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August Rush
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August Rush is a 2007 American musical, action, and romance film directed by Kirsten Sheridan. The screenwriters were Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with Mark Mancina composing the score. The cast includes Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams. Warner Bros. Entertainment produced and distributed the film, which was also released on Netflix and via video on demand.
The narrative takes place in New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago, while filming occurred in San Francisco, New York City, and New Jersey. John Mathieson served as director of photography, and William Steinkamp was the film editor. The movie has a runtime of 114 minutes and a budget of $25,000,000. It earned $66,122,026 at the box office.
August Rush received a 7.4 rating on IMDb based on 114,811 votes and a 7.414 average on TMDb from 2,834 votes. The film’s tagline is "An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound."
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7.4Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as August Rush
- Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly
- Terrence Howard as Richard Jeffries
- Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
- William Sadler as Thomas Novacek
Themes
- new york city
- love of one's life
- guitar
- composer
- loss of loved one
- love at first sight
- orphanage
- lie
- forbidden love
- child prodigy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kirsten Sheridan
- Screenplay by
- Nick Castle , James V. Hart
- Story by
- Paul Castro , Nick Castle
- Produced by
- Richard Barton Lewis
- Starring
- Freddie Highmore , Keri Russell , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , William Sadler , Terrence Howard , Robin Williams
- Cinematography
- John Mathieson
- Edited by
- William Steinkamp
- Music by
- Mark Mancina
- Production companies
- Southpaw Entertainment , CJ Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (North America), Odyssey Entertainment (International)
- Release date
- November 21, 2007 ( 2007-11-21 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Countries
- United States, South Korea
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $65.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
August Rush is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The screenplay is by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with a story by Paul Castro and Castle. It tells the story of an 11-year-old musical prodigy living in an orphanage who runs away to New York City. He begins to unravel the mystery of who he is, while his mother is searching for him and his father is searching for her. The many sounds and rhythms he hears throughout his journey culminate in a major instrumental composition that concludes with his score, "August's Rhapsody".
Plot
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