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Hook
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Frank Marshall
Gerald R. Molen
Written by J.M. Barrie (book)
James V. Hart
Nick Castle
Starring Dustin Hoffman
Robin Williams
Julia Roberts
Bob Hoskins
Maggie Smith
Charlie Korsmo
Music by John Williams
Editing by Michael Kahn
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date(s) December 13, 1991
Running time 144 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $70 million
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Hook is a 1991 family action/adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Frank Wilson Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American movie producer and Gerald Robert Molen (born January 6, 1935) is a high profile American Film producer. Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J James V "Jim" Hart (born 1960 in Fort Worth Texas) is a screenwriter and author Nick Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Film director, best known for his role Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage Charles Randolph Korsmo (born July 20, 1978) is an American former Child actor who starred in several major Hollywood films during John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Michael Kahn (born in New York, December 8, 1935) is a widely recognized Film editor. TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage The film is based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan and acts as a sequel to the events in the novel, focusing on a grown-up Peter Pan who has forgotten his childhood. Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively which tell the well-known story of Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J Although it received mixed reviews, it was one of the most financially successful films of 1991.

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Plot

Successful corporate lawyer Peter Banning (Robin Williams) has become so engrossed in his work that he has lost touch with his wife Moira (Caroline Goodall) and his children Jack (Charlie Korsmo) and Maggie (Amber Scott). Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Caroline Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is an English actress. Charles Randolph Korsmo (born July 20, 1978) is an American former Child actor who starred in several major Hollywood films during Amber Scott (born October 10, 1984) is a former American Child actress. The family travels to London to visit Moira's grandmother Wendy Darling (Maggie Smith), who also raised Peter and other orphans. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional Heroine and female Protagonist in the Peter Pan stories by J Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage While the adults are at a banquet honoring Granny Wendy for her work, Jack and Maggie are kidnapped, with the only clue being a dagger holding a note signed "Jas. Hook, Captain", informing Peter that his presence is necessary to retrieve his children. Wendy tells Peter that this is the real Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) and that he is the real Peter Pan, but he doesn't believe her. "Captain Hook" is also a nickname for former baseball manager Sparky Anderson. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J

He is dragged in his sleep to Neverland by Tinker Bell (Julia Roberts), and wakes up unnoticed among the pirates. Tinker Bell (also known as "Tinkerbell" in common usage is a Real fairy in J Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. When he observes Hook boasting of kidnapping Peter's children to use as bait, he reveals himself. Hook is disgusted at his nemesis' ineffectual condition, but Tinker Bell talks him into giving Peter three days to train for a duel. She takes Peter to the Lost Boys, who initially don't believe he's Peter Pan, especially Rufio (Dante Basco), the current leader. Peter Pan's Lost Boys are characters in J M Barrie 's play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and subsequent adaptations and extensions Danté Basco (born August 29 1975) is a Filipino-American actor. They come to believe he's Peter Pan and help re-train him, but he is hampered by his inability to remember being a boy or how to fly.

Back on the Jolly Roger, Hook and Smee (Bob Hoskins) attempt to convince Peter's children that their parents never loved them. Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Although Maggie does not fall for the ploy, the often-overlooked Jack listens, and with Hook cheering him on at a pirate baseball game (as his father had failed to do), he comes to accept the pirate as a father figure.

Peter eventually remembers everything, including his flight-enabling "happy thought": becoming a father, the reason he left Neverland. As Peter Pan, he leads the Lost Boys into battle with the pirates. Rufio takes on Hook while Peter rescues his son and daughter; the boy is mortally wounded, and tells Peter that he wishes he had a father like him. Peter wants to take his children home immediately, but realizing that Hook will not stop and will return to threaten his family time and again, resumes the duel. It ends when the giant crocodile (now stuffed) seemingly comes back to life and swallows Hook. Peter passes on his sword and leadership to the biggest of the Lost Boys, Thud Butt, and flies back to London with his children. He awakens in his regular clothes at the famous statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and sees Tinker Bell one last time. See also Kensington Gardens South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington He assures her that he still believes in fairies, and she leaves. He returns to his family, finally remembering who he is, and appreciating them all as he should.

