FINDING NEVERLAND
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Title: Finding Neverland
Year: 2004 Johnny Depp plays: James M. Barrie Directed by: Marc Forster Written by: Allan Knee (play) and David Magee (screenplay) Genre: Biography/Family/Drama MPAA Rating: PG Runtime: 101 minutes |
PLOT
James M. Barrie finds his playwriting career at a crossroads when his latest play turns out to be a flop. But when he meets a widow--Sylvia--and her four boys, J.M. Barrie begins to form a strong bond with the family. Their friendship serves as the much-needed inspiration of J.M. Barrie's greatest work ever--Peter Pan.
QUOTES
Peter Llewelyn Davies: That scepter's made of wood.
J.M. Barrie: Yes, well, we do dream on a budget here, don't we?
Mary Ansell Barrie: I'm tired of waiting, James. I'm tired of looking
like a fool.
J.M. Barrie: Well I can't very well give up the play.
Mary Ansell Barrie: No. Just... come home to me at the end of the day. No
more trips to the country, no more long evenings in the park. If you can't give
us that much of a chance... Then we must end this... and I will.
Michael Llewelyn Davies: Excuse me, sir, you're standing on my sleeve.
J.M. Barrie: [moves his foot and looks down to face Michael] Am I?
So sorry. I might point out you're lying under my bench.
Peter Llewelyn Davies: This is absurd. It's just a dog.
J.M. Barrie: Just a dog? *Just*?
[to Porthos]
J.M. Barrie: Porthos, don't listen!
[to Peter]
J.M. Barrie: Porthos dreams of being a bear, and you want to shatter
those dreams by saying he's *just* a dog? What a horrible candle-snuffing word.
That's like saying, "He can't climb that mountain, he's just a man", or "That's
not a diamond, it's just a rock." Just.
George Llewelyn Davies: Excuse me, is he bothering you, sir? My brother
can be an extremely irritating sort of person.
J.M. Barrie: Ah, Prince George, I take it. And what precisely is um...
[to Michael]
J.M. Barrie: What did you say your name was?
Michael Llewelyn Davies: Michael.
J.M. Barrie: What precisely is Michael's crime?
George Llewelyn Davies: He's my younger brother.
J.M. Barrie: Ah, fair enough. Sorry lad, I cannot free you.
Michael Llewelyn Davies: That's all right.
