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Release Date: 1988 Cast: Anjelica Huston, Lauren Bacall, Mark Metcalf, Katharine Houghton, Harry Dean Stanton, Hunter Carson, Anthony Edwards, Virginia Madsen, Robert Mitchum, Mary Stuart Masterson, David Warner, Tammy Grimes
Categories: Movies, Comedy-drama, Fantasy Comedy, Fantasy, Comedy Mr. North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film starring Anthony Edwards, based on the 1973 novel Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder.
Directed by Danny Huston, the film became a family project; produced by John Huston, it also stars Anjelica Huston, Danny's future wife Virginia Madsen, and Allegra Huston.
Set in 1920s Newport, Rhode Island, the film tells the story of Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards), an engaging, multi-talented middle class Yale graduate—who spends the summer catering to the wealthy families of the city. He becomes the confidant of James McHenry Bosworth (Robert... MORE
Mr. North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film starring Anthony Edwards, based on the 1973 novel Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder.
Directed by Danny Huston, the film became a family project; produced by John Huston, it also stars Anjelica Huston, Danny's future wife Virginia Madsen, and Allegra Huston.
Set in 1920s Newport, Rhode Island, the film tells the story of Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards), an engaging, multi-talented middle class Yale graduate—who spends the summer catering to the wealthy families of the city. He becomes the confidant of James McHenry Bosworth (Robert Mitchum), and a tutor and tennis coach to the families' children. He also befriends many of the city's servant class including Henry Simmons (Harry Dean Stanton), Amelia Cranston (Lauren Bacall), and Sally Boffin (Virginia Madsen).
Complications arise when some residents begin to ascribe healing powers to the static electricity shocks that Mr. North happens to generate frequently. Despite never claiming any healing or medical abilities he is accused of quackery and must, with the help of those he has befriended, defend himself.
In the end he accepts a position of leadership at an educational and LESS
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