Lady in the Water
One evening, Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), who became the superintendent of a Philadelphia apartment complex after his family was murdered, discovers Story (Bryce Dallas Howard), a naiad-like character (called a "Narf") from the Blue World, in his building's pool, immediately rescuing her from an attack by a "Scrunt", a grass-covered, wolf-like creature that hides by flattening its body against the turf.
Story is here to find the Author, a specific writer whose book will better humanity's future. After questioning residents Farber (Bob Balaban), Bell (Mary Beth Hurt), Dury (Jeffrey Wright), and five nameless smokers, Heep discovers the author, Vick Ran (M. Night Shyamalan), who is writing The Cookbook, containing views and ideas so significant they will inspire a future President, a great Midwestern orator, to greatly change the world for the better. Vick meeting Story eliminates his fear and sharpens his inner voice, but he learns he will be assassinated because of the controversial nature of his ideas.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Sam Mercer, M. Night Shyamalan, John Rusk, Jose L. Rodriguez |
Directed By: | M. Night Shyamalan |
Written By: | M. Night Shyamalan |
Cast: | Ethan Cohn, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Towanda Underdue, Keith Moyer, Grant Monohon, Tom Mardirosian, Noah Gray-Cabey, Brian Steele, Maricruz Hernandez, Paul Giamatti, Joshua David Hickey, Robert L. Mickles, Marilyn Torres, Jeremy Howard, Tovah Feldshuh, Bill Irwin, Ashley Platz, Jared Harris, M. Night Shyamalan, Cindy Cheung, Joseph D. Reitman, Joel Marsh Garland, Jeffrey Wright, Kurt Carley, Molly Howe, Sarita Choudhury, Kevin Frank, Bob Balaban, Mat Wright, Dan Van Wert, David Ogden Stiers, Mary Beth Hurt, J. Bloomrosen, Freddy Rodríguez, Doug Jones, Mark Melchiorre Jr., Nell Johnson, June Kyoto Lu, Carla Jimenez, John Boyd, Alexander Emmert, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mark J. Parker, Natasha Perez, George Bass |
In Theaters: | Jul 21, 2006 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros., Blinding Edge Pictures, Legendary Entertainment |
Budget: | $70,000,000 |
Box Office: | $42,285,169 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |