August Rush [Blu-ray]

Overview

Estranged from his parents by circumstance and nudged toward a foster family, a young boy seeks out his long-lost folks and discovers prodigious musical talent in this family-oriented drama from Disco Pigs director Kirsten Sheridan. In the aftermath of a passionate night together above New York's Washington Square, a charismatic Irish guitarist named Louis (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and a reserved cellist named Lyla (Keri Russell) are forced apart by fate. Despite the fact that they do not remain together, however, their fleeting union has created something amazing that neither could have ever anticipated -- a baby. Unfortunately, just after the child's birth, the mother is misinformed that the infant has died. Cut to 11 years later, when the child, Evan, is living in a Gotham-area boys' home and has developed an acute ability to listen to the sounds of the outside world -- hoping against all hope that his biological mother and father will turn up to claim him, while those in charge try to encourage him to open himself up to the possibility of adoption. Unduly rejecting these bids, Evan runs away into the city. Out on the streets, the child falls into the clutches of a manipulative, untrustworthy street person named Wizard (Robin Williams), who renames Evan "August Rush" and opens the boy up to the depth and breadth of his own musical talent even as he smells the opportunity to grow rich off of the foundling. Meanwhile, Evan/August's hope persists that he will be reunited with his folks, and Louis and Lyla, unable to forget their initial night of love, feel themselves being drawn back together by fate.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2008
UPC:	0085391178279
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	19,303

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Freddie Highmore	Evan Taylor/August Rush
Keri Russell	Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard	Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams	Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
William Sadler	Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes	The Dean
Leon Thomas III	Arthur
Mykelti Williamson	Rev. James
Aaron Staton	Nick
Alex O'Loughlin	Actor
Jamia Simone Nash	Hope
Ronald Guttman	Professor
Bonnie McKee	Lizzy
Michael Drayer	Mannix
Becki Newton	Jennifer
Tyler McGuckin	Peter
Megan Gallagher	Megan
Bilal Bishop	Roller Bull
Timmy Mitchum	Joey,Joey
Sean Haberle	Frank
Victor Verhaeghe	Cop
Darrie Lawrence	Old Neighbor
Jamal Joseph	Driver
Robert Aberdeen	Record Executive
Georgia Creighton	Apartment Owner
Dominic Colón	Policeman
Zach Page	Child Guitar Player
Drama	Actor
Emelie Jeffries	Actor
Jamie O'Keefe	Steve
Anais Martinez	Backbeat
Michael Roderick Hammonds III	Feedback
Henry Caplan	Bill
John Knox	Club Manager
Amy V. Dewhurst	Receptionist
Joshua Jaymz Doss	Orphanage Kid
Craig Johnson	Orphanage Boy,Gospel Singer
Charles Mack	Gospel Solist
Amma Agyapon	Gospel Singer
Adia Beckford	Gospel Singer
Dietrice A. Bolden	Gospel Singer
Dina Gardener	Gospel Singer
Luther Isler	Gospel Singer
Joyce Walker Jospeh	Gospel Singer
Willana Mack	Gospel Singer
Lamar Antwon Robinson	Gospel Singer
Talif Showers	Gospel Singer
Taylor Carlton	Gospel Singer
Yvette Bodrick	Street Sound Circle Member
Crystal A. Elliott	Street Sound Circle Member
Jindai Joseph	Street Sound Circle Member
Jacquelen Singleton	Street Sound Circle Member
Travis Veada	Street Sound Circle Member
Jasmine Pauline Wigfall	Street Sound Circle Member
Mike Nowak	Conductor
Don Harper	Conductor
Mark Mancina	Composer
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Kirsten Sheridan

Nick Castle Jr.

James V. Hart

Nick Castle

Kirsten Sheridan	Director,Screenwriter
Nick Castle Jr.	Screenwriter
James V. Hart	Screenwriter
Richard Barton Lewis	Producer,Executive Producer
Louise Goodsill	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Greenhut	Executive Producer,Producer
Gabrielle Jerou	Executive Producer
Ralph Kamp	Executive Producer,Producer
Miky Lee	Executive Producer,Producer
Lionel Wigram	Producer,Executive Producer
Freddie Highmore	Director
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Director
Terrence Howard	Director
Keri Russell	Director
John Cenatiempo	Stunts
Mitchell Lillian	Key Grip
Douglas Crosby	Stunts
Bob Colletti	Stunts
Stephen Pope	Stunts
Tim Smith	Stunts
William Cote	Stunts
Chris Barnes	Stunts
Courtney Rains-Loo	Stunts
Jason Oliver	Sound/Sound Designer
Jess Rosen	Sound Editor
Nick Castle	Screenwriter