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August Rush (2007)

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PG | 1 hr 54 mins | Comedy, Drama, Music | Released: 11/17/2007 |Box Office Total: $31.6M

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Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square, Lyla Novacek, a sheltered young cellist, and Louis Connelly, a charismatic Irish singer-songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician's rendition of "Moondance" and fell in love. After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father rushed her to her next concert--leaving Louis to believe that she didn't care. Disheartened, he found it impossible to continue playing and eventually abandoned his music while Lyla, her own hopes for love lost, was led to believe months later that she had also lost their unborn child in a car accident. Years passed with neither of them knowing the truth. Now, the infant secretly given away by Lyla's father has grown into an unusually gifted child who hears music all around him and can turn the rustling of wind through a wheat field into a beautiful symphony with himself at its center, the composer and conductor. He holds an unwavering belief that his parents are alive and want him as much as he wants them. Determined to search for them, he makes his way to New York City. There, lost and alone, he is beckoned by the guitar music of a street kid playing for change and follows him back to a makeshift shelter in the abandoned Fillmore East Theater, where dozens of children like him live under the protection of the enigmatic Wizard. He picks up a guitar for the first time and unleashes an impromptu performance in his own unique style. Wizard names him August Rush, introduces him to the soul-stirring power of music and begins to draw out his extraordinary talent. Wizard has big plans for the young prodigy but, for August, his music has a more important purpose. He believes that if his parents can hear his music, they will find him. Unbeknownst to August, they have already begun that journey.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/17/2007

