Nell (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers (WGA):

Mark Handley (play)
William Nicholson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Her heart. Her soul. Her language are a mystery...A mystery called Nell.

Plot:

Nell is a girl who's been brought up in an isolated world. The only people she knew were her mother and twin sister...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Twins | Sisters | Forest | Psychology

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17

8:30 AM

MAX

Cast

Jodie Foster	...	Nell Kellty
Liam Neeson	...	Dr. Jerome 'Jerry' Lovell
Natasha Richardson	...	Dr. Paula Olsen
Richard Libertini	...	Dr. Alexander 'Al' Paley
Nick Searcy	...	Sheriff Todd Peterson
Robin Mullins	...	Mary Peterson
Jeremy Davies	...	Billy Fisher
O'Neal Compton	...	Don Fontana, Lovell's Attorney
Heather M. Bomba	...	Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba	...	Twin #2
Sean Bridgers	...	Mike Ibarra the Reporter
Joe Inscoe	...	Judge
Stephanie Dawn Wood	...	Ruthie Lovell
Mary Lynn Riner	...	Janet Baring
Lucile McIntyre	...	Sally the Waitress

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for nudity.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Angel Medlical Center, Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Egg Pictures

Trivia:

Jodie Foster originally planned to direct the film herself but turned it over to Michael Apted instead.

Quotes:

Jerry: Nothing and everything, it just hits her sometimes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson (#20.10)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

CRAZY

Very Interesting-A sleeper that I really liked.

Having never seen this film before, I "stumbled" on to it this morning about 10 minutes after it started on A&E and was so mesmerized that I watched the whole movie, and really liked it! It is well acted (Jodie Foster is INCREDIBLE), as is Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson, and it's just an all around GOOD movie. I recommend it very highly, and stopped short of giving it a "10" because it didn't have one of those neat what-happened-to-her title-over endings, though the ending IS a good one.