Tuck Everlasting

– Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Wa..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Tuck Everlasting (2002)

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.

Tuck Everlasting (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Oct 2002

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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.

Director:

Jay Russell

Writer:

Natalie Babbitt (novel), Jeffrey Lieber (screenplay), James V. Hart (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Gross profit:

$19,032,871

Production:

Buena Vista Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
Metacritic:
66%