| | | She had all the answers...until now!
Features: DVD
Wide Awake is the feel-good comedy all about the laughter, excitement and fun that come with being a kid searching for the meaning of it all. Sixty Second Preview cheers Wide Awake as "bright, funny and overflowing with heart...a classic coming-of-age movie!" Joshua is a thoughtful 10-year-old who's looking for some simple answers to life's eternal questions! His teacher thought she had all the answers...until now! So when Joshua makes it his mission to unravel the mysteries himself, he reminds everyone what it's like to be Wide Awake in the world for the very first time!
"Funny!" Sixty Second Preview
"Rosie O'Donnell is hilarious!" The Boston Phoenix
Editor's Note
In M. Night Shyamalan's first Hollywood feature, WIDE AWAKE, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a spiritual quest after his beloved grandfather (Robert Loggia) succumbs to bone marrow cancer. The determined child is resolved to find out--from God or other sources--what happens to the spirits of the dead. Joshua's sports-loving teacher, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), advises him to approach a cardinal who is coming to visit the nearby girls school. While there, he meets a young girl and falls for her. As the school year progresses, Joshua continues his search for answers and finds them in very unexpected places. Though markedly different from Shyamalan's moody (and more well-known) films, THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, the movie does involve a search for truth and a meditation on death--themes present in all of his projects.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | French Track | | Spanish Subtitles | | Scene Access | | Widescreen Version | | 2.0 Dolby Surround | | Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 3/28/2000 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 18371 | | UPC: 00717951005281 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Young Artist Awards (1999) | | | Josephy Cross, Nominee, Best Performance In A Feature Film-Leading Young Actor |
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| | Professional Reviews | Box Office
"...Heartfelt and sensitive...WIDE AWAKE is a refreshing change of pace..." 09/01/1997 p.106Premiere
"...[A] funny, poignant coming-of-age story....Shyamalan balances the weight of this philosophical journey by never straying too far from the magic of childhood..." 04/01/1998 p.29 Los Angeles Times
"...WIDE AWAKE is a wonderful family film....Cross is a marvel, a terrific young actor..." 03/20/1998 p.C10 |
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