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The Cider House Rules

7.1

Released December 17, 1999Runtime 2h 6min

A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Miramax

Nina Saxon Film Design

FilmColony

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $24,000,000
Revenue: $88,500,000
Profit/Loss: $64,500,000

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Tobey MaguireHomer Wells

Charlize TheronCandy Kendall

Michael CaineDr. Wilbur Larch

Delroy LindoArthur Rose

Paul RuddLt. Wally Worthington

Jane AlexanderNurse Edna

Kathy BakerNurse Angela

Erykah BaduRose Rose

Kieran CulkinBuster

Kate NelliganOlive Worthington

Heavy DPeaches

J.K. SimmonsRay Kendall

Erik Per SullivanFuzzy

Paz de la HuertaMary Agnes

K. Todd FreemanMuddy

Evan ParkeJack

Jimmy FlynnVernon

Lonnie FarmerHero

Spencer DiamondCurly

Skye McCole BartusiakHazel

Sean AndrewCopperfield

John AlbanoSteerforth

Claire DalyClara

Colin IrvingMajor Winslow

Annie CorleyCarla

Patrick DonnellyAdopting Father

Edie SchechterAdopting Mother

Kasey Berry12yr. Old Girl

Mary BogueBig Dot

Victoria StankiewiczDebra

Christine StevensFlorence

Earle C. BatchelderDr. Holtz

Norma FineMrs. Goodhall

John IrvingStationmaster

Eric Bruno BorgmanFlirting Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Kevin ChapmanAdopting Dad (uncredited)

John H. TobinMan on Train (uncredited)

Crew

Lasse HallströmDirector

Jane GoldsmithScript Supervisor

Paul PrendervilleSecond Second Assistant Director

Christina StaufferSecond Assistant Director

Paul PrendervilleFirst Assistant Director

Stephen P. DunnFirst Assistant Director

John IrvingNovel

John IrvingScreenplay

Bobby CohenExecutive Producer

Richard N. GladsteinProducer

Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer

Lila YacoubProducer

Kerry BardenCasting

Meryl PosterExecutive Producer

Billy HopkinsCasting

Alan C. BlomquistProducer

Leslie HolleranProducer

Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer

Suzanne Smith CrowleyCasting

Diana ZockProduction Supervisor

Barbara A. HallUnit Production Manager

Michele PlattAssociate Producer

David GropmanProduction Design

Lisa Zeno ChurginEditor

Beth A. RubinoSet Decoration

Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography

Sharyn CordiceMakeup Artist

Katia MilaniPost Production Supervisor

Karen Schulz GropmanArt Direction

Renee Ehrlich KalfusCostume Design

Brenda McNallyHairstylist

Peggy SchierholzHairstylist

Ellie WinslowMakeup Artist

Wylie GriffinArt Department Coordinator

Ron BolanowskiSpecial Effects Coordinator

Deborah K. LarsenMakeup Artist

Louie ZakarianMakeup Artist

Wayne HerndonHairstylist

Gina AlfanoSupervising ADR Editor

Laura CivielloSupervising Dialogue Editor

Magdaline VolaitisDialogue Editor

Peter WaggonerSound Re-Recording Mixer

Louis BertiniFoley Editor

Petur HliddalProduction Sound Mixer

Jasmine KosovicADR Coordinator

Alex RaspaADR Recordist

David BoultonADR Mixer

Bob ChefalasSound Re-Recording Mixer

Bruce KitzmeyerFoley Editor

Maurice SchellSupervising Sound Editor

Brian VanchoFoley Artist

William MortsUtility Stunts

Bitty O'Sullivan-SmithDialogue Editor

Zachary K. LazarLighting Technician

Robert BolanowskiSpecial Effects

Richard P. CirincioneSound Effects Editor

Bob OlariSound Recordist

Phillip FullerSound Mix Technician

Joshua LandisAssistant Sound Editor

Tom PerrySound Re-Recording Mixer

Phil HadawayADR Engineer

Eytan MirskySound Effects Editor

Frank MorroneSound Re-Recording Mixer

Jacob RibicoffFoley Editor

Steve PedersonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Ant BohunADR Recordist

Joe DohnerFoley Mixer

Marissa LittlefieldADR Editor

Dan KorintusDialogue Editor

Scott JonesADR Mixer

Harry Peck BollesADR Editor

Dominick TavellaSound Re-Recording Mixer

Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer

Charles CroughwellStunt Coordinator

Denney PierceUtility Stunts

Terel GibsonOther

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Reviews

Beauty and the beast in Maine during WWII On the surface “The Cider House Rules” (1999) is a quality period piece about life at an apple orchard and orphanage in Maine during WWII. Tobey Maguire stars as Homer Wells, who was raised at a remote orphanage and favored by caretaker Dr. Larch (Michae...