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Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.
Feb 23, 2003 · Maniac Magee: Directed by Bob Clark. With Michael Angarano, Melissa Bickerton, Orlando Brown, Caylen Clark. An extraordinary orphan boy changes the lives of a variety of people as he searches for a home.
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- Action, Fantasy, Adventure
- Bob Clark
- 2003-02-23
- Plot
- Cast
- Differences from The Book
- Trivia
Two decades earlier, the parents of twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel Magee (Michael Angarano) are killed by a drunk driver just after his father told him that he would show him his infamous "stopball." After his parents' funeral, a police officer and a woman named Dottie Freeze (Melissa Bickerton) who runs an orphanage approaches Jeffrey and tells hi...
Michael Angaranoas Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac Magee" MageeOrlando Brownas Mars Bar ThompsonSome of the book is cut including when Mars Bar has a conversation with ManiacIn the book, it ends with Amanda retrieving Jeffrey and telling him to be a permanent resident of the Beale family. There's no time skip to two decades later, as the novel took place in the present.In the book, Earl Grayson is a big part and character. In the movie, there is no part or appearance of Grayson.In the book, Jeffrey's aunt and uncle do not appear in the movie despite being a big reason for Jeffery to run away in the book.The movie was originally intended to be released in 2002 but was pushed back a year. Despite the scheduled 2002/2003 release, the end credits revealed that the film was made in 2001.
Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial...
The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. The film was broadcast on Nickelodeon on February 23, 2003.
- Bob Clark
Jeffrey Lionel Magee is a little leaguer who hoped his parents would meet him at an upcoming game, until they died in a car accident. At their funeral, he finds that he's on the verge of winding up in the foster care system, and bolts at a miraculous speed, giving him the reputation and nickname "Maniac Magee."
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