Summary:
Homer is an orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine. Never adopted, he becomes the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch, who imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. When Wally and pregnant Candy visit the orphanage Dr. Larch provides medically safe, albeit illegal, abortions Homer leaves with them to work on Wally's family apple farm. Wally goes off to war, leaving Homer and Candy alone together. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
| Runtime: | 126 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexuality, nudity, substance abuse and some violence. |
| Production: | Miramax Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Irving | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Charlize Theron | Candy Kendall |
| Michael Caine | Dr. Wilbur Larch |
| Tobey maguire | Homer Wells |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Delroy Lindo | Arthur Rose |
| Erykah Badu | Rose Rose |
| Evan Parke | Jack |
| Heavy D | Peaches |
| J.K. Simmons | Ray Kendall |
| Jane Alexander | Nurse Edna |
| K. Todd Freeman | Muddy |
| Kate Nelligan | Olive Worthington |
| Kathy Baker | Nurse Angela |
| Kieran Culkin | Buster |
| Paul Rudd | Lt. Wally Worthington |
| Paz de la Huerta | Mary Agnes |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan C. Blomquist | Co-Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Bobby Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Leslie Holleran | Co-Producer |
| Lila Yacoub | Associate Producer |
| Meryl Poster | Executive Producer |
| Michele Platt | Associate Producer |
| Richard N. Gladstein | Producer |
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