August Rush
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| Directed by | Kirsten Sheridan |
| Produced by | Richard Barton Lewis |
| Screenplay by |
Nick Castle James V. Hart |
| Story by |
Paul Castro Nick Castle |
| Starring |
Freddie Highmore Keri Russell Jonathan Rhys Meyers Terrence Howard Robin Williams William Sadler |
| Music by |
Mark Mancina Hans Zimmer (theme) |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | William Steinkamp |
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Southpaw Entertainment
CJ Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time
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113 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $65.3 million |
August Rush is a 2007 American drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The screenplay is by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with a story by Paul Castro and Castle. It involves an 11 year-old musical prodigy who runs away to New York City. He begins to unravel the mystery of who he is, all while his mother is searching for him while his father is searching for her.
In 1995, Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) is a cellist studying at the Juilliard School and living under strict rule of her father (William Sadler). Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is the lead singer of "The Connelly Brothers", an Irish rock band. Lyla and Louis meet at a party after their respective concerts, and sleep together on the rooftop under a full moon, to the music of a street performer below. The day after, they separate in a hurry, and are unable to maintain contact as Lyla is ushered away by her father to Chicago. Later, Lyla realizes she is pregnant, and after an argument with her father, she is struck by a car. Due to the accident trauma, she gives birth prematurely, and her father secretly puts the baby boy up for adoption, allowing her to believe that her son died.
Eleven years later, Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) is living in a boys' orphanage outside New York City, where he meets Richard Jeffries (Terrence Howard), a social worker with Child and Family Services. Evan has the savant-like ability to hear music wherever he is, making him a bullying target for the older orphans. Convinced that his parents will find him, Evan runs away to New York City, "following the music" in the hope it will lead him to his family. He finds a boy named Arthur (Leon Thomas III) performing in Washington Square Park.
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