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Neverwas 
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern Produced by Moshe Diamant Written by Joshua Michael Stern Starring Ian McKellen
Aaron Eckhart
Brittany Murphy
Nick NolteMusic by Philip Glass Cinematography Michael Grady Editing by Steven Kemper Release date(s) 9 September 2005
(Toronto Film Festival)Running time 108 min Country US/Canada Language English Neverwas is a 2005 English film written and directed by Joshua Michael Stern, starring Ian McKellen, Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy and Nick Nolte.
It was first shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. However, the movie was never given a full theatrical release, eventually being released straight to DVD in 2007.
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Plot
Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) is a psychiatrist who leaves a job at a prestigious university to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, 'Millwood', belonging to Dr. Reed (William Hurt). 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 (Nick Nolte), spent many years of his life, and later wrote a popular children’s classic, ‘Neverwas’.
Once there, he meets a schizophrenic patient, Gabriel Finch (Ian McKellen), and soon finds that more things link him to the story, to the book, and also to the recovery of the patient (who believes himself to be a character from the tale) than he ever thought. Ultimately he realizes that this was the story he was meant to play a 'Hero' in.[1][2][3]
Owing to its connection with fictional fairy tale, it has often been compared with Finding Neverland (2004)[4].
Cast
- Ian McKellen - Gabriel Finch
- Aaron Eckhart - Zach Riley
- Brittany Murphy - Maggie Blake
- Nick Nolte - T.L. Pierson
- Alan Cumming - Jake
- Vera Farmiga -Eleana
- Bill Bellamy - Martin Sands
- Michael Moriarty - Dick
- Jessica Lange - Katherine Pierson
- William Hurt - Dr. Peter Reed
Production credits
- Sean Hargreaves – Production Designer
- Helen Jarvis - Art Director
- Senator International - Worldwide Distribution Rights
- Kingsgate Films - Production Company
- Sidney Kimmel Entertainment - Production Company
- Miramax Home Entertainment - Domestic Video Distributor
The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
References
- ^ Neverwas (2005) - Overview New York Times.
- ^ Promotional film on Neverwas
- ^ Review: Neverwas cinematical.com. Jul 3rd 2007.
- ^ Neverwas (2005) -vs- Finding Neverland (2004) Review by Bryce Zabel.
External links
- Neverwas at the Internet Movie Database
- Neverwas at AllRovi
- Neverwas Review at Variety
- Neverwas Review at Rotten Tomatoes
- Neverwas Theatrical Trailer
Categories:- English-language films
- 2005 films
- Fantasy films
- Films shot in Vancouver
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