In the late years of his life, actor Robert Mitchum played a number of roles which in my opinion miss their mark. From his acclaimed mountain man, Moon-shine whiskey runner in 'Thunder Road' to his heroic role in 'Winds of War', he was always a great actor and a bit larger than life. In this movie called " Mr. North " he plays an aging but wealthy patriarch Mr. Bosworth bent on doing something right for the world and his pet project. That project involves a remarkable young man named Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards) who it seems has a special gift and shocking personality which the town finds so incredible. Mrs. Cranston (Lauren Bacall), Henry Simmons (Harry Dean Stanton) and Persis Bosworth Tennyson (Anjelica Huston) find the young man remarkable and personable and seek to help him. In fact, with the exception of Doctor McPherson (David Warner) the town physician, everyone believes he is a natural 'Healer' something he emphatically denies. The movie is slow to develop but is seriously dramatic in that the individual is notably compassionate and wonderfully likable. A good and sincere film and one for Mitchum and Becall fans which make it worth seeing. ****
21 Reviews
Movie nice, book much better
sweetcolleen28 August 2007
I loved the choice of actors, the acting itself, the art direction, costuming and most everything about this film...BUT the screenplay. I read the book and remember it as a lively, interesting fast-paced read, but the movie stays lugged down, even despite the best efforts of the actors involved. I was pleased to watch it though, I was, but couldn't help but make the same comparison most do when watching a film adaptation of a favorite book...it couldn't help but pale in contrast. Anthony Edwards did his best, and it was charming, that was worth watching. Lauren Bacall, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen, Anjelica Huston...all so lovely to watch. I think even if I had not read the book I would have found the film sluggish, but it was sweet to watch.
You do something to me
blanche-227 December 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Anthony Edwards is "Mr. North" in this 1988 film with a star-studded cast that includes Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum, Tammy Grimes, Angelica Huston, Virginia Madsen and Harry Dean Stanton. North is a young Yale graduate who comes to Newport in the 1920s and changes the lives of those he meets in a positive way while working odd jobs. With his peculiarity of having a body that can store electrical charges, he gets the reputation of a healer, something he attempts to run from but can't escape totally. With his help, one man (Mitchum) with a bladder problem is able to finally leave his house after years of being an invalid; a young housemaid (Madsen) is reunited with her wealthy boyfriend, an elderly woman gains comfort from his words, and a young girl (Mary Stuart Masterson) is cured of her migraines.
This is a small and entertaining film with a delightful performance from Edwards as a sincere person who cuts through all of the Newport shallowness and class distinctions. The dialogue is somewhat flowery, which Mitchum had a bit of trouble handling - that kind of dialogue really needs an accent of some kind, which just about everybody else possessed.
What made Anthony Edwards so good on "ER" was his naturalness and likable personality - Mr. North is definitely a role well-suited to him.
This is a small and entertaining film with a delightful performance from Edwards as a sincere person who cuts through all of the Newport shallowness and class distinctions. The dialogue is somewhat flowery, which Mitchum had a bit of trouble handling - that kind of dialogue really needs an accent of some kind, which just about everybody else possessed.
What made Anthony Edwards so good on "ER" was his naturalness and likable personality - Mr. North is definitely a role well-suited to him.
Not A Great Flick, but Anthony Edwards Shines
Twillhead8 January 2001
I watched this movie on cable today, compelled not by the film itself (which sadly isn't up to snuff), but by the story, and especially by the charismatic leading character. The face was vaguely recognizable, as was the warmth and humanity of the actor's performance. Although the film, replete with a sterling cast, fails on many levels, Anthony Edwards' does not. He captures the glow of the title character, and positively shines with compassion. It's an excellent example of a great actor rising above a shoddy script and making a role his own. I give the film 5 stars out of 10 . . . but I give Mr. Edwards a perfect score.
An Ingenuous Young Man Comes To Newport for the Season
bkoganbing18 October 2011
Danny Huston, son of legendary director John Huston, directs this adaption of the whimsical Thornton Wilder novel with young Anthony Edwards in the title role. John Huston was to have had a prominent role in this production, but his own mortality caught up with him.
As it was Huston missed a pretty good picture to be in even if was directed by his son. Robert Mitchum took his place as the recluse millionaire kept as such and infirm by his greedy relatives led by daughter Tammy Grimes.
