Story of movie The Odd Life Of Timothy Green :
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Dianne Wiest, CJ Adams, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, David Morse and Common, written and directed by Peter Hedges and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on a concept by Ahmet Zappa, the film is about a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town. The film was released theatrically on August 15, 2012. It received mixed reviews from critics, earned $55.3 million on a $25 million budget and had modest ticket sales in its debut weekend. CJ Adams's performance won him a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film, while Odeya Rush's performance was nominated for the same award. The Odd Life of Timothy Green was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, 2012.
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hedges |
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| Screenplay by | Peter Hedges |
| Story by | Ahmet Zappa |
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| Music by | Geoff Zanelli |
| Cinematography | John Toll |
| Edited by | Andrew Mondshein |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $56 million |
Screenplay
The film is told from the perspective of Cindy (Jennifer Garner) and Jim Green (Joel Edgerton), as they explain their experience with Timothy (CJ Adams) in an effort to persuade an adoption agency to allow the couple to adopt a child.
Cindy, who works in the town's local museum, and Jim, who is employed at the town's historic pencil factory, reside in the drought-stricken town of Stanleyville, North Carolina, self-labeled as "the pencil capital of the world". The Greens are informed by doctors that they are unable to conceive. Distraught by the news, Jim convinces Cindy to dream up their ideal child and write the child's characteristics and life events on slips of notepad paper.
The couple place the notes inside a wooden box and bury it in their backyard garden. After an immediate thunderstorm, which seemingly affects only their property, a ten-year-old arrives at their home claiming the Greens as his parents. After finding the box they buried smashed to pieces around a large hole in the ground where they originally buried it, and finding the boy inside their house, covered in mud, they realize that the boy, named Timothy, is actually a culmination of all their wishes of what their child would be. The Greens also discover that Timothy has a startling feature: he has leaves growing on his legs, which he can only cover up by wearing long tube socks.
The next day, at a family picnic, Timothy is introduced to members of his family: Brenda Best (Rosemarie DeWitt), Cindy's pompous sister; James Green Sr. (David Morse), Jim's estranged father; and Mel (Lois Smith) and Bub (M. Emmet Walsh), Cindy's paternal aunt and uncle. The parents take Timothy to their friend and town botanist, Reggie (Lin-Manuel Miranda), where they learn that Timothy's leaves cannot be removed.
Timothy begins to attend school, where he meets Joni Jerome (Odeya Rush), a girl he encounters during a bullying incident, with whom he begins a friendly relationship. Meanwhile, the town's pencil factory, the largest employer in Stanleyville, begins laying off its employees. Timothy convinces Cindy and Jim to design a prototype for a new pencil in an effort to keep the pencil-producing business viable.
Unbeknownst to the parents, one of Timothy's leaves falls off each time he fulfills one of the qualities listed on the original slips of paper. Timothy eventually reveals to Cindy and Jim that his time of existence is short and that he will eventually disappear. During another intense thunderstorm, he vanishes from their house.
The Greens' meeting with the adoption counselor concludes with Cindy presenting a letter that Timothy left them before leaving. In the letter, he explains to them what he did with each of his leaves that fell off, with a montage sequence showing each person whose life Timothy touched. After an unspecified amount of time, the adoption counselor is shown pulling up to the Greens' house in a car with the little girl who is to become the Greens' daughter, Lily.
- CJ Adams as Timothy Green. Adams was chosen to be cast in the titular role after working with Hedges in Dan in Real Life.
- Jennifer Garner as Cindy Green, James's wife that works at the Stanleyville local museum.
- Joel Edgerton as James Green, Cindy's husband that works in the pencil factory.
- Odeya Rush as Joni Jerome, Timothy's crush who has a big birthmark above her chest that she's embarrassed about. She is the one who urges Timothy on because he wants to make her happy.
- David Morse as James "Big Jim" Green Sr.
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Brenda Best, Cindy's sister who brags about her own kids.
- Ron Livingston as Franklin Crudstaff, Jim's boss.
- Dianne Wiest as Bernice Crudstaff, Cindy's boss.
- Common as Coach Cal
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Evette Onat
- M. Emmet Walsh as Uncle Bub
- Lois Smith as Aunt Mel
- Tim Guinee as Marty Rader (voice)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Reggie
- James Rebhorn as Joseph Crudstaff
- Michael Arden as Doug Wert
- Rhoda Griffis as Dr. Lesley Hunt
- DeShon Fanaka as Factory Worker (uncredited)
- Dalton Morris as Banquet Hall Patron (uncredited)
In June 2009, Peter Hedges was signed to write and direct the film, which stemmed from an idea brought about by Ahmet Zappa through his production company Monsterfoot Productions. The film is one of the first films produced by Scott Sanders Productions after a deal with the Walt Disney Studios was made in 2007.
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green: Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Geoff Zanelli | |
| Released | August 14, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Film score |
| Length | 45:00 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
Walt Disney Records released Geoff Zanelli's score from the soundtrack on August 14, 2012, the day before the film's release.
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