August Rush
An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
Overview
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film (2007)
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Box office
Grossed $66.1M worldwide, about 2.6 times its $25M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City, San Francisco and New Jersey
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Setting
Set in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco
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Music
Music by Mark Mancina
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Mathieson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James V. HartScreenplay
- Nick CastleScreenplay, Story
- Paul CastroStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 21, 2007
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Revenue
- $66.1M
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom, South Korea
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Cast
Freddie HighmoreAugust Rush
Keri RussellLyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys MeyersLouis Connelly
Terrence HowardRichard Jeffries
Robin WilliamsMaxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William SadlerThomas Novacek
Marian SeldesThe Dean
Mykelti WilliamsonReverend James
Leon Thomas IIIArthur
Aaron StatonNick
Alex O'LoughlinMarshall
Jamia Simone NashHope
Ronald GuttmanProfessor
Bonnie McKeeLizzy
Michael DrayerMannix- Jamie O'KeeffeSteve
Becki NewtonJennifer- Tyler McGuckinPeter
Megan GallagherMegan
Anais MartinezBackbeat
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