The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rob Reiner
Produced by	Salli Newman David Valdes Rob Reiner Alan Greisman Lori McCreary
Written by	Guy Thomas Rob Reiner Andrew Scheinman
Starring	Morgan Freeman Virginia Madsen Emma Fuhrmann Madeline Carroll Kenan Thompson Kevin Pollak Fred Willard Nicolette Pierini
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Cinematography	Reed Morano
Edited by	Dorian Harris
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment Revelations Entertainment Summer Magic Firebrand Voltage Pictures
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000
Box office	$102,388^[1]

The Magic of Belle Isle is a 2012 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Guy Thomas. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Emma Fuhrmann, Madeline Carroll, Kenan Thompson, Nicolette Pierini, Kevin Pollak and Fred Willard. The film was released on July 6, 2012, by Magnolia Pictures.

Despite the name, the movie has no connection with Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Plot

Monte Wildhorn (Freeman) is a famous Western novelist whose struggle with alcoholism has sapped his passion for writing. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle, and befriends the family next door—an attractive single mother (Madsen) and her young daughters who help him find inspiration again.

Cast

Morgan Freeman as Monte Wildhorn
Virginia Madsen as Charlotte O'Neil
Emma Fuhrmann as Finnegan "Finn" O'Neil
Madeline Carroll as Willow O'Neil
Nicolette Pierini as Flora "Flor" O'Neil
Kenan Thompson as Henry
Kevin Pollak as Joe Viola
Fred Willard as Al Kaiser
Ash Christian as Carl Loop
Jessica Hecht as Karen Loop
Boyd Holbrook^[2] as Luke Ford

Production

The Magic of Belle Isle was filmed in the village of Greenwood Lake, New York in July 2011.

Reception

The Magic of Belle Isle received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 30%, based on 33 reviews, with a rating of 4.9/10.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18 2012, and is currently available on Netflix Streaming.^[5]

References

↑ "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933542/?ref_=tt_cl_t15
↑ "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
↑ "The Magic of Belle Isle Reviews". Metacritic. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
↑ "Magic of Belle Isle: Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Rob Reiner: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

External links

Films directed by Rob Reiner

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Stand by Me (1986)
The Princess Bride (1987)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Misery (1990)
A Few Good Men (1992)
North (1994)
The American President (1995)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
The Story of Us (1999)
Alex & Emma (2003)
Rumor Has It (2005)
The Bucket List (2007)
Flipped (2010)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
And So It Goes (2014)
Being Charlie (2015)
LBJ (2016)
Shock and Awe (2017)

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