Celia Weston	...	Alana Files
Adam LeFevre	...	Don Biderman
Will Rothhaar	...	John Sullivan
Timothy Reifsnyder	...	Harry Doolin (as Timmy Reifsnyder)
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Mrs. Gerber
Terry Beaver	...	Mr. Oliver
Joe T. Blankenship	...	Richie O'Rourke
Brett Fleisher	...	Willie Shearman

Also Known As:

Nostalgia del pasado (Argentina) (Colombia) (Peru) [es]
Coeurs perdus en Atlantide (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Hearts in Atlantis (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Сердца в Атлантиде (Russia) [ru]
Corazones en Atlántida (Spain) [es]
Cuori in Atlantide (Italy) [it]
Gizemli yabanci (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Hearts in Atlantis - Das Rätsel eines Sommers (Germany) [de]
Hjärtan i Atlantis (Sweden) [sv]
Kardies stin Atlantida (Greece) [el]
Kraina wiecznego szczescia (Poland) [pl]
Le viel homme doué de clairvoyance (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Lembranças de um Verão (Brazil) [pt]
Pedon sydän (Finland) [fi]
Srdce v Atlantíde (Slovakia) [sk]
Srdce v Atlantide (Czech Republic) [cs]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38401) | South Korea:12 | Japan:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Early in the movie, Ted mentions the Library Policemen. This is a reference to a story by Stephen King (who also wrote the source story for the movie) that appears in his anthology, "Four Past Midnight".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The shot is flipped at the end of the movie when Bobby is riding his Schwinn bike. The kickstand is on the right side and the chain on the left, opposite of where they should be. Also, note that one can clearly see the name "Schwinn" reversed on the side of the bike in this scene. This side of the bike should read "Black Phantom" when facing to the right.

Quotes:

Carol: You're a strange person.
Ted: SHH! Tell no one.

Movie Connections:

References Village of the Damned (1960)

Soundtrack:

Only You (And You Alone)

leaves you feeling that the story was cut short.

Having read the short story by Stephen King , the film is fairly true to the book and like the book it leaves you with a feeling of "that was good but is that it?" I have a theory that when King wrote the story he hoped it would lead to a novel but for some reason or another it was cut short much like the film and book. In the film you are left with no doubt that the Lowmen are real but in the film you never know if it is part of the boy's imagination or if they are police and the old man is on the run from them. The book also focuses on the Supernatural side of the story the film does not and i would suspect makes it feel quite slow for some viewer's. Hopkins is great as usual , as is the boy , Anton Yelchin and the latter has a great career ahead of him. One thing that does come from this is that i usually always enjoy Castle Rock productions is this is no different. 7 out of 10.