Edwards is the ingenuous young Theophilus North who is a Yale graduate and spending the summer in Newport looking for odd work here and there maybe for a permanent spot with one of the millionaire folks who summer there. He's a scholar without any particular career ambitions, but he has one natural talent although most would consider it a curse. He charges static electricity more than most and gives out some nasty shocks when he touches people.
Through an interesting combination of circumstances, Edwards gets the undeserved and unwanted reputation of a healer. That's the basis of the plot and a lot of the action that follows.
Mitchum does quite well in a role you would not normally consider him for. However I can see how John Huston would have owned this part had he lived to finish it.
Lauren Bacall is also in the film, playing another Newport society swell. It's too bad that she and Mitchum did not have any good scenes together.
Mr. North is an interesting and feel good kind of film. Nice family entertainment as well with an interesting moral about folks who have a vested interest in the status quo.
As it was Huston missed a pretty good picture to be in even if was directed by his son. Robert Mitchum took his place as the recluse millionaire kept as such and infirm by his greedy relatives led by daughter Tammy Grimes.
Edwards is the ingenuous young Theophilus North who is a Yale graduate and spending the summer in Newport looking for odd work here and there maybe for a permanent spot with one of the millionaire folks who summer there. He's a scholar without any particular career ambitions, but he has one natural talent although most would consider it a curse. He charges static electricity more than most and gives out some nasty shocks when he touches people.
Through an interesting combination of circumstances, Edwards gets the undeserved and unwanted reputation of a healer. That's the basis of the plot and a lot of the action that follows.
Mitchum does quite well in a role you would not normally consider him for. However I can see how John Huston would have owned this part had he lived to finish it.
Lauren Bacall is also in the film, playing another Newport society swell. It's too bad that she and Mitchum did not have any good scenes together.
Mr. North is an interesting and feel good kind of film. Nice family entertainment as well with an interesting moral about folks who have a vested interest in the status quo.
odd premise
ksf-27 October 2021
This one certainly was a family affair! Directed by Danny Huston. Anjelica Huston has a role as Persis. John Huston was going to play Bosworth, but due to an illness, Mitchum filled in, according to the trivia. Co-stars Lauren Bacall, Harry Stanton. In our story, North (Edwards) will read the bible to Mr. Bosworth, for pay. He explains right off that his body has the unusual ability to spark when he touches someone. And this all takes place in newport, rhode island, where the mucky mucks all have money and boats. So the regular folk have to stick together; North makes friends with Mrs. Cranston and Simmons (Bacall, Stanton). When the townspeople find out he can make his hand spark, they interpret that as being a healer, and charge him with practicing medicine without a license. Very family friendly, as expected. Much ado about nothing! Edwards had just done Top Gun, so he was clearly a proven entity. Story by Thornton Wilder, of Our Town fame, among others. And apparently filmed in several rhode island locations!
Who's to blame?
kcfl-128 September 2021
I finished reading "Theophilus North" today, and saw there was a film version, so I watched it.
I'm not sure whom to blame for the mess: Three screenwriters worked on this: Janet Roach & John Huston and James Costigan. I'm guessing that the original screenplay followed the book as much as possible of its 400 pages, then another scribbler came in to "punch it up" as a comedy. So we get snatches of the original, plus scenes not in the book (including a ridiculous boy-meets-girl at the very end). It doesn't work as it stands, a would-be riotous comedy about a man with "electric hands."
The rest of the blame must go to director Danny Huston. He lets Robert Mitchum do nothing but read his lines, HD Stanton get away with a poor British accent, and allows the likes of M Metcalf and T Grimes to overindulge.
I won't say "the book was better," because this movie mercifully changed the title, so it bears only passing relation to Wilder's book of a longer name.
I'm not sure whom to blame for the mess: Three screenwriters worked on this: Janet Roach & John Huston and James Costigan. I'm guessing that the original screenplay followed the book as much as possible of its 400 pages, then another scribbler came in to "punch it up" as a comedy. So we get snatches of the original, plus scenes not in the book (including a ridiculous boy-meets-girl at the very end). It doesn't work as it stands, a would-be riotous comedy about a man with "electric hands."
The rest of the blame must go to director Danny Huston. He lets Robert Mitchum do nothing but read his lines, HD Stanton get away with a poor British accent, and allows the likes of M Metcalf and T Grimes to overindulge.
