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Plot

In 1995, Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) is a cellist in an orchestra under strict rule of her father (William adler)! Louis "onnelly (#onathan Rhys $eyers) is the lead sin%er of, an Irish rock &and! Lyla and Louis have a chance meetin% and slee' to%ether! Lyla heads &ack to "hica%o! Louis (aits for Lyla as they had a%reed &efore headin% to the hotel Lyla (as stayin% at, &ut Lyla doesn)t ackno(led%e him! *e turns to his music in the ho'es she)ll hear it and reconnect (ith him &ut &ecomes discoura%ed! $ean(hile, Lyla eventually reali+es she is 're%nant! ,fter an ar%ument (ith her father, Lyla runs into the street and is struck &y a car! -ue to the accident trauma, she %ives &irth 'rematurely, and her father secretly 'uts her son u' for ado'tion, allo(in% her to &elieve that the &a&y died! .leven years later, .van /aylor (0reddie *i%hmore) is livin% in a &oys) or'hana%e outside Ne( 1ork "ity! .van has the savant2like a&ility to hear music (herever he is! *e is convinced that his 'arents (ill find him! *e meets Richard #efferies (/errence *o(ard), a social (orker! oon, .van runs a(ay to Ne( 1ork "ity, 3follo(in% the music3 in the ho'e it (ill lead him to his family! *e (anders the city until findin% a &oy named ,rthur (Leon /homas) 'erformin% in Washin%ton 4uare 5ark! Louis no( lives in an 0rancisco, havin% left his &and! *e has a chance meetin% (ith one of his former &andmates and is invited to his &irthday 'arty! ,t the 'arty, his &rother $arshall (,le6 7)Lou%hlin) is 'layin% cli's of the &and 'erformin%! Louis confronts his &rother and they come to &lo(s, and Louis)s %irlfriend ((ho never kne( Louis)s 'ast) leaves him! Lyla no( lives in "hica%o (ith a 'ianist roommate and also %ave u' 'erformin% &ut teaches music to children 'rivately! *er roommate encoura%es her to re8oin the Ne( 1ork 5hilharmonic, &ut she)s unmotivated to do so! he is called to her father)s death&ed, and he admits that her child survived the accident and is alive in Ne( 1ork9 he doesn)t kno( (here! Lyla a&andons her father to his fate and decides to return to Ne( 1ork! .van, mean(hile, follo(s ,rthur to his home in a condemned theater and is taken in &y $a6(ell 3Wi+ard3 Wallace (Ro&in Williams), a va%rant musician (ho teaches homeless children music and em'loys them as street 'erformers! .van tries 'layin% Wi+ard)s 'ri+e %uitar 3Ro6anne3 and, (hile unorthodo6, is so %ood that Wi+ard %ives him his old s'ot in 4uare 5ark, and Ro6anne, &oth of (hich had until then &een ,rthur)s! Wi+ard also %ives .van the sta%e name 3,u%ust Rush3 and tries to market him to clu&s and event 'romoters! eein% the 'osters that #effries has 'osted for the runa(ay .van, Wi+ard destroys all the ones he finds, ho'in% to kee' .van and his %ift for his o(n %ain! $ean(hile! ,rthur resents &ein% re'laced &y ,u%ust as Wi+ard)s favorite! Louis decides to reconnect (ith Lyla and flies to "hica%o to find her! When he asks one of the occu'ants of her a'artment (here Lyla is, the (oman mi6es u' Lyla and her

