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Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An emotionally challenged young man named Bobby runs away from home in order to escape his abusive stepfather who has killed his pets. He meets an old man, Mr. Summers, who spends his time traveling and giving burials to animals that have been killed by cars. Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeremy ThomasDirector
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
- Eski ThomasScreenplay
Cast
- John HurtMr. Summers
- Christian BaleBobby Platt
- Daniel BenzaliBernard 'The Fat' De Winter
- James FaulknerMr. Stuart Whiteside
- John O'TooleLorry Driver
- Amanda BoyleDes
- Amy RobbinsValerie Ann Platt, Bobby's Mother
- John HigginsDean
- Kaye GriffithsLepidopterist
- Sevilla DelofskiJanet, De Winter's Secretary
- Helen KlugerIce Cream Vendor
- Shane BarksYoung Bobby
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Themes
knifecornwall, englandelephant carvingrabbit's footpajamasladybugbrain damage