I won't say "the book was better," because this movie mercifully changed the title, so it bears only passing relation to Wilder's book of a longer name.
Yet Another Waste Of Celluloid
ccthemovieman-11 November 2006
This was a New Age-type tale which turned me off quickly, thanks to some Bible-bashing right in the beginning of the film by Anthony Edwards and Robert Mitchum, both downgrading the value of reading "The Book."
From there, the lead character demonstrates his amazing ability to heal people because electricity runs through his body and can be transmitted to those people he touches.
Hollywood takes that stuff seriously but makes fun of the Bible? Give me a break. Sad to see a good cast (this also includes Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton, Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen and David Warner) wasted on tripe like this.
From there, the lead character demonstrates his amazing ability to heal people because electricity runs through his body and can be transmitted to those people he touches.
Hollywood takes that stuff seriously but makes fun of the Bible? Give me a break. Sad to see a good cast (this also includes Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton, Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen and David Warner) wasted on tripe like this.
Very likable.
planktonrules19 January 2012
I think I scored this slight film as high as I did because not only did it have a likable script and likable characters, but it was also nice for an old film buff like me because the film features a couple surprising appearances in supporting roles. Although big stars, Robert Mitchum, Angelica Huston and Lauren Bacall provide support to a film anchored, surprisingly, by a young Anthony Edwards. I say surprisingly because this was well before his "ER" days. Sure, he'd appeared in "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Top Gun", but he was still far from being a star--yet here, the entire film rests on his shoulders--very capable shoulders it turned out to be.
Edwards stars as Theophilus North--a very poor graduate of one of the elite universities in the nation. Being poor, he makes a living as a reader to the rich elite in Newport, Rhode Island during the 1920s. While he has a relatively lowly job, his incredibly sweet personality make him a guy people just seem to like. And, being very thoughtful and kind, you can't help but root for the guy. Eventually, he does make a name for himself--and gains some fame as a faith healer--although he keeps telling people he is NOT a miracle worker--just a guy with a strange physical anomaly. I could say a lot more about the film--but really don't want to ruin it.
The film has a very simple story and modest pretensions. It is NOT a big-name Hollywood production and yet, oddly, the film has great support and a nice script. It's not brilliant--but quirky and likable. See this one if you want to see what Hollywood can do IF they don't look for huge special effects, explosions and the like. Very likable and endearing.
Edwards stars as Theophilus North--a very poor graduate of one of the elite universities in the nation. Being poor, he makes a living as a reader to the rich elite in Newport, Rhode Island during the 1920s. While he has a relatively lowly job, his incredibly sweet personality make him a guy people just seem to like. And, being very thoughtful and kind, you can't help but root for the guy. Eventually, he does make a name for himself--and gains some fame as a faith healer--although he keeps telling people he is NOT a miracle worker--just a guy with a strange physical anomaly. I could say a lot more about the film--but really don't want to ruin it.
The film has a very simple story and modest pretensions. It is NOT a big-name Hollywood production and yet, oddly, the film has great support and a nice script. It's not brilliant--but quirky and likable. See this one if you want to see what Hollywood can do IF they don't look for huge special effects, explosions and the like. Very likable and endearing.
A delightful allegory of human nature.
Tom Murray19 September 2003
I have never seen anything by Thornton Wilder that I have not loved, including this film. Mr. Theophilus North is new to a small, wealthy town and he has a special healing power. He is a gentle, loving man who befriends a rich recluse (One of Robert Mitchum's most interesting roles since Night of the Hunter), who is being kept in sick mode by his family for their own devious goals: to hurry his death and their inheritance. When his power becomes known, he gains many friends and a few enemies. Theophilus North (Theophilus is from the Greek and means Lover of God) is a little reminiscent of Jesus and the film is an allegory of human nature: the desire, of everyone, to be healed and the desire of the powerful to maintain the status quo. The film is another Huston family project: John assisted with the delightful screenplay; Danny directed; Angelica and Alegra acted. I highly recommend the film to anyone who likes films that are unusual.
Surprise - Nostalgic, Charming & Well-Acted (but weirdly written)
bbbbosma8 April 2010
I have to admit that I am fascinated by this movie. It has some of the best acting I ever have seen set beside some of the most ill-at-ease.
You can feel the influence of Thornton Wilder in the dialogue as the words trill across the ear. But it seems at times that the writer started out to write a play & ended up with a movie.
