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The Tiger Rising (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Tiger Rising' is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Ray Giarratana and starring Christian Convery, Madalen Mills, Katharine McPhee, Sam Trammell, Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah. It is based on the 2001 book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo.
Plot
A young boy finds a tiger caged in the woods near where he lives. Together, they plan to head toward its home-to-be.
Cast
*Christian Convery as Rob Horton
*Dennis Quaid as Beauchamp
*Queen Latifah as Willie May
*Madalen Mills as Sistine Bailey
*Katharine McPhee as Caroline Horton
*Sam Trammell as Rob Horton Sr.
*Nicholas Ryan Hernandez as Billy Threemonger
*Jayden Fontaine as Norton Threemonger
*Ahmad Harhash as Rock Stevenson
*Angela Giarratana as Miss Mills
Production
Principal photography occurred in Tifton, Georgia and Thomasville, Georgia in November 2019. Filming wrapped in December 2019.
Controversy
On November 18, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter published an article about Ryan Donnell Smith, Allen Cheney, Emily Hunter Salveson and Ryan Winterstern not paying crew members before or after filming the movie.Release
The film was released in theaters on January 21, 2022 and on Demand and Digital February 8, 2022.
Box office
In South Africa, the film earned $16,541 from 59 theaters in its opening weekend. In the United States and Canada, the film earned $364,216 from 872 theaters in its first weekend, and $214,980 in its second.Reception
The film has a 17% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10.Nick Schager of 'Variety' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The fact that writer-director Ray Giarratanas film is based on Kate DiCamillos childrens book and thus intended for young audiences is hardly an excuse for such stodgy storytelling, which plays out with no mystery, ambiguity or subtlety."
Nadir Samara of 'Screen Rant' awarded the film one star out of five and wrote, "'The Tiger Rising' is too serious & abstract for kids yet too ham-fisted for adults. Sadly, the tale has none of the imagination its protagonist does."
References
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