Background

Barrie apparently considered writing a story in which Peter Pan grew up; his 1920 notes for the latest stage revival of Peter Pan include possible titles for another play: "The Man Who Didn't Couldn't Grow Up" or "The Old Age of Peter Pan". [1]

Cast

Reception

From the critical standpoint, this film is one of Steven Spielberg's less successful films. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage Caroline Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is an English actress. Charles Randolph Korsmo (born July 20, 1978) is an American former Child actor who starred in several major Hollywood films during Amber Scott (born October 10, 1984) is a former American Child actress. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Arthur Malet (born 24 September 1927) is an English Actor. Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, England; he was raised in Wales Kelly Rowan (born October 26 1965 is a Canadian Television and Film actress and former Fashion model. Danté Basco (born August 29 1975) is a Filipino-American actor. Jasen Fisher (born 1980 is an American former Child actor, who made his first movie appearance in the 1989 film Parenthood as Kevin Buckman James Madio (born November 22, 1975 in The Bronx, New York City New York) is an American Actor. Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27 1972 is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and double Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25 1946) is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Businessman, and recently Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Regina Russell is a former actress In addition to her numerous low budget films she also has several credits including Hook directed by Steven Spielberg Anthony "Tony" Burton (born March 23, 1937) is an American actor Rotten Tomatoes scores the movie at a 22% (rotten) rating among 36 critics,[2] although registered users of the site give it a much higher (fresh) rating of 71%. IGN's Steven Spielberg Featured Filmmaker article states:[3] "This is the one Spielberg film that I simply cannot watch. To do so pains me. Literally, I feel sick. It's a meandering, emotionless, wretched mess of a film containing a whole gaggle of characters that are in no way made appealing throughout the entirety of the film. "

Despite these mixed reviews, the film was very financially successful and managed to gross $119,654,900 in the U. S. A. alone. (subtotal)[4] Worldwide its figure stood at $300,854,823. At the end of the year, the film stood as the 4th highest grossing movie of 1991.

Despite the poor reviews that the movie gained from some critics, over the years the movie has become more and more popular among the younger generations and with family audiences.

References to Peter Pan

Musical score

The score for Hook was composed and conducted by John Williams. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. As in many of his fantasy-adventure scores, Williams makes extensive use of leitmotifs (musical themes related to characters, emotions and actions), using one or more themes in each song to describe on-screen story and interaction. A leitmotif (ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf (also leitmotiv; lit "leading motif" is a recurring Musical theme, associated with a particular person place In fact, Hook may have one of the most leitmotivically-dense scores of all time, with some 20 odd autonomous melodic ideas recurring through the movie. An incomplete sample, just from the officially released soundtrack, which omits about half of the written score:

  1. "Prologue" (Peter Pan theme)
  2. "We Don't Want To Grow Up" (Tinkerbell theme) *
  3. "Banning Back Home"
  4. "Granny Wendy" (Childhood theme)
  5. "Hook-Napped" (Prologue Theme, Captain Hook theme)
  6. "The Arrival of Tink and the Flight to Neverland" (Tinkerbell theme, Childhood theme)
  7. "Presenting the Hook" (Pirate theme, Captain Hook theme)
  8. "From Mermaids to Lost Boys" (Mermaid theme, Neverland Theme, Lost Boys theme)
  9. "The Lost Boy Chase" (Lost Boys chase theme)
  10. "Smee's Plan" (Captain Hook theme)
  11. "The Banquet" (Lost Boys theme)
  12. "The Never-Feast" (Lost Boys, Childhood, When You're Alone *)
  13. "Remembering Childhood" (Childhood theme, Neverland theme, Peter Pan theme)
  14. "You are the Pan" (Peter Pan theme #2)
  15. "When You're Alone* (When You're Alone *)
  16. "The Ultimate War" (Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Childhood, Lost Boys)
  17. "Farewell Neverland" (Neverland, Lost Boys, Peter Pan theme #2, and Tinkerbell)

*Tracks 2 and 15: Music composed by John Williams/lyrics written by Leslie Bricusse. Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist and composer "When You're Alone" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1992. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992

Novelization

The novelization of Hook was written by fantasy novelist Terry Brooks. A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is a writer of Fantasy fiction.

Toys

Mattel released a line of Hook toys in 1991 which included action figures and child-themed accessories based on Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and the Lost Boys. The first series of items had a widespread release and were abundant in stores but did not sell well despite the financial success of the film. A second series including strictly action figures was released in 1992 with limited distribution in small quantities. Hook toys have little to no value on the secondary market with the exception of the second series figures which are now extremely difficult to acquire. The fast-food chain, McDonalds, also had toys in their Happy Meals children's meals, that consisted mostly of a figure and a boat. The exception was the mermaid, which could be wound up. All the Happy Meals toys could float.

References

  1. ^ Birkin, Andrew: J M Barrie & the Lost Boys (Yale University Press, 2003)
  2. ^ IGN: Featured Filmmaker: Steven Spielberg
  3. ^ IGN: Featured Filmmaker: Steven Spielberg
  4. ^ Hook (1991) - Box office / business

External links

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