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2002 Certificate PG
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Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie outside the fence that surrounds her pristine house and protects her from the outside world, and into the nearby forbidden woods. .. Read more

Starring Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson
Director Jay Russell
Genres Children, Family

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Tuck Everlasting

Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie outside the fence that surrounds her pristine house and protects her from the outside world, and into the nearby forbidden woods. Her journey becomes a far greater adventure than she ever anticipated when she meets the Tucks, a family of immortals that live deep in the woods. Parents Angus (William Hurt), Mae (Sissy Spacek), and their sons Miles (Scott Bairstow) and Jesse (Jonathan Jackson), stopped ageing more than a century ago after drinking from an enchanted spring, a veritable fountain of youth. With the Tucks, Winnie discovers the freedom lacking in her own small world, and a romance blossoms between the mortal teenager and the immortal Jesse. With the local police searching for the missing Winnie and a mysterious stranger (Ben Kingsley) searching for the Tucks, Winnie must choose between immortality and a life with her new friends, or the life--and inevitable death--of a normal human. TUCK EVERLASTING is directed by Jay Russell (MY DOG SKIP, END OF THE LINE), adapted from the classic novel by Natalie Babbitt, and narrated by Elisabeth Shue.

Starring Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson
Director Jay Russell
Studio WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Children, Family
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Jul 2003
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    This Disney adaptation of Natalie Babbit's intelligent children's story is beautifully shot without the rose-tinted glasses that might have alienated older audiences. Set in upstate New York at the beginning of the 20th century, the story's “big theme” is the choice between mortality or immortality. Teenager Alexis Bledel runs away from her restrictive, upper-class parents, discovering a woodland fountain of youth and the Tuck family, who have survived on its properties for over a century. The innocent romance between her and handsome Jonathan Jackson is well handled, and there are heartfelt contributions from Willam Hurt and Sissy Spacek as the Tuck parents (despite wavering Irish accents) and Ben Kingsley as their sinister hunter. Tinged with both humour and melancholy, this is quality film-making that holds a captivating affection for its period, characters and story.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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    Rated - 3 stars

    Not Disneys best!

    This is typical of Disney to overwork on the sentimentality of a good story. The story is simple and will be enjoyed by young and old alike. Although there is a fine cast the likes of Ben Kingsley could have been used much more creatively. But in its defense it is wonderfully shot with a great backdrop for the film. Family viewing.

      • Minty from the Midlands
      • Posted 20 Jan 2004 14:37

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  • 6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not Disneys best!

    This is typical of Disney to overwork on the sentimentality of a good story. The story is simple and will be enjoyed by young and old alike. Although there is a fine cast the likes of Ben Kingsley could have been used much more creatively. But in its defense it is wonderfully shot with a great backdrop for the film. Family viewing.

      • Minty from the Midlands
      • Posted 20 Jan 2004 14:37

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      • Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie ...