Movie
August Rush
Overview
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-11-21
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Family, Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Odyssey Entertainment, Southpaw Entertainment, CJ Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, South Korea
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as August Rush
- Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly
- Terrence Howard as Richard Jeffries
- Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
- William Sadler as Thomas Novacek
- Marian Seldes as The Dean
- Mykelti Williamson as Reverend James
- Leon Thomas III as Arthur
- Aaron Staton as Nick
- Alex O'Loughlin as Marshall
- Jamia Simone Nash as Hope
Crew
- Kirsten Sheridan - Director
- James V. Hart - Screenplay
- Nick Castle - Screenplay
- Paul Castro - Story
- Nick Castle - Story
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