There is an enormous charm to this movie. The writing is a bit ... odd... at times, but creates a compelling story.
The acting is incredibly sweet and natural, for the most part (Mitchum is painfully awkward at first, Bacall overacts, and a couple of small parts are acted like a middle school play).
Anthony Edwards as Mr. North is astoundingly superb. Honestly, I am "shocked" at how charming he makes this character.
The writing may have helped the acting, actually, as it seems that cast must push against the occasionally slow screenplay to make their words more believable. It's almost a marvel to behold how good some of the acting is at times.
I wish my kids would sit still long enough to see a sweet movie like this.
If you want to be in a better mood, watch this charming movie.
You can feel the influence of Thornton Wilder in the dialogue as the words trill across the ear. But it seems at times that the writer started out to write a play & ended up with a movie.
There is an enormous charm to this movie. The writing is a bit ... odd... at times, but creates a compelling story.
The acting is incredibly sweet and natural, for the most part (Mitchum is painfully awkward at first, Bacall overacts, and a couple of small parts are acted like a middle school play).
Anthony Edwards as Mr. North is astoundingly superb. Honestly, I am "shocked" at how charming he makes this character.
The writing may have helped the acting, actually, as it seems that cast must push against the occasionally slow screenplay to make their words more believable. It's almost a marvel to behold how good some of the acting is at times.
I wish my kids would sit still long enough to see a sweet movie like this.
If you want to be in a better mood, watch this charming movie.
Eyewitness to some of the making of the film
gmatusk11 June 2009
Here's a bit of trivia about the making of this film. The character played by Anthony Edwards is hired to read to the character played by Robert Mitchum, a wealthy recluse who lives in a home with a well- stocked library. The elegant bookcases had to filled with elegantly- bound books, so the film crew asked the Newport Public Library for help in filling the shelves of the bookcases. I worked as an assistant to the cataloger at the library, and I was assigned the task of choosing such books from the books that we had in storage. We had several multi- volume sets with nice uniform bindings. I recall choosing a set of the works of Henry James (who was a regular visitor to Newport in his younger days) along with some other sets by various writers and some individual volumes that would look appropriate for the library of a rich man in the 1920s. John Huston was bed-ridden during the filming and died --- he did not die before filming started. I observed the filming of the parade scene -- I was relatively close behind the camera as it started to move on tracks to follow the parade. I hung around for at least two "takes," maybe three. Lauren Bacall rented movies at a Newport video shop which specialized in classic films (including silents) and foreign films. The name of the video store was Rosebud, and its owner was a film school graduate whose dog was also named Rosebud. I was a patron of the store and was friendly with the owner --- Bacall kept her updated on John Huston's deteriorating condition. Bacall recommended the store to Anthony Edwards and he came in regularly to rent movies --- when the owner told Edwards that she did not have a copy of "Top Gun" (his biggest movie role up to that time) in her store, he laughed. What did I think of the movie? -- as most of the other comments have said, it's a pleasant film -- not a great film, but an appropriately modest adaptation of Thornton Wilder's nostalgic revisiting of the summer he spent in Newport.
A Pleasant Small Movie
Paul-2713 March 2007
This is hardly an epic movie, but then again, it doesn't need to be. As another reviewer said, there are no aliens, nothing horrid occurs, no crashing soundtrack nor is there some deep dark message which You Must Get to enjoy the movie being thrown at you.
Instead, this is a quiet way to pass a little bit more than an hour of time. Can you really ask that much more of a film? Given, the nastiness inherent in most modern films, I'd say that it's more than you'll probably find at your local cinamaplex these days.
The cast is fine to exceptional with Mitchem in one of his last and most interesting roles, Huston looking terrific and Edwards as, well, Edwards. Helped by a rather stellar supporting cast, I can recommend this film to you as a full family type of event. By all means - take the kids and by the film's end, you'll all be in a better mood.
Instead, this is a quiet way to pass a little bit more than an hour of time. Can you really ask that much more of a film? Given, the nastiness inherent in most modern films, I'd say that it's more than you'll probably find at your local cinamaplex these days.
The cast is fine to exceptional with Mitchem in one of his last and most interesting roles, Huston looking terrific and Edwards as, well, Edwards. Helped by a rather stellar supporting cast, I can recommend this film to you as a full family type of event. By all means - take the kids and by the film's end, you'll all be in a better mood.
