Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)
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Tuck Everlasting is a 1981
American
film based on Natalie Babbitt
's 1975 children's book of the same title
.
In the novel, set in the late 19th century, the protagonist is ten-year-old Winifred Foster. She comes from a well-bred, straight-laced family and becomes lost in the woods one day during an attempt to escape her smothered lifestyle. In the woods, she encounters Jesse Tuck, a boy of immortals
due to a spring from which he and his family drank water from years ago. The novel
ultimately puts up an argument for mortality
and why it is necessary by using the Tucks as an example.
1981 in film
-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
American
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
film based on Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Her novels Tuck Everlasting and The Eyes of the Amaryllis have been made into films . Her novel Knee-Knock Rise is a Newbery Honor book.- Life :Natalie Babbitt was born in Dayton, Ohio. Now lives in Providence, Rhode Island...
's 1975 children's book of the same title
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting is a fantasy children's novel by Natalie Babbitt. It was published in 1975. The book explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as desirable as it appears to be. It has sold over two million copies and has been called a classic of modern children's...
.
Plot
The story involves the Tucks, a family who drank from a magic spring from The Foster's little forest and became immortal (hence the name "Tuck Everlasting").In the novel, set in the late 19th century, the protagonist is ten-year-old Winifred Foster. She comes from a well-bred, straight-laced family and becomes lost in the woods one day during an attempt to escape her smothered lifestyle. In the woods, she encounters Jesse Tuck, a boy of immortals
Immortality
Immortality is the ability to live forever. It is unknown whether human physical immortality is an achievable condition. Biological forms have inherent limitations which may or may not be able to be overcome through medical interventions or engineering...
due to a spring from which he and his family drank water from years ago. The novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ultimately puts up an argument for mortality
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
and why it is necessary by using the Tucks as an example.
Cast
- Margaret Chamberlain.....Winnie Foster
- Paul Flessa.....Jesse Tuck
- Fred A. Keller.....Angus Tuck
- James McGuire.....Man in Yellow Suit
- Sonia Raimi.....Mae Tuck