The Cider House Rules
Short description
The Cider House Rules centres on Homer Wells, a young man who has grown up in a Maine orphanage and never been adopted. The institution is run by Dr. Wilbur Larch, who raises Homer as a son and trains him in medicine, so that Homer becomes a capable but unlicensed physician and assists with the births and procedures Larch performs there. Homer, however, wants to see something of the world beyond the orphanage, and when he meets a young woman named Candy Kendall and her boyfriend Wally Worthington, he leaves St. Cloud's with them.
The film, released in 1999, was directed by Lasse Hallström and adapted by John Irving from his own novel. It was the fifth of the twenty films Hallström has directed, following Something to Talk About and preceding Chocolat. Tobey Maguire plays Homer, with Charlize Theron as Candy, Michael Caine as Dr. Larch, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd and Jane Alexander in supporting roles. Made for about 24 million dollars, it took roughly 89 million worldwide.
On IMDb it holds a rating of 7.4 from around 109,000 votes, while on TMDB it is rated 7.1 from about 1,300 votes. A critics' rating of 7.2 from 109 reviews places it close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Phillip Borsos was originally slated to direct the film, but he died of leukemia before filming began. Another contender for the director’s chair, Michael Winterbottom, disagreed with screenwriter John Irving about the future vision of the film.
- When Toby Maguire's character first picks apples, it's visible that they are actually tied to the branches with strings.
- John Irving, the author of the novel and screenplay for “The Cider House Rules,” played the role of the stationmaster in the film.
- John Irving's son, Colin Irving, played the role of Major Winslow, who arrives at the farm with news about Wally.
- Filming took place from September 22 to December 12, 1998.
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