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Hook
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Hook is a 1991 American fantasy, action, comedy, and swashbuckler film directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by James V. Hart, Nick Castle, and J. M. Barrie. The cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, and Bob Hoskins. Production was handled by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gerald R. Molen, and James V. Hart, with Amblin Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, and Allied Stars involved in the companies. John Williams composed the score, Dean Cundey served as director of photography, and Michael Kahn edited the film.
The movie is in English and has a runtime of 142 minutes. It was filmed in Los Angeles and London, with narrative locations set in London, San Francisco, and Neverland. The production cost $70,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of $300,854,823. The film received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects. It has been distributed by Netflix and Ivi.ru.
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6.8The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook
- Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
- Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell
- Bob Hoskins as Smee
- Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy
- Caroline Goodall as Moira
Themes
- rescue
- daughter
- flying
- swordplay
- sword
- fairy tale
- memory loss
- duel
- pirate
- hook
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenplay by
- Jim V. Hart Malia Scotch Marmo
- Story by
- Jim V. Hart Nick Castle
- Based on
- Peter and Wendy , by J. M. Barrie
- Produced by
- Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Gerald R. Molen
- Starring
- Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Maggie Smith Charlie Korsmo
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- Release date
- December 11, 1991 ( 1991-12-11 )
- Running time
- 142 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $300.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain James Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Smee, Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy and Charlie Korsmo as Jack Banning. It serves as a sequel in a modern day setting to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten his childhood. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful lawyer who neglects his wife, Wendy's granddaughter Moira, and their two children Jack and Maggie. When his old archenemy, Captain Hook, kidnaps his children, he returns to Neverland to save them.
Spielberg began developing Hook in the early 1980s with Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures. It would have followed the Peter Pan storyline seen in the 1924 silent film and Disney Animation's 1953 film. It entered pre-production in 1985 but Spielberg abandoned the project. Hart developed the script with director Nick Castle and TriStar Pictures before Spielberg decided to direct in 1989. It was shot almost entirely on sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.
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