Scholarly Review of Because of Winn Dixie Book
| Because of Winn-Dixie | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed past | Wayne Wang |
| Screenplay by | Joan Singleton |
| Based on | Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo |
| Produced by | Trevor Albert Joan Singleton |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Edited by | Deirdre Slevin |
| Music past | Rachel Portman |
| Production | Walden Media |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United states of america |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million[one] |
| Box part | $33.5 million[ii] |
Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 family movie based on Kate DiCamillo's 2000 novel of the same name, with the screenplay written by Joan Singleton, produced by Trevor Albert and directed by Wayne Wang. It was produced past Walden Media and released past 20th Century Play a trick on. It stars AnnaSophia Robb (in her debut film role), Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Luke Benward, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines, B.J. Hopper, Nick Cost, Elle Fanning, Harland Williams, and John McConnell. It premiered at the USA Film Festival on January 26, 2005 and was theatrically released on February 18, 2005. It received mixed reviews from critics and earned $33.5 meg against a production upkeep of $fourteen million. It was released on DVD and VHS on August 9, 2005, past 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Plot [edit]
Ten-year-old India Opal Bologna has but moved to the fictional minor town of Naomi, Florida with her father who is a preacher.
While at Winn-Dixie, Opal encounters a scruffy Berger Picard that is wreaking havoc. She (not wanting the manager to ship him to the pound) claims that he is her domestic dog and names him "Winn-Dixie". He becomes friends with everyone he encounters, and so Opal makes some new friends in the procedure. She likewise rekindles her relationship with her father, and learns ten things about her female parent, Benjean-Megan, who abased them when she was three. She describes the preacher every bit a turtle, always sticking his head into his shell, and never wanting to come up out into the real globe. This is well-nigh likely because of how sad he is about her mother, whom he is even so in beloved with.
Ane of the people Opal meets is Miss Franny Cake, a kind and somewhat eccentric elder librarian, who tells her many bang-up stories, including one involving a bear. She too meets Gloria Dump, a blind African American recovering alcoholic with a "mistake tree" with beer bottles hanging from it in her lawn. She tells Opal that the bottles represent the ghosts of all the things she has washed wrong.
One day, fed up with Winn-Dixie, the landlord of the Bolognas' trailer park, Mr. Alfred, demands they go rid of him. The preacher calls the pound, but Opal begs to go along him. Unable to see her upset, he asks the pound to return Winn-Dixie, claiming he is not the same domestic dog he called about.
Opal gets a job at Gertrude's Pets and befriends Otis, a shy ex-captive with a passion for music. She also meets a young daughter named Sweetie Pie Thomas, who is eager to get a canis familiaris like Winn-Dixie. Afterwards, a thunderstorm strikes and Winn-Dixie, being pathologically afraid of them, runs away. While Opal looks for him, her male parent wants to give up and she blames him for the loss of her mother and Winn-Dixie running away. He explains that he tried very hard to look for her female parent. He then admits that he believes that she is never coming back simply is grateful that she left Opal with him. Later they go back to a political party and Otis starts to play a song on his guitar. Winn-Dixie is heard outside howling along to it. Anybody, while singing, lets him in and welcomes him back.
Cast [edit]
- AnnaSophia Robb as India Opal Bologna
- Jeff Daniels as Mr. Bologna "The Preacher"
- Cicely Tyson equally Gloria Dump
- Luke Benward equally Steven "Stevie" Dewberry
- Dave Matthews equally Otis
- Eva Marie Saint as Ms. Franny Block
- Courtney Jines every bit Amanda Wilkinson
- B.J. Hopper as Mr. Alfred
- Nick Toll as Dunlap Dewberry
- Elle Fanning as Sweetie Pie Thomas
- Harland Williams equally Policeman
Animals [edit]
- Becca Lish as Gertrude (vocalism)
- Lyco and Scott as Winn-Dixie
Production [edit]
The film was directed by Wayne Wang; produced by Trevor Albert, Walden Media, and Joan Singleton; distributed by 20th Century Fox; with music composed past Rachel Portman. It was shot on location in Napoleonville, Louisiana, with some shooting in Gibson, Louisiana. To make sure both dogs got on well with AnnaSophia Robb, who played Opal, she was brought in early to get acquainted with them and give them treats. By the time shooting started, they considered her a "rubber" area.[ citation needed ] Winn-Dixie was played past multiple Picardy Shepherds, a rare breed from French republic. The DVD extra "Diamond in the Ruff" shows the ii principal dogs named Scott and Lyco, but producer Trevor Albert mentions in the DVD characteristic commentary that, in all, four dogs were used. In the featurette "Meet Winn-Dixie" AnnaSophia Robb mentions that the stunt canis familiaris named Tasha jumped over the flour. The film's mouse was played by a rat. The choice was made carefully because while mice would have been preferable, rats are much easier to train.
Director Wayne Wang wanted to utilize Picardy Shepherds because he thought they looked like to the delineation of Winn-Dixie on the book cover and would appear familiar to its readers. Dogs were brought from France when none were available in the U.S. The film, like the book, is set up in Naomi, Florida, fifty-fifty though it was filmed in Louisiana. Consequently, the police car and uniform emblems describe Florida rather than Louisiana. The bunny that Otis easily Opal (at effectually 56 mins) is a Netherland Dwarf. They only become to be between 6 and 8 inches long.
Soundtrack [edit]
- "Opal's Blues" – The Be Expert Tanyas
- "Won't Give In – The Finn Brothers
- "Splish Splash" – Adam Schlesinger and James Iha
- "Sunflower" – Alice Peacock
- "The Clapping Vocal" – Shirley Ellis
- String Quartet #17 ("Hunt")
- "Butterfly" – Dave Matthews
- "Sunrise" – Norah Jones
- "Cabaret" – Emmylou Harris
- "I've Gottta Run across You Smile - Leigh Nash
- "Celebrity Celebrity" – AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines, Nick Toll, Luke Benward, Elle Fanning, and B.J. Hopper
- "Glory Glory" – Patrinell Wright and Gloria Smith
- "Someday Somehow (Have It All) – The Beu Sisters
- "Fly" – Shawn Colvin
- "Astonishing Grace" – Rachel Portman
Release [edit]
The motion picture was released in cinemas in the USA on Jan 26, 2005, and was released on DVD and VHS on August 9, 2005, by 20th Century Trick Habitation Entertainment.[two]
Reception [edit]
The movie received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives information technology a score of 55% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's consensus was: "An sometime-fashioned, if bland, adaptation of Kate DiCamillo'southward novel."[3] At Metacritic, information technology has a score of 54% based on 27 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
Awards [edit]
AnnaSophia Robb was nominated in several categories, Best Functioning in a Characteristic Picture show (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Extra – Best Family Feature Film – Comedy or Musical, at the Immature Artist Awards 2006 Best book awards. [five]
References [edit]
- ^ Snyder, Gabriel (February 21, 2005). "'Hitch' richer as Keanu raises hell". Variety.
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- ^ a b "Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Because of Winn-Dixie". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March xxx, 2012.
- ^ Because of Winn-Dixie - IMDb , retrieved January xxx, 2022
External links [edit]
- Because of Winn-Dixie at IMDb
- Because of Winn-Dixie at Box Function Mojo
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_of_Winn-Dixie_(film)
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