Wide Awake (1998)
Die Frage danach, wo der liebe Gott zu finden ist, stellt sich fast jedes Kind irgendwann einmal. Der zehnjährige Joshua sucht hartnäckig nach einer Antwort auf diese menschheitsalte Frage, um sich so nach dem Befinden seines verstorbenen, schmerzlich vermissten Großvaters erkundigen zu können. Nach Experimenten mit islamischen, jüdischen und buddhistischen Glaubensritualen erkennt er in einem geheimnisvoll stillen Mitschüler einen blondgelockten (B)Engel, der ihm Antworten auf seine zwingenden Fragen gibt.
Der Regisseur: M. Night Shyamalan
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Denis Leary as Mr. Beal |
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Joseph Cross as Joshua Beal |
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Rosie O'Donnell as Sister Terry |
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Dana Delany as Mrs. Beal |
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Timothy Reifsnyder as Dave O'Hara |
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Camryn Manheim as Sister Sophia |
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Julia Stiles as Neena Beal |
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Dan Lauria as Father Peters |
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Robert Loggia as Grandpa Beal |
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Stefan Niemczyk as Frank Benton |
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Michael Shulman as Robert Brickman |
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Marc H. Glick as Father Sebastian |
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Joey Perillo as Mr. Waltman |
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Jerry Walsh as Football Coach |
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Heather Casler as Hope |
| Directing | M. Night Shyamalan | Director |
| Writing | M. Night Shyamalan | Writer |
| Camera | Adam Holender | Director of Photography |
| Production | Cary Woods | Producer |
| Directing | Danna Liebert | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Wendy Lee Roberts | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Art | Andrea Mae Fenton | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bridget Kelly | Costume Design |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | P. Michael Johnston | Production Design |
| Production | Cathy Konrad | Producer |
| Sound | Edmund Choi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Randy Ostrow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Bigwood | Co-Producer |
| Production | Timothy J. Lonsdale | Associate Producer |
| Production | Meryl Poster | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph P. Hurt | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Kinigopoulos | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Lovell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |