| North | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Northposter.jpg) Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
| Directed by | Rob Reiner |
| Screenplay by | Alan Zweibel Andrew Scheinman |
| Based on | North: The Tale of a 9-Year-Old Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents by Alan Zweibel |
| Produced by | Rob Reiner Alan Zweibel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
| Music by | Marc Shaiman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40[2]–50 million[3] |
| Box office | $12 million[4] |
North is a 1994 American comedy-drama adventure film directed by Rob Reiner. The story is based on the 1984 novel North: The Tale of a 9-Year-Old Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents by Alan Zweibel, who wrote the screenplay and has a minor role in the film.
The cast includes Elijah Wood in the title role, with Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Faith Ford, Graham Greene, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reba McEntire, John Ritter, and Abe Vigoda. Bruce Willis narrates and plays several different roles throughout the film, and a 9-year-old Scarlett Johansson appears briefly in her film debut. This was the final theatrical film for Alexander Godunov before his death the following year.
The film was shot in Hawaii, Alaska, California, South Dakota, New Jersey, and New York. It was a box office bomb, grossing $12 million against its $40 million budget.[4][5] North was panned by critics, and has been referred to as one of the worst films ever made.
- ^ "NORTH (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. May 5, 1994. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Rank snags 'North,' 'Rita'". August 16, 1993.
- ^ "North (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "World's Champs & Chumps". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 7.
- ^ Gabbi Shaw (February 27, 2017). "The biggest box office flop from the year you were born". Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2018.