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Kirsten Sheridan	Director
Cast	Credit
Freddie Highmore	August Rush
Robin Williams	Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Keri Russell	Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard	Richard Jeffries
Leon Thomas III	Arthur
William Sadler	Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes	The Dean
Mykelti Williamson	Reverend James
Aaron Staton	Nick
Alex O'Loughlin	Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash	Hope
Ronald Guttman	Professor
Bonnie McKee	Lizzy
Michael Drayer	Mannix
Jamie O'Keefe	Steve
Becki Newton	Jennifer
Tyler McGuckin	Peter
Megan Gallagher	Megan
Anais Martinez	Backbeat
Bilal Bishop	Roller Bull
Michael Roderick Hammonds III	Feedback
Timothy T Mitchum	Joey
Henry Caplan	Bill
John Knox	Club Manager
Amy V Dewhurst	Receptionist
Victor Verhaeghe	Cop
Darrie Lawrence	Old Neighbor
Sean Haberle	Frank
Jamal Joseph	Driver
Robert Aberdeen	Record Executive
Georgia Creighton	Apartment Owner
Joshua Jaymz Doss	Orphanage Kid
Craig Johnson	Orphanage Boy
Dominic Colon	Policeman
Zach Page	Child Guitar Player
Charles Mack	Gospel Soloist
Amma Agyapon	Gospel Singer
Adia Beckford	Gospel Singer
Dietrice A. Bolden	Gospel Singer
Dina Gardner	Gospel Singer
Luther Isler	Gospel Singer
Joyce Walker Joseph	Gospel Singer
Willana Mack	Gospel Singer
Lamar Antwon Robinson	Gospel Singer
Talif Showers	Gospel Singer
Carlton Taylor	Gospel Singer
Yvette Bodrick	Street Sound Circle
Crystal A. Elliott	Street Sound Circle
Jindai Joseph	Street Sound Circle
Travis Veada	Street Sound Circle
Jasmine Pauline Wigfall	Street Sound Circle
Raymond Johnson	Gospel Singer
Jacquelen Singleton	Street Sound Circle
Production Credits	Credit
Ralph Kamp	Executive Producer
Richard Barton Lewis	Producer
Gabrielle Jerou	Associate Producer
Louise Goodsill	Executive Producer
Robert Greenhut	Executive Producer
Miky Lee	Executive Producer
Lionel Wigram	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ovation Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
ARM Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Toho Tawa/Marubeni	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Magna Pacific Pty Ltd	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CJ Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bir Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
LNK	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Distribution Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Dublin, Ireland
Writer	Credit
Nick Castle	Story By
James V Hart	Screenplay
Paul Castro	Source Material
Paul Castro	Story By
Richard Barton Lewis	Source Material
Nick Castle	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Thomas Bianco	Production Accountant
Jen Cox	Assistant Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Mario R. Ventenilla	Art Director
Jeffrey Rollins	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Michael Shaw	Production Designer
Alyssa Motschwiller	Art Department - Art Department Researcher
Carol Silverman	Set Decorator
Peter Allburn	Scenic Artist - Master Scenic Artist
John F Davis	Storyboard Artist
Peter Dunbar	Leadman - Lead
Stephen Daly	Storyboard Artist
Susan Ogu	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Paul Robinson	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Kate Bulpitt	Casting Associate
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Casting Director
Melissa Chusid	Casting
Sylvia Fay	Extras Casting
Farrah Fox-Collis	Casting Associate
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting Director
Lee Genick	Extras Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Eric Swanek	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant A Camera
Jim McConkey	Camera Operator
Abbot Genser	Photography - Still Photographer
Devin Donegan	Video Playback
John Mathieson	Director of Photography
Paul Ensby	Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
David Dunlap	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
David Dunlap	Camera Operator
Michael Cambria	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant A Camera
Tim Peeler	Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Everette Webber	Colorist - Digital Conform
Stanley Fernandez Jr	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant B Camera
Caesar Carnevale	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant B Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Odyssey Entertainment	Distribution Sales Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Mark Mancina	Original Score - Score
Hans Zimmer	Theme Music
Kaki King	Soloist - Solo Guitar Performer
Laura Epstein	Music - Cello Instructor
John Ondrasik	Song
John Ondrasik	Music Producer
Steve Kempster	Score Mixing
Steve Kempster	Score Recording
Zig Gron	Music Editor
David Metzger	Orchestrations
David Metzger	Music Arranger
Jeffrey Pollack	Music Supervisor
Chuck Choi	Music Engineer - Technical Score Engineer
Steve Erdody	Song Performer
David Crosby	Vocals
Michael Flicker	Music Editor - Playback Music Editor
Julia Michels	Music Supervisor
Doug Smith	Soloist - Soloist Guitar Performer
Phil Ramone	Music Producer
Ali Dee	Music Arranger
Daniel Levy	Song
Gabe Moffet	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
James Raymond	Vocals
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Song Performer
Mark Mancina	Theme Music
Don Harper	Orchestrations - Orchestra Conductor
Richard Barton Lewis	Music Arranger
Anastasia Brown	Music Supervisor
Chris Latham	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Uncle Moni	Song Performer
Van Morrison	Song
Curt Schneider	Music Producer
Michael Nowak	Orchestrations - Orchestra Conductor
George Doering	Soloist - Solo Guitar Performer
Leon Thomas III	Song Performer
Chris Trapper	Song
Ali Dee	Music Producer
Heitor Pereira	Soloist - Solo Guitar Performer
Robbie Buchanan	Music Arranger
Mark Mancina	Soloist - Solo Guitar Performer
Impact Repertory Theatre	Song
Impact Repertory Theatre	Song Performer
Jamal Joseph	Music Producer
Van Morrison	Song Performer
Scott Gordon	Soloist - Solo Harmonica Performer
Charles Mack	Song
Bobby Colomby	Music Producer
William Galison	Soloist - Solo Harmonica Performer
Charles Mack	Music Producer
Keri Russell	Song Performer
Ludwig Van Beethoven	Song
Chris Botti	Song Performer
Mark Mancina	Music Producer
Arthur Herzog Jr	Song
Billie Holiday	Song
John Legend	Music Producer
Paula Cole	Song Performer
Robbie Buchanan	Music Producer
Mark Mancina	Song
Timothy T Mitchum	Song Performer
Kaki King	Song
Kaki King	Song Performer
Richard Barton Lewis	Music Producer
Charles Mack	Song Performer
Michael Hedges	Song
Jamal Joseph	Song Performer
Lucas Reynolds	Song
Jamia Simone Nash	Song Performer
Jamal Joseph	Song
Heitor Pereira	Song
Heitor Pereira	Song Performer
Doug Smith	Song Performer
John Legend	Song Performer
John Ondrasik	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Blaise Corrigan	Stunt Coordinator
Chris Barnes	Stunts
John Cenatiempo	Stunts
Bob Colletti	Stunts
Will Cote	Stunts
Douglas Crosby	Stunts
Stephen Pope	Stunts
Courtney Rains	Stunts
Tim Smith	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Mark Hagerman	Production Coordinator
Bonnie Hlinomaz	Production Supervisor
Jessica Lichtner	Script Supervisor
Syndey Huynh	Assistant Production Coordinator - Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Michael Lerman	Assistant Director
Nicholas Bernstein	Location Manager
Robert Greenhut	Unit Production Manager
Jean Pesce	Assistant Location Manager
Peter Thorell	Assistant Director
Ronnie Kupferwasser	Location Manager - Assistant Location Manager
Matthew Gordon	Assistant Director - 2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Patti Hawn	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Tom Nelson	Sound Mixer
Jeff Rosen	ADR Editor
Jeff Rosen	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Scott Hecker	Supervising Sound Editor
Roy Seeger	Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Schiff	Sound Editor - Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Murray	ADR Mixer
Eric A Norris	Sound Effects Editor
Mark Pappas	Foley Editor
Rick Hromadka	Sound Design
Chris Jenkins	Rerecording Mixer - Supervising Rerecording Mixer
Frank Graziadei	Boom Operator
Gary A. Hecker	Foley Artist
Brad Brock	Foley Mixer
Michael Broomberg	Foley Artist
Thom Brennan	Foley Editor
Dan Brennan	ADR Mixer
Allen Hartz	ADR Editor
Brad North	Sound Effects Editor
Frank A Montano	Rerecording Mixer
Gregg Landaker	Rerecording Mixer - Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Reale	Rerecording Mixer - Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Devin Sterling	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
Connie Brink Sr	Special Effects Coordinator
Kevin Raper	Graphic Designer
Richard Friedlander	Visual Effects
Bruce Lomet	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
Andrew Schwartz	Visual Effects
Scott Minter	Visual Effects
David Vincent Piombino	Visual Effects
Noel Hooper	Visual Effects
Aaron Pozzer	Visual Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Bert Anderson	Hair Stylist
Susan J Wright	Costume Supervisor
Lori Hicks	Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns	Makeup - Make-up
Cheri Minns	Hair
amy habacker	Set Costumer
Frank L Fleming	Costume Designer
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	Wardrobe
Felice Diamond	Makeup Artist
Lisa Frucht	Costume Designer
Pam Aaron	Costume Supervisor
Lizz Scalice	Hair Stylist
Richard Esposito	Hair Stylist

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