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12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Richard Topol
- Principal Evans
- (as Richard Topal)
Katherine Paterson
- Clerk
- (as Katherine Peterson)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe author of the book Katherine Paterson has a cameo as the shop clerk in the bus station scene. The clerk tells Gilly to check out the books.
- GoofsThis movie is set in Maryland during the Thanksgiving & Christmas holidays, yet all of the trees and lawns are in full summer splendor.
- ConnectionsFeatures Sesame Street (1969)
- SoundtracksARE YOU READY
Performed by Overnight Lows (as The Overnight Lows)
Written by Jules Larson and Joz Ramirez (as Jose Ramirez)
Courtesy of Flying Trapeze Records
By arrangement with Secret Road Music Services, Inc.
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Ah, it's a regular tear jerker
Yes it is!
It's a story about trust and love and all kinds of stuff. Also, my favorite, the importance of knowing when and how to righteously level someone.
Mostly it's the story of making a whole family from broken parts. And it's a tear jerker.
It's a story about trust and love and all kinds of stuff. Also, my favorite, the importance of knowing when and how to righteously level someone.
Mostly it's the story of making a whole family from broken parts. And it's a tear jerker.
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $97,798
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) officially released in India in English?
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