| Note |
Based on the book of the same title by Katherine Paterson. |
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Special feature: Making The Great Gilly Hopkins. |
| NOTE |
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles. |
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SDH - subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Credits |
Music by Mark Isham ; director of photography, David Dunlap ; editor, David Leonard. |
| Cast |
Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Bill Cobbs, Billy Magnussen, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles. |
| Summary |
"A feisty foster kid's outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS, an entertaining film for the entire family." --Amazon. |
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Gilly Hopkins has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Maime Trotter's endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly's face it threatens to ruin the only chance she's ever had to be part of a real family. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic material and language. Special feature not rated. |
| System details |
DVD; region 1; 16 x 9 widescreen 2.40:1 presentation; English 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Awards |
HeartlandFilm: Truly Moving Picture Award. |
| Subject |
Foster home care -- Drama.
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Foster children -- Juvenile films.
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Foster parents -- Juvenile films.
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Orphans -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Add'l Names |
Herek, Stephen, film director.
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Paterson, David, 1966- screenwriter.
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Paterson, Katherine, screenwriter.
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Kennedy, Brian, film producer.
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Nélisse, Sophie, actor.
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Bates, Kathy, 1948- actor.
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Close, Glenn, 1947- actor.
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Spencer, Octavia, actor.
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Stiles, Julia, 1981- actor.
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Paterson, Katherine.
Great Gilly Hopkins.
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| Other corporate author |
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), film distributor, production company.
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| ISBN |
031398253327
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| STANDARD # |
031398253327 |
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3000028879 |
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50585 Lionsgate |
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