Dear Eleanor facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dear Eleanor |
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| Directed by | Kevin Connolly |
| Produced by | Caleb Applegate Chuck Pacheco Hillary Sherman |
| Written by | Cecilia Contreras Amy Garcia |
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| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
| Editing by | Jim Flynn |
| Studio | Nine Nights |
| Distributed by | Destination Films |
| Release date(s) | July 5, 2016 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dear Eleanor is a 2016 American film, directed by Kevin Connolly, and starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Lucas, Liana Liberato, and Jessica Alba. Written by Cecilia Contreras and Amy Garcia, it is a coming of age story about two best friends traveling across the U.S. in 1962 to meet their childhood hero, Eleanor Roosevelt. The film was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions.
Plot
In 1962, in the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis, two teenage girls (Isabelle Fuhrman and Liana Liberato) break out of their normal life, jump in the car and embark on a trip across the country in search of the former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Their Thelma & Louise cross-country adventure is a mix of hilarious joy ride and an empowering personal odyssey that not only tests their friendship for the first time but also lands the girls in jail.
Cast
- Isabelle Fuhrman as Maxine ”Max the Wax” Wax
- Liana Liberato as Eleanor ”Ellie” Potter
- Jessica Alba as Aunt Daisy
- Josh Lucas as Frank Morris
- Ione Skye as Charlotte
- Luke Wilson as Bob Potter
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Bud
- Joel Courtney as Billy
- Paul Johansson as Hugh
- Claire van der Boom as Caroline Potter
