Hearts in Atlantis - DivX Version (Normal Quality), DVD (Good Quality), PDA Version
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IMDB rating: 6.70 Plot: This is a gentle, innocent film about the reflections of an aging man (David Morse), who returns to his home town after the death of his best friend. Memories of life at age 11 floods back as it was a magical time that changed his life. Three 11 year old children (Anton Yelchin as Bobby, Mika Boorem as Carol, and Will Rothaar as Sully) share their lives. Carol & Bobby have a special affection for one another including sharing a kiss “by which all others will be measured”. Bobby lives with his mother (Hope Davis), a bitter, vain woman who looks for pleasures for herself without sharing much with her son. Into their lives comes a mysterious new boarder (Anthony Hopkins), who befriends the boy but generates distrust from the mother. As time passes, the man and boy share confidences and special powers are revealed. The man warns the boy to be on the lookout for the “lowmen”, who were seeking him. The two share a summer’s adventures and come to love one another before the inevitable happens. A confrontation with a school bully (Timothy Reifsnyder) also changes everyone. |
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DivX Version (Normal Quality), DVD (Good Quality), PDA Version
Actors: Morse David,Hopkins Anthony,Tudyk Alan,Yelchin Anton,Bower Tom,LeFevre Adam,Rothhaar Will,Reifsnyder Timothy,Beaver Terry,Blankenship Joe T.,Fleisher Brett,Mystery,Drama,
Which Stephen King story has a mentally retarded girl, who attends a special school, as a minor character?
I remember something about a lunchbox, and I think she was bullied and / or molested by some other kids. I’m not sure if she was a friend of Duddits in "Dreamcatcher," or if she was in "Hearts in Atlantis," or something else, or what. Does anybody remember which story she’s from?
Duddits did have a female friend. I think maybe she was lost, fell in a drain pipe in the playground maybe…which was how the boys knew Duddits had special abilities.
In Hearts in Atlantis, Bobby’s friend Carol Gerber was beaten up with a baseball bat by some bullies in the park, but she wasn’t mentally handicapped.
Kelley | Nov 11, 2009
What about Rose Red? Don’t know if you consider Annie a minor enough character, though.
ChanceEncounter | Nov 11, 2009
Rose Red?
LivLif | Nov 11, 2009
I can’t really think of any that fall under the category of mentally retarded…
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