Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)
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Tuck Everlasting is an American television film based on Natalie Babbitt's 1975 book of the same title. The film premiered in 1980 on Channel 4 in New York.<ref name=lauricellareview/><ref name=lauricella/>
Background
After Frederick King Keller made the TV movie Skeleton Key, he met Natalie Babbitt at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He liked her novel Tuck Everlasting and decided to produce and direct a film based on it.
The film was produced with a budget of $150,000<ref name=parkcity/> in Buffalo, New York, in association with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.<ref name=lauricella>Template:Cite news</ref> Production ran from 1977 to 1980<ref name=parkcity/> and was stalled three times due to budget issues.<ref name=rossell>Template:Cite news</ref>
Plot
Template:More plot The story involves the Tucks, a family who drank from a magic spring from the Fosters' little forest and became immortal (hence the name "Tuck Everlasting").
Cast
- Margaret Chamberlain – Winnie Foster
- Paul Flessa – Jesse Tuck
- Fred A. Keller – Angus Tuck
- James McGuire – Man in the Yellow Suit
- Sonia Raimi – Mae Tuck
- Marvin Macnow – Mr. Foster
- Bruce D'Auria – Miles Tuck
- Patricia Roth – Script Supervior
- Joel Chaney - Boy #2
Filming
Much of the film was shot in Western New York,<ref name=lauricella2>Template:Cite news</ref> including the opening scene which was shot at the Grape Festival in Silver Creek.<ref name=schlaerth>Template:Cite news</ref> Filming also took place in Adirondack for one year.<ref name=parkcity/> Filming was completed at the start of 1980.<ref name=lauricella2/>
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews from St. Petersburg TimesTemplate:' Robert Alan Ross and Tampa TimesTemplate:' Steve Otto; the latter called the film "a finely crafted, intelligent and completely enjoyable picture."<ref name=ross>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=otto>Template:Cite news</ref> Buffalo Evening NewsTemplate:' Mary Ann Lauricella thought the cinematography was "a treat for the eye" that made up for the film's occasional slow pacing.<ref name=lauricellareview>Template:Cite news</ref>
Other adaptations
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