North (1994 film)
North is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and starring an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Faith Ford, Graham Greene, Julia LouisDreyfus, Reba McEntire, John Ritter, and Abe Vigoda, with cameos by Bruce Willis and ayear old Scarlett Johansson in her film debut. It was shot in Hawaii, Alaska, California, South Dakota, New Jersey, and New York. The story is based on the novel North The Tale of a 9YearOld Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents by Alan Zweibel, who wrote the screenplay and has a minor role in the film.
One day, while finding solace in a living room display at a mall, he is visited by a man in a pink bunny suit who claims to be the Easter Bunny, to whom North explains his problems. He realizes that his parents are unable to see his talents while all of the other parents in his neighborhood can. The Easter Bunny recommends that North tell his parents how he feels, but North says his parents do not deserve him if they are ignorant of his talents and appreciation for them. North then tells his friend Winchell, who works on the school paper, about his plan to possibly divorce himself from his parents. However, he decides to give his parents one last chance by giving them a phone call. When he is blown off by his father, North officially decides to divorce himself from his parents, hiring lawyer Arthur Belt to do so.When the announcement of his divorce is made, his parents are shocked to the point where they are rendered comatose. With no opposition from Norths parents, Judge Buckle gives North one summer to go out and find his new parents or hell be put in an orphanage. ........
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