Maniac Magee (TV Movie 2003)

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- 1 nomination total

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Michael Angarano

Maniac (Jeffrey Lionel) Magee

Melissa Bickerton

Dottie Freeze

Orlando Brown

Mars Bar

Caylen Clark

Maniac's Mother

Shannon Collis

Jump Rope Girl

Brandon Michael DePaul

Russell McNab
(as Brandon Depaul)

Shan Elliot

Bump Gilliam

Isaiah Griffin

Piper McNabb

Adam Hendershott

Big John McNabb

Wyatt Knight

Mr. Magee

Richard Lawson

Mr. Beale

Tommy Leavy

Baseball Player

Garrett Morris

Mr. Cobble

Jada Pinkett Smith

Narrator

Kyla Pratt

Amanda Beale

Nastassja Schmiedt

Hester Beale

Rip Torn

George McNab

Phil Van Tee

Officer Dan Curdle

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Did you know

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Trivia
The character Grayson is a big character in the second act of the book but is not present in the movie

Quotes
Maniac Magee: They don't call me "Maniac" for nothing!

Loved the book, hated the movie.

I adored this book as a kid. I also grew up in the town Twin Mills is based on (Jerry Spinelli's hometown, Norristown, Pa.) and I can guarantee you that the people who made the movie have never been to Norristown. They probably didn't even read the book.

It was much, much too happy and shiny with no sense of its story or setting. Norristown is a bleak town divided by racial tensions; the story of Maniac is one boy making a difference. The movie is a trite little piece of shiny Nickelodeon crap.

All in all, I can't recommend avoiding this movie enough. Just read the book to your kids, and while you're at it, read Dump Days, an excellent companion.