The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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An infertile plants their hopes for a child in the garden, and receive an unexpected gift when a young boy emerges from the soil claiming to be their son in this enchanting comedy drama from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Peter Hedges What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan in Real Life. Jim Joel Edgerton and Cindy Green Jennifer Garner are struggling to accept the fact that they will never conceive a child of their own when, one night during a thunderous storm, a young boy named Timothy CJ Adams comes knocking...
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Overview

An infertile plants their hopes for a child in the garden, and receive an unexpected gift when a young boy emerges from the soil claiming to be their son in this enchanting comedy drama from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Peter Hedges What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan in Real Life. Jim Joel Edgerton and Cindy Green Jennifer Garner are struggling to accept the fact that they will never conceive a child of their own when, one night during a thunderous storm, a young boy named Timothy CJ Adams comes knocking at their door. In time, the prospective new parents and their curious neighbors discover that the most amazing things can happen just when you least expect it.
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Special Features

Disc 1 - Blu-ray Feature Film + Bonus; This Is Family - Discover how this vibrant, uplifting story took root and blossomed; The Gift of Music - Hear the origin of the moving song "This Gift" by Oscar winner Glen Hansard (Best Original Song, Once 2007), and Composer Geoff Zanelli's playful, inspired score; ; Feature Commentary With Director Peter Hedges; ; Disc 2 - DVD Feature Film + Bonus; Glen Hansard "This Gift" Music Video; Deleted Scenes - With Commentary by Director Peter Hedges
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert
Think of the most beautiful, moving greeting card you've ever been given, regardless of the occasion -- birthday, sympathy, graduation, whatever. The odds are good you remember the emotions you felt reading it, or even just getting it, more than what it actually said. That's exactly what you're likely to take away from Peter Hedges' The Odd Life of Timothy Green. In this gentle fable about parenthood, Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton play Cindy and Jim Green, a pair of sweet-natured souls who, in order to come to grips with the fact that they'll never be able to conceive a child, get drunk one night and write on little slips of paper all of the attributes they wanted their offspring to have. They put the slips in a box, bury it in the garden, and go to bed planning to start their lives over in the morning. That plan changes when a freak rainstorm hits their drought-ridden community, causing a boy CJ Adams to emerge from the box. He claims his name is Timothy and calls the shocked adults mom and dad. The setup of the film achieves a timeless quality that all fables should possess. The actors find just the right tone to make the emotions real without being overwhelming, the direction is straightforward in a way that makes these miraculous events seem utterly natural, and John Toll's gorgeous cinematography showcases bright greens and golden yellows with a warmth that we feel instinctively even though it doesn't call attention to itself. If only the full plot of the film were as magical as the first act, Hedges would have had a picture that appealed to children as much as adults. It turns out that Timothy isn't long for this world something we know but the new parents initially don't, and in the short time he has with Cindy and Jim, they'll learn all of the valuable lessons they need to become great parents one day. Through their adventures with Timothy, Cindy finds the strength to confront her sister Rosemarie DeWitt, who is forever bragging about her precocious and overscheduled children, and Jim works up the fortitude to address the absentee parenting of his own father David Morse. All of the actors are fine, but the problem is that the script has no driving force. We're just watching a collection of scenes -- heartbreaking, tender, delicate -- that lose their magic as they pile up for no reason except that we have to tick off all of the lessons the adults need to learn. The best subplot involves Timothy's close friendship with an older girl named Joni Odeya Rush, who has a large splotchy birthmark that makes her feel like an outcast. Their moments together match the lyrical, poetic potential of the cinematography, and temporarily shake the film out of its insistence on focusing on the adults. What the movie needs is an element of fun -- or at least childlike wonder -- to balance out the foreboding gloom that hangs over every interaction. The whole picture is an emotional time bomb constructed to get to the point when the parents have to say goodbye to this perfect child. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a handsomely produced, well-meaning, feature-length greeting card that's likely to strike a chord while you're watching it, but you'll have forgotten all about it by next Mother's Day.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 12/4/2012
  • UPC: 786936818116
  • Original Release: 2012

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  • Source: Walt Disney Video
  • Region Code: 1AB
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Bonus DVD / Subtitled / Dubbed
  • Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
  • Time: 1:45:00
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 5,895

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jennifer Garner Cindy Green
Joel Edgerton Jim Green
Dianne Wiest , Bernice Crudstaff
CJ Adams Timothy
Rosemarie DeWitt , Brenda Best
Ron Livingston , Franklin Crudstaff
M. Emmet Walsh , Uncle Bub
Odeya Rush , Joni Jerome
Lin-Manuel Miranda Reggie Marks
Lois Smith , Aunt Mel
David Morse , James Green Sr.
Common , Coach Cal
Technical Credits
Peter Hedges Director, Screenwriter
John Cameron Executive Producer
Susie de Santo Costumes/Costume Designer
Mara Jacobs Executive Producer
Andrew Mondshein Editor
Scott Sanders Producer
Dana Sano Musical Direction/Supervision
Bernie Telsey Casting
Wynn P. Thomas Production Designer
John Toll Cinematographer
Jim Whitaker Producer
Geoff Zanelli Score Composer
Ahmet Zappa Original Story, Producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Odd Life of Timothy Green
1. Remembering Bubbles
1. Neighbor
1. Discovery
1. You're A Ficus
1. A Mess
1. Opening Credits/Bad News [7:41]
2. Never Give Up [5:45]
3. Meet Timothy [5:50]
4. Mom and Dad [7:08]
5. Family Party [5:09]
6. Normal Kid [3:21]
7. Art Project [3:05]
8. Pool Party [3:09]
9. Secrets [4:01]
10. Uncle Bub [4:04]
11. Soccer [:22]
12. Honest To A Fault [7:39]
13. Mistakes [6:58]
14. Family Concert [5:38]
15. The Winning Goal [3:33]
16. Love And Be Loved [8:18]
17. Town Meeting [4:53]
18. Saying Goodbye [4:44]
19. A Note From Timothy [5:00]
20. Credits [3:17]
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  • Posted January 22, 2013

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    Review title: Go Green! This was a delightful DVD. Sometimes wha

    Review title: Go Green!
    This was a delightful DVD. Sometimes what we ask for is exactly what we receive, yet we do not recognize it. "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" was insightful and educational in that Timothy brought to his family many lessons for the modern family and how we interact with each other. It was an eye-opener in the sense that you learn just how precious each life is, and the importance of valuing each life also the soundtrack was great.

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  • Posted December 5, 2012

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    This was one of the most wonderfully inspirational movies I have

    This was one of the most wonderfully inspirational movies I have ever seen. A true family film. Beware that it will bring a tear to your eye.

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