A film of great charm, wonderfully performed.
footzie24 July 2001
Mr. North is a charming,sophisticated and wittily performed comedy of manners.
There are no aliens, nor special effects. What there is is a cast of perfection, who performs this tongue in cheek delight flawlessly. Edwards, Bacall, Stanton and the great Robert Mitchum head a cast that has just the right touch for this adaptation of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Newport, Rhode Island is the exquisite setting for this little jewel.
I could not help but wish that the film had been more successful financially, for then we might have availed ourselves of The Further Adventures of Mr. North.
There are no aliens, nor special effects. What there is is a cast of perfection, who performs this tongue in cheek delight flawlessly. Edwards, Bacall, Stanton and the great Robert Mitchum head a cast that has just the right touch for this adaptation of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Newport, Rhode Island is the exquisite setting for this little jewel.
I could not help but wish that the film had been more successful financially, for then we might have availed ourselves of The Further Adventures of Mr. North.
A Really Great, Light-hearted Movie
docm-3230417 April 2018
Yes, you've heard the old cliché and I will say it again..."I wasn't sure about watching this after seeing the reviews, but..." But I'm glad I did. This is a very good light-hearted movie for those who want to spend a quiet afternoon watching an interesting piece of ENTERTAINMENT. The cast is excellent, filled with big names who each took small parts and did them in their usual top-notch professional way. This is not "academy award" stuff, so to see the caliber of Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum, Angelica Huston in it is surprising, but laudable.
Anthony Edwards as Mr. North is extremely likable and carries the starring role so well. The storyline is a fun and the costuming and sets are equally pleasing. I would recommend this to anyone who just wants a "nice", entertaining film free of vulgarity and the current nonsense.
Anthony Edwards as Mr. North is extremely likable and carries the starring role so well. The storyline is a fun and the costuming and sets are equally pleasing. I would recommend this to anyone who just wants a "nice", entertaining film free of vulgarity and the current nonsense.
Charm takes over the medical profession.
mark.waltz29 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This is one of those films which was forgotten by the end of 1988 simply because it came out very early in the year in theaters and mid-year on VHS, getting a lot of attention for the fact that it was the last script of John Huston, directed by his son Danny and featuring in a sweet supporting role his Oscar winning daughter Angelica. It also co-starred two actors from the elder Huston's cannon of veteran stars, Robert Mitchum and Lauren Bacall. But it's the presence of Anthony Edwards as the charming title character who has seemingly magical powers to cure, something that stirs up the fury of pompous local doctor David Warner who demands Edwards' arrest.
The film opens hysterically with Edwards dealing with his bratty charges who get exactly what they deserve, then being welcomed into Mitchum's home in spite of daughter Tammy Grimes' objections. Other daughter Huston is magically entranced by him, and indeed, she is a gentle beauty and a far cry from her tougher roles, showing her versatility. Bacall is a broke socialite who now runs a boarding house and comes to Edwards defense several times during the film. Her character is delightfully down to earth and absolutely wonderful. Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Stuart Masterson and Virginia Madsen are very good in other supporting roles. It's a beautiful production with great photography, a gorgeous musical score, and certainly a movie that can be called a modern classic.
The film opens hysterically with Edwards dealing with his bratty charges who get exactly what they deserve, then being welcomed into Mitchum's home in spite of daughter Tammy Grimes' objections. Other daughter Huston is magically entranced by him, and indeed, she is a gentle beauty and a far cry from her tougher roles, showing her versatility. Bacall is a broke socialite who now runs a boarding house and comes to Edwards defense several times during the film. Her character is delightfully down to earth and absolutely wonderful. Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Stuart Masterson and Virginia Madsen are very good in other supporting roles. It's a beautiful production with great photography, a gorgeous musical score, and certainly a movie that can be called a modern classic.
Wealthy patriarch played by Robert Mitchum was intended for John Huston
btm131 July 2008
This picture was a Huston family project. The Director is John Huston's son Danny. His glamorous, versatile half-sister Anjelica has a cameo role that adds pizazz, class and sly humor. The gorgeous Virginia Madsen (John Huston's former daughter-in-law) has a key secondary role. The part of the super-rich patriarch was to be played by John Huston, but he died before the film was made and Robert Mitchum replaced him.
