Wide Awake


1h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A 10-year-old Catholic schoolboy decides to find out where his dead grandfather has really gone, and his search causes the grown-ups around him to see life and death in a different way.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Religion
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Coast To Coast Catering, Inc.; MIRAMAX; Miramax International
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Cecchi Gori Pictures; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A 10-year-old Catholic schoolboy decides to find out where his dead grandfather has really gone, and his search causes the grown-ups around him to see life and death in a different way.

Crew

Chris Albert

Assistant Location Manager

Madhu Ambat

Additional Photography

David Aoord

Additional Assistant Director

Holly Archinal

Assistant (To The Producers)

Jennifer Baker

Additional Hair Personnel

Shirley Baker

2nd Hair

Charlie Barron

Driver

Kate Bartoldus

Other

Daniel Beaman

Grip

Thomas J Bee

2nd Assistant Accountant

D Mason Bendewald

Location Assistant

James Bigwood

Co-Producer

Elizabeth Bonaventura

Other

Carla Bowen

1st Assistant Director

John J Breen

Key Rigging Grip

Jeanne Bristow-pinkham

Other

Robert Brown

Driver

Hobin Buerki

Additional Camera Operator

Stacey Byers

Office Assistant

John Cambria

1st Assistant Camera

Michael Cambria

2nd Assistant Camera

David Cecil

Other

Molly Cheshire

Grip

Edmund Choi

Music

Michael Clark

Driver

Kermit Cole

Best Boy Rigging Grip

Scott Currie

Production Manager

Jenny Davidoff

Assistant Editor

Timothy Davies

Grip

Robert L Davis

Driver

Rich Devine

On-Set Dresser

Vince Digiacomo

Craft Services

Norm Dodge

Special Effects

Jimmy Dolan

Gaffer

Edward A Iii Drohan

Special Effects

Doug Fecht

Set Dresser

Andrea Mae Fenton

Set Decorator

Gerry Fhresmann

Driver

Bill Fielder

Other

Erin Folsey

Assistant (To Bridget Kelly)

Joseph E Gallagher

"B" Camera 1st Assistant Camera

Sue Gandy

Assistant Costume

Leslie Gaskins

Production Coordinator

Melissa J Givey

Assistant (To The Director)

Benjamin Goldberg

Other

Thomas Greco

Assistant Camera Operator

Benjamin Grimes

Driver

Jerry Grimes

Driver

Hal E Gross

1st Assistant Accountant

Solita Hanna

2nd Assistant Director

John Healy

Driver

Bill Hennessey

Set Dresser

Diane Hiller

Additional Makeup

Adam Holender

Director Of Photography

Patricia Holmes

Production Accountant

Joseph P Hurt

Key Makeup

Meg Hyatt-barker

2nd Additional Props

Jacqueline Jackson

Art Department Production Assistant

Lindsey Jamison

"B" Camera 2nd Assistant Camera

Wayne Jensen

Assistant Craft Services

P. Michael Johnston

Production Designer

Bill Jones

Dolly Grip

Andy Kasparian

Projectionist

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Bridget Kelly

Costume Designer

Lara Kelly

Art Department Coordinator

Peggy Khoury

Set Dresser

Yvonne King

Other

Janice Kinigopoulos

Key Hair Stylist

Jay Klein

Set Dresser

Solomon Kleit

Office Assistant

David Knox

Camera Operator

Cathy Konrad

Producer

Michael Lacorte

Additional Assistant Director

Monique Lamontagne

Location Assistant

Mike Lemon

Philadelphia Casting

Susan Lichtman

Wardrobe

Danna Liebert

Other

Eric Liebowitz

Still Photographer

Craig Heston Ligget

Rigging Best Boy Electric

Steve Litecky

Rigging Gaffer

Timothy Lonsdale

Associate Producer

Derrick Loris

Location Manager

Karen Lovell

Hair Stylist

Kurt J Ludwig

Other

Edward Lynch

Transportation Co-Captain

Paul Maiello

Construction Foreman

Jimmy Manzione

Best Boy Electric

David Marks

Boom Operator

Brick Mason

Storyboard Artist

Laurie Mcalonan

Wardrobe Intern

Charles Mccullough

Driver

Art Meyer

Driver

Brian Miksis

Sound Mixer

Andrew Mondshein

Editor

John F Morrone

Transportation Coordinator

Donna L Moyer

Makeup

Lisa Naouti

Other

Anne O'brien

Apprentice Editor

Phil Oeliker

"B" Camera Operator

Randy Ostrow

Executive Producer

Rita Parillo

Key Hair Stylist

Lamont Patterson

Additional Hair Personnel

Aron Peterson

Additional Assistant Director

Sharon Pinkenson

Special Thanks To

Mel Poster

Executive Producer

Amy Rich

Additional Assistant Director

Teddy Ritchie

Honeywagon Driver

George Roach

Grip

Wendy Roberts

Script Supervisor

Gregory N Rocco

Property Master

Bernie Roddy

Driver

Dwayne Rodgers

Film Runner; Production Assistant

Kyle Rudolph

Additional Camera Operator

Leon S Sanginiti

Other

Nate Scaglione

Generator Operator

Joseph Jr Scavitto

Apprentice

John Martin Schmidt

2nd Props

Charles J Scott

On-Set Dresser

M. Night Shyamalan

Screenwriter

Jon Sibert

Key Grip

Donald Jr Stanton

Office Assistant

Kia Steave-dickerson

Other

Neil Stifel

Other

John Stovicek

Other

Jay Stuart

Grip

Gay Studebaker

Set Dresser

Christine Sysko

Other

Steve Sysko

Other

John Tarlini

Wardrobe Driver

Steve Treadway

2nd Additional Assistant Camera

Peter Tupitza

Other

Joseph M Urbanik

Other

Maria Vaughan

Wardrobe Assistant

Richard Ii Walls

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Paul Williams

Construction Foreman

Carron Willis

Other

Cary Woods

Producer

Franz Yeich

Best Boy Grip

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Religion
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Coast To Coast Catering, Inc.; MIRAMAX; Miramax International
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Cecchi Gori Pictures; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States April 3, 1998

Limited Release in United States March 27, 1998

Released in United States April 2000

Released in United States on Video September 15, 1998

Released in United States Spring March 20, 1998

Shown at Sprockets: The Toronto International Film Festival for Children April 8-16, 2000.

Began shooting October 10, 1995.

Completed shooting November 18, 1995.

Released in United States Spring March 20, 1998

Limited Release in United States March 27, 1998

Released in United States April 2000 (Shown at Sprockets: The Toronto International Film Festival for Children April 8-16, 2000.)

Expanded Release in United States April 3, 1998

Released in United States on Video September 15, 1998