roommate, and says she)s on her honeymoon in Ne( 1ork! Louis, crushed, ends u' in Ne( 1ork and decides to %et his old &and &ack to%ether! ,fter a chance meetin% &et(een #effries, ,rthur and Wi+ard, the derelict theatre Wi+ard and his 3children3 are livin% in is raided &y the 'olice! ,fter evadin% the 'olice via the su&(ay, and (ith a (arnin% from Wi+ard never to reveal his real name to anyone, .van (no( 3,u%ust3) takes refu%e in an inner2city church (here *o'e, a youn% %irl at the church (#amia imone Nash), introduces him to the 'iano and to (ritten notes! *e 'icks u' this skill so 4uickly that *o'e %ets the attention of the 'arish 'astor ($ykelti Williamson), (ho enrolls ,u%ust at the #uilliard chool! ,u%ust)s 'rodi%ious, nonconformist a''roach to the curriculum im'resses the #uilliard staff, and a rha'sody &e%ins to take sha'e from his notes and home(ork assi%nments! 7nce in Ne( 1ork, Lyla %oes to #effries) office for information, and #effries identifies .van as her son! he decides to stay in Ne( 1ork to search for him! he also takes u' the cello a%ain and acce'ts an offer to 'erform (ith the 5hilharmonic at a series of concerts in "entral 5ark! ,u%ust)s %ift is considered astoundin% amon% all at #uilliard, and he is selected to 'erform the rha'sody he)s &een com'osin% at the same concert as Lyla! Wi+ard intrudes durin% a rehearsal and, claimin% to &e his father (under threat to ,u%ust of revealin% (ho he is), 'ulls ,u%ust out of the school, 'uttin% him &ack in Washin%ton 4uare! 7n the day of the outdoor concert, ,u%ust is for&idden &y Wi+ard to attend! ,u%ust meets Louis, (ho is (anderin% throu%h the 'ark, and they 'lay to%ether, neither kno(in% their &lood relationshi'! ,u%ust tells him of his dilemma and Louis tells him that if he had a concert, he (ouldn)t miss it for the (orld! ,u%ust decides to leave Wi+ard and %o to his concert, (ith hel' from ,rthur (ho also re&els a%ainst Wi+ard! ,u%ust flees to the 'ark (here the concert is under(ay, follo(in% the sounds of Lyla)s cello concerto 'erformance! Wi+ard is last seen 'layin% his harmonica in the su&(ay tunnel! Louis is headin% to(ards the air'ort (hen he notices Lyla)s name on a &anner for the concert! *e 8um's out of the van and heads to(ards the 'ark! $ean(hile, #effries notices a mis'laced 3endan%ered runa(ay3 flyer for ,u%ust Rush, identifies ,u%ust as .van, and heads for the concert as (ell! ,u%ust arrives in time to conduct his rha'sody! Lyla, havin% finished her 'art of the concert, &e%ins (alkin% a(ay from the 'ark &ut is attracted &ack to(ards ,u%ust)s 'erformance! Louis also arrives and s'ots Lyla, reunitin% (ith her! #effries arrives &acksta%e and looks on as (ell! ,u%ust finishes his rha'sody and smiles at Lyla and Louis, reali+in% that they are his 'arents!

Cast
Freddie Highmore ... Evan Taylor - 'August Rush'

Keri Russell

...

Lyla Novacek

onathan Rhys !eyers

...

Louis "onnelly

Terrence Ho#ard

...

Richard e$$ries

Ro%in &illiams

...

!a'#ell '&i(ard' &allace

&illiam )adler

...

Thomas Novacek

!arian )eldes

...

The *ean

!ykelti &illiamson

...

Reverend ames

Leon Thomas +++

...

Arthur

Aaron )taton

...

Nick

Ale' ,'Loughlin

...

!arshall

amia )imone Nash

...

Ho-e

Ronald .uttmann

...

/ro$essor

0onnie !cKee

...

Li((y

!ichael *rayer

...

!anni'

PRODUCTION DETAILS In Novem&er :1, :;;< Theaters 5= (for some thematic elements, mild violence and lan%ua%e!) Genres "omedy, $usic, -rama Run Time 1 hour 5> minutes Distributo 7dyssey .ntertainment rs Box Office ?>1,@55,;9: Productio Released n Status Filming "hica%o, Ireland Locations Ne( 1ork "ity, Ne( 1ork, A , Produced Anited tates In Costume Design 0rank 0lemin% is the costume desi%ner for the movie! usic ,u%ust Rush used Irish rock and classic orchestra music! Composer Mark Mancina spent over a year and a half composing the score of August Rush. "The heart of the story is how we respond and connect through music. It's about this young boy who believes that he's going to find his parents through his music. That's what drives him. The final theme of the movie was composed first. All of the themes are pieces of the pu le! so at the end it means something because you've been Rating

subliminally hearing it throughout the film. The score was recorded at the Todd"A# $coring $tage and the %astwood $coring $tage at &arner 'rothers. !ffects /here (ere no effects in the movie as such! " Re#ie$
,u%ust Rush is a movie (hich %eneral vie(ers (ill like! ,lthou%h film critics have %ave it a ne%ative re'ort! It is suita&le for youn%er audience! /he story is %ri''in% and is full of e6citement! /he music is (ell 'layed and 'laced in the film! It is a story that encoura%es kids to 'ursue music! /he 'lot has many meanin% to it! /he film earned <!B stars out of 1; in the ratin%! /he son% 3Raise it u'3 (as nominated at the C;th academy a(ards! ,ccordin% to my o'inion, ,u%ust rush is one of those movie that lets you relate to music! It is a very s'ecial movie and should &e (atched &y everyone! It is a story of a youn% &oy (ho can listen to music all around him! 7verall the movie (as fantastic and is fun to (atch! It is a family movie! I (ould recommend it to everyone and should not &e missed! I (ould %ive it <!C stars out of ten!

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