Tuck Everlasting
– Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Wa..
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.
11 Oct 2002
English, French
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
Jay Russell
Natalie Babbitt (novel), Jeffrey Lieber (screenplay), James V. Hart (screenplay)
Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson
Tuck Everlasting is the story of a girl named Winnie and a family whom she meets, the Tucks. The Tucks have a secret, they're immortal.They drank water from a spring that was actually a fountain of youth. Until the end of time, they will stay that way. Winnie falls in love with one of the Tucks, Jesse, a "17"-year-old boy who shares the same feelings for her. Scared of death, Winnie must choose between being immortal and being with Jesse or following the circle of life and dying someday. The Tucks try to teach her how she shouldn't fear death, how they would give anything to die. It teaches the importance and understanding of life and death.It shows that you should not fear death, but to fear an unlived life.
1 win & 3 nominations.
$19,032,871
Buena Vista Pictures