Mighty, The
Buena Vista (1998)
Action, Comedy, Drama
In Collection
#8615
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Seen ItYes
717951002068
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 40 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13
Harry Dean Stanton Grim
Gena Rowlands Gram
Elden Henson Maxwell Kane
Douglas Bisset Homeless Man
Joseph Perrino Blade
Dov Tiefenbach Doghouse Boy #1
Michael Colton Doghouse Boy #2
Daniel Lee Doghouse Boy #3
Eve Crawford Mrs. Donelli
Kieran Culkin Kevin Dillon
Sharon Stone Gwen Dillon
John Bourgeois Mr. Sacker
Bruce Tubbe Officer
Rudy Webb Mr. Hampton
Ron Nigrini Man in Diner
Director
Peter Chelsom
Producer Don Carmody
Simon Fields
Writer Charles Leavitt
Rodman Philbrick
Cinematography John de Borman


Mismatched adolescent friends become whole from teaming up in “The Mighty.” A young man stunted by trauma named Max (Elder Henson) lives with grandparents (Harry Dean Stanton, Gena Rowlands) while his father is incarcerated. He is assigned reading tutor named Kevin (Kieran Culkin) who is diminutive and cannot walk properly, owing to a degenerative disease called Morquio’s Syndrome. They connect and become friends, the larger boy carrying the smaller around on his shoulders. They encounter many people (Meat Loaf, Gillian Anderson) in their quest for bonding. Max and Kevin determine what honor and friendship means and find fulfillment with the other. When his jailbird father (James Goldolfini) kidnaps Max, Kevin uses what energy is left in him to help his friend.
Edition Details
Release Date 6/29/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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