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All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?
- Awards
- 18 wins & 24 nominations
Jim Maxwell
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- (as James Maxwell)
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Did you know
- TriviaAt the river, Jackie says "Kieren Perkins, watch out!". Kieren Perkins is an Australian swimmer who won Gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and a Silver medal at the 2000 Olympics, swimming in the 1500 metre event.
- Quotes
Maggie Mollison: Your brother will never be able to do the things you can Thomas, He will live with us for the rest of his life.
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening credits which appear over a montage of the Mollison family moving into a new home, the names of things, objects, and people in the frame are superimposed over them--such as "sky" and "lace curtains" and "brother"--in the same typeface and type size as the credits. The responsible staff person from the company that designed the opening credits was inspired by what he learned about autism because of involvement in this film, namely, what he came to understand of how people with autism see things, and by the way the film's character with autism, Charlie, uses sign language to identify things.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Episode #6.1 (2009)
- SoundtracksFor He's A Jolly Good Fellow
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Performed by the Mollison family and Jackie
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Effective drama with autism backdrop
This film is an effective coming-of-age drama with the backdrop of autism. Erik Thomson plays a shy 16 year old who's constantly embarrassed by his severely autistic brother, an excellent Luke Ford. Toni Collette plays the pregnant mother and is solid as usual. The drama never becomes morose and there's a playful tone running through the film. Some events are predictable (like the taunting by class-mates and social awkwardness) but they are probably part and parcel of every coming of age drama. The film shows in harrowing detail what it's like to take care of someone with severe autism. Informative and worth watching.
Overall 7/10
Overall 7/10
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- long-ford
- Feb 27, 2009
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- Bong Bóng Đen
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- Budget
- A$5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $2,136,663
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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