Hook

Theatrical Release Date: 1991 12 11 (USA)

UPC: 043396039308

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Suitable for Children, Scary Moments]

Summary: Steven Spielberg filters J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan through a distinctly 1990s sensibility in Hook. Peter Pan has become Peter Banning (Robin Williams), a 40-year-old mergers and acquisitions lawyer with a permanent scowl on his face and a cellular phone in his belt. Banning has lost any memory of being Peter Pan, and he is also in danger of losing his wife Moira (Caroline Goodall) and two children, Jack (Charlie Korsmo) and Maggie (Amber Scott). Peter and his family travel to London to visit Granny Wendy (Maggie Smith) who recalls Peter's lost youth and asks him, "Peter, dear, don't you know who you are?" With Peter's children asleep in the same bedroom where the original Peter Pan story began, there is a blinding flash. Peter comes into the room to discover a note from Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), informing Peter that he has kidnapped his children. Granny Wendy now tells him who he really is and encourages him to re-discover his happy thoughts, transform himself into the Peter Pan of the past, and go rescue his children. With the encouragement of Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts), Peter recalls the birth of his son and once again takes wing. Then it's off to Never Land to rescue his kids. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video
Production notes
Interactive menus
Audio: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] & 2-channel [Dolby Surround]
Subtitles: English
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Theatrical trailers
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Hook

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 03/21/2000

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 142 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Menu Group #1 with 28 chapter(s) covering 02:21:39
1. Start [8:07]
2. Granny Wendy [8:37]
3. True origins [4:59]
4. "My God. The Children!" [1:53]
5. "He's come back." [6:36]
6. Tinkerbell [5:35]
7. Pirate Town [3:32]
8. Capt. James Hook [8:53]
9. Cutting a deal [2:23]
10. The Lost Boys [7:32]
11. "Oh, there you are." [2:31]
12. Ruminations & plan [5:30]
13. In training [2:08]
14. Lesson One [3:01]
15. Feast for imagination [8:36]
16. "When You're Alone." [2:00]
17. Crocodile memories [4:22]
18. Pirates at bat [5:19]
19. The Shadow knows [1:21]
20. Memories [7:18]
21. "Peter Pan. He's back!" [3:15]
22. Tinkerbell's wish [:06]
23. "Meet thy doom." [4:05]
24. Lost Boys' attack [2:28]
25. Last wish [6:07]
26. The duel [2:24]
27. Croc clock [4:41]
28. Kensington Gardens [4:33]

Perry Seibert

Turning Peter Pan into an exploration of yuppie angst and a metaphor for rediscovering one's "inner-child," Hook might very well be the worst film of Steven Spielberg's career. The first of many disappointing fantasy-themed family comedies featuring Robin Williams, Hook dispenses with the charm and terror of the original tale in order to revel in some busy art direction and make parents realize they need to spend more time with their kids. Such moralizing would be fine if the film were at all entertaining, but none of the characters make any sense in their modern incarnations. The only character who works in a new way is Captain Hook, who misses battling with Peter, but Dustin Hoffman spends time chewing the scenery instead of acting. This is an artistic dead-end for everyone involved. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Dante Basco  Actor 
Mary Bond Davis  Actor 
Rene Gonzalez  Actor 
Jeannine Wagner  Actor 
Andre Bollinger  Actor 
Brenda Isaacs  Actor 
Adam McNatt  Actor 
Nick Tate  Actor 
Scott Williamson  Actor 
Glenn Close  Actor 
Lauren Friedler-Gow  Actor 
Michael Hirshenson  Actor 
Zoe Koehler  Actor 
Gwyneth Paltrow  Actor 
Regina Russell  Actor 
Janet Hirshenson  Actor 
Bruce Armstrong  Actor 
Kevin Gasca  Actor 
Maxwell Hoffman  Actor 
Goeff Lower  Actor 
Beverly Polcyn  Actor 
Francesca Serrano  Actor 
Nick Ullett  Actor 
Don S. Davis  Actor 
Don McLeod  Actor 
Kim Robillard  Actor 
Margie Takeda  Actor 
Stuart White  Actor 
Mike Runyard  Actor 
Wayne Aten  Actor 
David Crosby  Actor 
Bogdan Georghe  Actor 
Rebecca Hoffman  Actor 
Brad Blumenthal  Actor 
Ruth de Sosa  Actor 
Jewel Newlander Hubbard  Actor 
Kim O'Kelley  Actor 
Kelly Rowan  Actor 
Cameron Thor  Actor 
Brett Willis  Actor 
Jane Jenkins  Actor 
Randi Pareira  Actor 
Ray Tveden  Actor 
Tony Burton  Actor 
Ryan Francis  Actor 
Alyson Healing  Actor 
Shannon Marie Kies  Actor 
Jeannine Renshaw  Actor 
Matthew Van Ginkel  Actor 
Gary Epper  Actor 
Jan Cobler  Actor 
Stephanie Furst  Actor 
Jacob Hoffman  Actor 
Jerry Molen  Producer 
Dodi Fayed  Executive Producer 
Jim V. Hart  Executive Producer 
Jim V. Hart  Screenwriter 
Kathleen Kennedy  Producer 
Malia Scotch Marmo  Screenwriter 
Frank Marshall  Producer 
Gerald R. Molen  Producer 
Steven Spielberg  Director 
John Williams  Composer (Music Score) 
Nick Castle, Jr.  Screenwriter 
Robin Williams  Actor 
Dustin Hoffman  Actor 
Julia Roberts  Actor 
Bob Hoskins  Actor 
Maggie Smith  Actor 
Caroline Goodall  Actor 
Charlie Korsmo  Actor 
Amber Scott  Actor 
Laurel Cronin  Actor 
Phil Collins  Actor 
Arthur Malet  Actor 
Isaiah Robinson  Actor 
Jasen Fisher  Actor 
Raushan Hammond  Actor 
James Madio  Actor 
Thomas Tulak  Actor 
Alex Zuckerman  Actor 
Ahmad Stoner  Actor 

Country: USA