Taglines: Ever wonder what your life would be like with different parents? A boy named North did.
North movie storyline. Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don’t give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus north starts off on an hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.
North is a 1994 American comedy drama adventure film directed by Rob Reiner and starring an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Faith Ford, Graham Greene, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reba McEntire, John Ritter, and Abe Vigoda, with cameos by Bruce Willis and a 9 year old Scarlett Johansson (in her film debut).
It was shot in Hawaii, Alaska, California, South Dakota, New Jersey, and New York. The story is based on the novel North: The Tale of a 9-Year-Old Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents by Alan Zweibel, who wrote the screenplay and has a minor role in the film.
North (1994)
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Starring: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Alana Austin, Marc Shaiman, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Lovitz, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Graham Greene
Screenplay by: Alan Zweibel, Andrew Scheinman
Production Design by: J. Michael Riva
Cinematography by: Adam Greenberg
Film Editing by: Robert Leighton
Costume Design by: Gloria Gresham
Set Decoration by: Michael Taylor
Art Direction by: David F. Klassen
Music by: Marc Shaiman
MPAA Rating: PG for a few words.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: July 22, 1994
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