Tuck Everlasting

Theatrical Release Date: 2002 10 11 (USA)

UPC: 786936205794

Studio: Walt Disney Video

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

Summary: Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure. One day, while exploring the nearby woods, Winnie gets lost, but she has the good fortune to happen upon the Tuck Family, who live nearby - mother Mae (Sissy Spacek), father Angus (William Hurt), and sons Jesse (Jonathan Jackson) and Miles (Scott Bairstow). The Tucks are warm and caring people, and Winnie feels right at home with them; she also finds herself developing a serious crush on Jesse, and isn't so sure she wants to return; meanwhile, her parents become increasingly distraught as they search for their missing daughter. But in time Winnie discovers there's a secret behind the seemingly idyllic lives of the Tuck Family; they have discovered a magical spring on their property, and anyone who drinks from it will never grow old and never die. While to Winnie this sounds like a wonderful prospect, the Tucks have come to understand this is as much of a curse as a blessing, especially when she realizes Jesse is considerably older than she is. The Tucks also have to contend with the presence of the sinister Man In The Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley), who wishes to buy their property and make a fortune from their "fountain of youth." Tuck Everlasting was directed by Jay Russell, who previously directed the acclaimed family film My Dog Skip. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Live Action Family Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Live Action Family Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association

Features: Audio commentary with director Jay Russell and stars Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, and Scott Bairstow
Audio commentary with Jay Russell and screenwriter James Hart
"Lessons of Tuck" special viewing mode
"A Visit with Natalie Babbitt" featurette

Tuck Everlasting

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/25/2003

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 90 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles/"Time Is Like a Wheel"
2. Winifred Foster
3. Family Reunion
4. The Man in the Yellow Suit
5. The Woods
6. An Important Event
7. Winnie's Disappearance
8. Exploring
9. Weightless
10. The Truth
11. Miles Remembers
12. "Rocks Stuck at the Side of the Stream"
13. An Offer Is Made
14. Escape
15. The Choice
16. Jesse Returns/End Credits

Cast and Crew: Jonathan Jackson  Actor 
Marc Abraham  Producer 
Armyan Bernstein  Executive Producer 
Jim V. Hart  Screenwriter 
William Ross  Composer (Music Score) 
Jay Russell  Director 
William Teitler  Executive Producer 
Thomas A. Bliss  Executive Producer 
Jane Startz  Producer 
Max Wong  Executive Producer 
Deborah A. Forte  Executive Producer 
Jeffrey Lieber  Screenwriter 
Alexis Bledel  Actor 
William Hurt  Actor 
Sissy Spacek  Actor 
Scott Bairstow  Actor 
Ben Kingsley  Actor 
Amy Irving  Actor 
Victor Garber  Actor 
Elisabeth Shue  Actor 

Country: USA