Raised to be an obstetrician at a Maine orphanage, a young man (Tobey Maguire) leaves to work at a cider... (Learn more)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo (View All)
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Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo
John Irving scripted this screen adaptation of his 1985 novel. Set during World War II, The Cider House Rules concerns Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), an orphan who spent most of his childhood at the St. Cloud Orphanage in rural Maine, where he grew up under the strong but affectionate care of Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine). Larch has passed along his medical education to Homer, and the young man helps the doctor care for abandoned children and the newborn babies of unwed mothers; however, Homer refuses to assist Larch with the illegal abortions that he performs on the side; Homer has moral objections to abortion, while Larch believes in the rights of the individual and sees it as his duty to keep women in need away from dangerous incompetents. Wally Worthington (Paul Rudd), an air-force pilot, brings his girlfriend Candy (Charlize Theron) to St. Cloud for an abortion, and Homer decides to go with them when they leave, hoping to see the world; however, the three end up going no further than the state line, where Wally's mother (Kate Nelligan) runs an apple orchard and cider mill, and Candy's family traps lobsters. When Wally ships off to battle, Homer grows closer to Candy, and the two fall in love. But their idyllic life at the cider mill is interrupted when Rose Rose (Erykah Badu), a field worker at the orchard, becomes pregnant and her father, cider-house foreman Mr. Rose (Delroy Lindo), turns out to be the father of her unborn child. This news coupled with the death of Dr. Larch, forces Homer to take a long look at both his moral principles and his future. Rapper Heavy D appears in the supporting cast as Peaches. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/10/99
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13
Running Time
131 mins. (V)
Locations
- rural Maine
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$57,536,361
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 1999 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by a Cast award at the 1999 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 1999 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture award at the 1999 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Miramax
- Miramax Films
- Miramax Home Entertainment