With a screen play based on a Thornton Wilder novel, and a stellar cast, this film should have been better than it was. Still, I enjoyed it very much as just a pleasant upbeat fantasy. It could have been a G-rated family film but for a single brief scene of unnecessary fondling that didn't even seem to fit the boy scout selflessness of Theophilus North's character.
The cast includes stars of old and new Hollywood as well as some whose stardom came from other media, including Tammy Grimes (star of Broadway's "On a Clear Day") and TV's Anthony Edwards (ER's Dr. Mark Greene.) But a couple of the actors deliver some lines as if they are in a script's first read through. Robert Mitchum seems horribly miscast. The part was really tailored for John Huston. While watching the film, before I later learned that the part had been intended for Joun Huston, I commented that the part was perfect for John Huston. While Robert Mitchum was a great film noir tough guy, this was not a role for him.
Lauren Bacall, on the other hand, acquitted herself admirably and Tammy Grimes performance was interesting.
With a screen play based on a Thornton Wilder novel, and a stellar cast, this film should have been better than it was. Still, I enjoyed it very much as just a pleasant upbeat fantasy. It could have been a G-rated family film but for a single brief scene of unnecessary fondling that didn't even seem to fit the boy scout selflessness of Theophilus North's character.
The cast includes stars of old and new Hollywood as well as some whose stardom came from other media, including Tammy Grimes (star of Broadway's "On a Clear Day") and TV's Anthony Edwards (ER's Dr. Mark Greene.) But a couple of the actors deliver some lines as if they are in a script's first read through. Robert Mitchum seems horribly miscast. The part was really tailored for John Huston. While watching the film, before I later learned that the part had been intended for Joun Huston, I commented that the part was perfect for John Huston. While Robert Mitchum was a great film noir tough guy, this was not a role for him.
Lauren Bacall, on the other hand, acquitted herself admirably and Tammy Grimes performance was interesting.
A funny movie
rockyjon200225 February 2006
If you like thinking comedies this movie is for you, Harry Dean Stanton is like no Harry Stanton you've seen before. This is almost a parody on F. Scott Fitzgerald's work. The almighty upper-class with it's paranoia and superstitions as a backdrop to this scholarly, erudite young man, Mr North.Anthony Edwards is superb in this role as are the other players in the cast. Direction is flawless, but why not, Danny Huston is the son of the great Walter and son of John Huston. Photography is a picture book of Rhode Island. If slap stick comedy is your cup of tea, this movie isn't for you. Crisp dialog, and Bob Mitchum as you haven't seen before is delicious.Sit back and enjoy.
Charming Story with Robert Mitchum and Lauren Bacall
florriebbc8 November 2002
Hello again, This story of Mr. North is so well told. I had never seen Edward Andrews in a movie. He reminds me of Richard Gere. Any movie that Robert Mitchum or Lauren Bacall star in, I automatically "like"..I had never seen this movie or heard of it until today, 110802. I wish it had been advertised more. There could have been a sequel. Thank you for listening, Florence Forrester-Stockton Reno, Nevada
I almost stopped watching this movie until Mary Stuart Masterson randomly appeared!
ScottishDude7 May 2003
Mr. North is not a movie for most people unless you love Rhode Island or have a weird sense of humor. Im not saying this movie isn't good.....it just made me really tired. Almost falling asleep at 8:00 on a saturday is not regular for anyone! Until I saw a person I never expected to appear on this film. Mary Stuart Masterson(IM REALLY IN LOVE WITH HER)! Playing a girl named Elspeth Skeel. By the time I finished this movie, the only scene I really enjoyed watching was MSM smiling after feeling the touch of Mr. North's hand on her head. I love it when she smiles.
Remastered version not as good as original
max_baker-5541824 August 2020
As is typical of most movie and music remastering, something is always lost, and nothing is gained. Mr. North rated 10 stars in my book as far as the original theatrical version and the transfer to commercial VHS video. But when it came out on DVD and then later digital, some lame-brain or brains took the liberty to totally rework the opening sequence and credits. In short, they black screened over Anthony Edwards bicycling jaunt along the Rhode Island coast with nothing but an altered style of credits. Butchers! It's sort of like cutting out all of the bum-bum-bum-bums in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Without them, there is no symphony. So, the remastered version gets a six, thus my average rating of 8. I'm glad I still have my VHS. I guess I'll have to convert it to digital myself someday
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