Cider House Rules

Theatrical Release Date: 1999 12 10 (USA)

UPC: 031398144311

Studio: Fox Home Ent. (lgf)

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen]

Summary: John Irving scripted this screen adaptation of his 1985 novel. Set during World War II, The Cider House Rules concerns Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), an orphan who spent most of his childhood at the St. Cloud Orphanage in rural Maine, where he grew up under the strong but affectionate care of Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine). Larch has passed along his medical education to Homer, and the young man helps the doctor care for abandoned children and the newborn babies of unwed mothers; however, Homer refuses to assist Larch with the illegal abortions that he performs on the side; Homer has moral objections to abortion, while Larch believes in the rights of the individual and sees it as his duty to keep women in need away from dangerous incompetents. Wally Worthington (Paul Rudd), an air-force pilot, brings his girlfriend Candy (Charlize Theron) to St. Cloud for an abortion, and Homer decides to go with them when they leave, hoping to see the world; however, the three end up going no further than the state line, where Wally's mother (Kate Nelligan) runs an apple orchard and cider mill, and Candy's family traps lobsters. When Wally ships off to battle, Homer grows closer to Candy, and the two fall in love. But their idyllic life at the cider mill is interrupted when Rose Rose (Erykah Badu), a field worker at the orchard, becomes pregnant and her father, cider-house foreman Mr. Rose (Delroy Lindo), turns out to be the father of her unborn child. This news coupled with the death of Dr. Larch, forces Homer to take a long look at both his moral principles and his future. Rapper Heavy D appears in the supporting cast as Peaches. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – null Best Screenplay – null Best Supporting Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Performance by a Cast – Screen Actors Guild Best Adapted Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Audio commentary with director Lasse Hallstr?m, screenwriter John Riving and Richard N. Gladstein
The Cider Hous Rules: The Making of an American Classic
Deleted scenes
Theatrical trailer

Cider House Rules

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/04/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 125 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Cast and Crew: Erik Per Sullivan  Actor 
Lonnie Farmer  Actor 
Richard N. Gladstein  Producer 
Lasse Hallström  Director 
Rachel Portman  Composer (Music Score) 
Bob Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Harvey Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Meryl Poster  Executive Producer 
Bobby Cohen  Executive Producer 
John Irving  Screenwriter 
Tobey Maguire  Actor 
Charlize Theron  Actor 
Delroy Lindo  Actor 
Paul Rudd  Actor 
Michael Caine  Actor 
Jane Alexander  Actor 
Kathy Baker  Actor 
Erykah Badu  Actor 
Kieran Culkin  Actor 
Kate Nelligan  Actor 
Heavy D  Actor 
K. Todd Freeman  Actor 
Paz de la Huerta  Actor 

Country: USA