Mr North
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Initial DVD release February 18, 2003 Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 22, 1988 (1988-07-22) Writer Thornton Wilder (novel), Janet Roach (screenplay), John Huston (screenplay), James Costigan (screenplay) Cast Anthony Edwards (Theophilus North), (Mr. Bosworth), (Mrs. Cranston), (Henry Simmons), (Persis Bosworth-Tennyson), (Elspeth Skeel)Similar movies North (1994) Tagline Some say he's a miracle man. Some say he's a fraud. You are about to meet a most unusual young man. |
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Mr. North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film starring Anthony Edwards, based on the 1973 novel Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder.
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- Mr north official trailer 1 robert mitchum movie 1988 hd
- Mr north 1988 movie
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
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Directed by Danny Huston, the film became a family project; produced by John Huston, it also stars Anjelica Huston, Danny's future wife Virginia Madsen, and Allegra Huston.

Mr north 1988 movie
Plot
In 1920s Newport, Rhode Island, Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards) is an engaging, multi-talented, middle-class Yale graduate who spends the summer catering to the wealthy families of the city. He becomes the confidant of James McHenry Bosworth (Robert Mitchum), and a tutor and tennis coach to the families' children. He also befriends many from the city's servant class including Henry Simmons (Harry Dean Stanton), Amelia Cranston (Lauren Bacall), and Sally Boffin (Virginia Madsen).
Complications arise when some residents begin to ascribe healing powers to the static electricity shocks that Mr. North happens to generate frequently. Despite never claiming any healing or medical abilities, he is accused of quackery, and must, with the help of those he has befriended, defend himself.
In the end, Mr. North accepts a position of leadership at an educational and philosophical academy founded by Mr. Bosworth, and begins a romance with Bosworth's granddaughter Persis.
Cast
Production
Director Danny Huston brought the original script by James Costigan to his father for feedback, and John Huston rewrote it with his Prizzi's Honor coauthor Janet Roach. Eugene Lee was the Production Designer.
Originally John Huston was to play James McHenry Bosworth; but just after filming began, the illness that eventually killed him forced his withdrawal. He was quickly replaced by family friend Robert Mitchum.
References
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