August Rush
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kirsten Sheridan
Raymond Johnson
Adia Beckford
David Crosby
Ronald Guttman
Jamie O'keefe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square, Lyla Novacek, a sheltered young cellist, and Louis Connelly, a charismatic Irish singer-songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician's rendition of "Moondance" and fell in love. After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father rushed her to her next concert--leaving Louis to believe that she didn't care. Disheartened, he found it impossible to continue playing and eventually abandoned his music while Lyla, her own hopes for love lost, was led to believe months later that she had also lost their unborn child in a car accident. Years passed with neither of them knowing the truth. Now, the infant secretly given away by Lyla's father has grown into an unusually gifted child who hears music all around him and can turn the rustling of wind through a wheat field into a beautiful symphony with himself at its center, the composer and conductor. He holds an unwavering belief that his parents are alive and want him as much as he wants them. Determined to search for them, he makes his way to New York City. There, lost and alone, he is beckoned by the guitar music of a street kid playing for change and follows him back to a makeshift shelter in the abandoned Fillmore East Theater, where dozens of children like him live under the protection of the enigmatic Wizard. He picks up a guitar for the first time and unleashes an impromptu performance in his own unique style. Wizard names him August Rush, introduces him to the soul-stirring power of music and begins to draw out his extraordinary talent. Wizard has big plans for the young prodigy but, for August, his music has a more important purpose. He believes that if his parents can hear his music, they will find him. Unbeknownst to August, they have already begun that journey.
Director
Kirsten Sheridan
Cast
Raymond Johnson
Adia Beckford
David Crosby
Ronald Guttman
Jamie O'keefe
Leon Thomas Iii
Jacquelen Singleton
Jamal Joseph
Robert Aberdeen
Dietrice A. Bolden
Jamia Simone Nash
William Sadler
Henry Caplan
Darrie Lawrence
Lamar Antwon Robinson
Terrence Howard
Freddie Highmore
Jasmine Pauline Wigfall
Megan Gallagher
Mykelti Williamson
Talif Showers
Jindai Joseph
Willana Mack
Marian Seldes
Zach Page
Michael Roderick Hammonds Iii
Tyler Mcguckin
Keri Russell
Peter Dunbar
Michael Drayer
Anais Martinez
Craig Johnson
Carlton Taylor
Georgia Creighton
Amma Agyapon
Joshua Jaymz Doss
Charles W. Mack
John Knox
Timothy T Mitchum
Luther Isler
Yvette Bodrick
Dina Gardner
Dominic Colon
Sean Haberle
Bonnie Mckee
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Aaron Staton
Alex O'loughlin
James Raymond
Travis Veada
Joyce Walker Joseph
Robin Williams
Bilal Bishop
Crystal A. Elliott
Victor Verhaeghe
Amy V Dewhurst
Becki Newton
Crew
Pam Aaron
Peter Allburn
David Allen
David H. Allen
Bert Anderson
Brooks Baldwin
Chris Barnes
Lisa Marie Barrett
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nicholas Bernstein
Thomas Bianco
Chris Botti
Dan Brennan
Thom Brennan
Connie Brink
Brad Brock
Michael Broomberg
Anastasia Brown
Robbie Buchanan
Robbie Buchanan
Jamie Buckner
Kate Bulpitt
Michael Cambria
Paul Candrilli
Caesar Carnevale
Nick Castle Jr.
Nick Castle Jr.
Paul Castro
Paul Castro
John Cenatiempo
Eric Cheripka
Charles Choi
Melissa Chusid
Paula Cole
Bob Colletti
Bobby Colomby
Daniel B Cone
Blaise Corrigan
Will Cote
Jen Cox
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe
Douglas Crosby
Stephen Daly
John F. Davis
Susan Deaver
Amy V Dewhurst
Felice Diamond
George Doering
Michael Donaghy
Devin Donegan
David Dunlap
David Dunlap
David Dunlap
Ann Edgeworth
Paul Ensby
Laura Epstein
Steve Erdody
Richard Esposito
Sylvia Fay
Stanley Fernandez Jr.
Five For Fighting
Five For Fighting
Five For Fighting
Aaron Fitzgerald
Frank Fleming
Mike Flicker
Richard Ford
Farrah Fox-collis
Richard Friedlander
Lisa Frucht
William Galison
Lee Genick
Abbot Genser
Chris Gibson
Louise Goodsill
Matthew Gordon
Scott Gordon
Frank Graziadei
Robert Greenhut
Robert Greenhut
Joseph Grimaldi
Zig Gron
Banner Gwin
Amy Habacker
Mark Hagerman
Don Harper
James V Hart
Allen Hartz
Gary Hecker
Scott Hecker
Michael Hedges
Mo Henry
Arthur Herzog
Lori Hicks
Bonnie Hlinomaz
Billie Holiday
Noel Hooper
Rick Hromadka
Syndey Huynh
Andrew Jack
Diana Jackson
Charles Jeffreys
Chris Jenkins
Gabrielle Jerou
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph
Jason Joseph
Ralph Kamp
James Katz
Steve Kempster
Steve Kempster
Amir Khan
Kaki King
Kaki King
Kaki King
William Kruschwitz
Jen Kuhn
Ronnie Kupferwasser
Gregg Landaker
Arianna Lapenne
Chris Latham
Brett Lavinthal
Miky Lee
Thomas K Lee
John Legend
John Legend
Michael Lerman
Danny Levy
Richard B. Lewis
Richard B. Lewis
Richard B. Lewis
Richard B. Lewis
Jessica Lichtner
Mitch Lillian
Bruce Lomet
Lorin Maazel
Charles W. Mack
Charles W. Mack
Charles W. Mack
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Rick Marroquin
Una Martin
Gary Martyn
John Mathieson
John Mathieson
Jim Mcconkey
Jeff Mcerlain
Margaret Meredith
Vanessa Merrill
David Metzger
David Metzger
Nick Michaelson
Julia Michels
Cheri Minns
Cheri Minns
Scott Minter
Timothy T Mitchum
Gabe Moffet
Uncle Moni
Frank Montano
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Alyssa Motschwiller
Doug Murray
Jamia Simone Nash
Tom Nelson
Eric A Norris
Brad North
Michael Nowak
Billy O'leary
Susan Ogu
Steven Oppenheim
Mark Pappas
John Parricelli
Nancy Pavia
Bill Peek
Tim Peeler
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira
Jean Pesce
David Vincent Piombino
Jeffrey Pollack
Stephen Pope
Aaron Pozzer
Kai Van De Putten
Courtney Rains
Phil Ramone
Kevin Raper
Peter Reale
Lucas Reynolds
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Paul Robinson
Deborah Rogoshewski
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Song
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 11, 2008
Released in United States October 2007
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night Film/Spotlight) October 17-21, 2007.
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 18-27, 2007.
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 11, 2008
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night Film/Spotlight) October 17-21, 2007.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 18-27, 2007.)
Winner of the Woozyfly.com Award for Best Music in a Film at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival.
