
August Rush
Plot
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
About August Rush
August Rush is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The screenplay is by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with a story by Paul Castro and Castle. It tells the story of an 11-year-old musical prodigy living in an orphanage who runs away to New York City. He begins to unravel the mystery of who he is, while his mother is searching for him and his father is searching for her. The many sounds and rhythms he hears throughout his journey culminate in a major instrumental composition that concludes with his score, "August's Rhapsody". The film premiered at two festivals in the United States: HATCHfest Film Festival on October 6, 2007, followed by the Chicago International Film Festival on October 18, 2007.
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Cast
Freddie HighmoreAugust Rush
Keri RussellLyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys MeyersLouis Connelly
Terrence HowardRichard Jeffries
Robin WilliamsMaxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William SadlerThomas Novacek
Marian SeldesThe Dean
Mykelti WilliamsonReverend James
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