Bless the Child
Brief Synopsis
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Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital -- that is, until her wayward kid sister, Jenna, shows up on her doorstep one rainy Christmas Eve and saddles Maggie with an autistic newborn child named Cody. Cody quickly touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. The little girl, it soon becomes clear, is more than simply "special." She manifests extraordinary powers that the forces of evil have waited centuries to control and her abduction sparks a clash between the soldiers of good and evil that can only be resolved, in the end, by the strength of one small child and the love she inspires in those she touches.
Cast & Crew
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Chuck Russell
Director
Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits
John Travis
Christina Ricci
Cheri
Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark
Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom
Film Details
Also Known As
Elue, L', L' Elue
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Icon Productions; Icon Uk Group; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; Manex Entertainment; Nina Saxon Film Design; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Paramount Pictures
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures; Belga Films; Clt-Ufa International; Filmladen Gmbh; Gaga Communications (Parent); Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Medusa Film; Paramount Home Media; Paramount Pictures; Rialto Films; SND-Groupe M6; Shaw Organization; Skifan Hf; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Sogefilms
Location
New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital -- that is, until her wayward kid sister, Jenna, shows up on her doorstep one rainy Christmas Eve and saddles Maggie with an autistic newborn child named Cody. Cody quickly touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. The little girl, it soon becomes clear, is more than simply "special." She manifests extraordinary powers that the forces of evil have waited centuries to control and her abduction sparks a clash between the soldiers of good and evil that can only be resolved, in the end, by the strength of one small child and the love she inspires in those she touches.
Cast
Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits
John Travis
Christina Ricci
Cheri
Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark
Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom
Angela Bettis
Jenna
Holliston Coleman
Cody
Lumi Cavazos
Sister Rosa
Michael Gaston
Bugatti
Eugene Lipinski
Stuart
Dimitra Arlys
Dahnya
Anne Betancourt
Maria
Helen Stenborg
Sister Joseph
Matthew Lemche
New Dawn Kid At Van
Daniel Warry-smith
New Dawn Kid
Elisabeth Rosen
New Dawn Kid
Tony Del Rio
New Dawn Kid
Nicole Lyn
New Dawn Kid
Michael Mclaughlan
New Dawn Kid
Jonathan Malen
New Dawn Kid
Vince Corazza
Reverend'S Assistant
David Eisner
Doctor Ben
Gary Hudson
Maggie'S Date
Samantha O'dwyer
Cody Age 3
Nicolas Marti Salgado
Martin Casillas
Marcia Bennett
Head Nurse
Peter Mensah
Good Samaritan Janitor
Yan Birch
Good Samaritan On Bridge
Alexa Gilmour
Goodm Samaritan In Subway
Wanda Lee Evans
Woman On Bus
Cedric Smith
Pediatric Doctor
Dwayne Mclean
Homeless Man
Brenda Devine
Woman With Sick Daughter
Lauren Spring
Daughter
Christopher Redman
New Dawn Intern
Jovanni Sy
Code Blue Doctor
Trevor Bain
Task Force Investigator
Brian Heighton
Techie
Christopher Marren
Diner State Trouper
Todd William Schroeder
Diner State Trouper
John Healy
Diner Local Policeman
Dylan Harman
Boy In Playground
David Sparrow
Crawford
Michael Copeman
Police Lieutenant
Neil Girvan
Detective
Carol Lempert
Detective
Kelvin Wheeler
Detective
Tony Meyler
Detective
Richard Carmichael
Task Force Detective
Roman Podhora
Desk Sergeant
Dean Gabourie
Alley Officer
Arnold Pinnock
Alley Officer
Teresa Pavlinek
Dentist'S Receptionist
Jeffrey Caudle
Boy In Dentist'S Chair
Catherine Fitch
Sister Helena
Neville Edwards
Pier Cop
John Shepherd
Mr Czernik
Norma Edwards
Mrs Czernik
Leeza Gibbons
Herself
Dan Duran
Reporter
Sandi Stahlbrand
Reporter
Mia Lee
Newscaster
Matt Birman
Upstate Cop
Meredith Mcgeachie
Nurse
Henry Alessandroni
Hospital Cop
Austin Reed
Baby Cody
Corrina Reed
Baby Cody
Brianna Reed
Baby Cody
Crew
John K Adams
Dialogue Editor
Carl Aldana
Storyboard Artist
Lars Anderson
Other
Ray Angelic
Production Manager
Pete Anthony
Original Music
Deborah Aquila
Casting
J H Arrufat
Dialogue Editor
Bruce Babcock
Original Music
Ani Baravyan
Assistant Director
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
John Bell
Original Music
Frank Bennett
Original Music
Matt Birman
Stunt Coordinator
Kenneth Burgomaster
Other
Greg Cannom
Makeup & Creature Effects Consultant
Richard Cantu
Camera Operator (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
David M. Chisholm
Visual Effects On-Set Coordinator
David Chisholm
Effects Coordinator
Konstantinos Christides
Other
David B Cohn
Dialogue Editor
Raymond Consing
Storyboard Artist
Denise Cronenberg
Costume Designer
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Dennis Davenport
Art Director (2nd Unit) (-Sarnia)
Bruce Davey
Executive Producer
Zack Davis
Adr Supervising Editor
Paul Elliot
Hair Stylist
David Emmerichs
Steadicam Operator
David Emmerichs
Camera Operator
Tammy Fearing
Foley Editor
Robert Fernandez
Music Mixer
Sarah Halley Finn
Casting
Barbara Fiorentino
Casting Associate
Donald Flick
Sound Effects Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Editor
Elinor Rose Galbraith
Art Director
Brenda Gilles
Costume Supervisor
Angel Gonzales
Camera Operator (2nd Unit) (-Sarnia)
Nicholas J Gray
Production Manager
Clifford Green
Screenwriter
Ellen Green
Screenwriter
Tony Guerin
Camera Operator
Dana Gustafson
Foley Supervising Editor
Jason Hamer
Prosthetics Technician (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Alan Heim
Editor
Richard O Helmer
Special Effects Coordinator (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Tanya Noel Hill
Music Editor
Will Hoddinott
Location Manager
Myron Hoffert
Assistant Director
Peter Hudecki
Storyboard Artist
Dean Humphreys
Re-Recording Mixer
Joel Hynek
Visual Effects Supervisor
Shonagh R B Jabour
Makeup Artist
William Jacobs
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Kavanagh
Special Effects Coordinator
Carol Keith
Production Coordinator (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Lis Kern
Executive Producer
Jon Kull
Original Music
John Kwiatkowski
Adr Editor
Elis Lam
Set Designer
Owen Langevin
Sound Mixer
Stratton Leopold
Co-Producer
Stratton Leopold
Unit Production Manager
Dick Lewzey
Music Recording
J P Locherer
Camera Operator
John Macgillivary
Special Effects Foreperson
Michael Madden
Set Designer
Charles B Maynes
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Menzies
Director Of Photography
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Kevin Murphy
Camera Operator (2nd Unit) (-Sarnia)
Glenn Neufeld
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mace Neufeld
Producer
Peter Nicolakakos
Set Decorator
Jae Pak
Graphic Artist
Anne Paynter
Production Coordinator
Vince Peets
Storyboard Artist
Karen Pidgurski
Publicist
Paul Power
Storyboard Artist
Jasper Randall
Other
Anna Rane
Script Supervisor
Jonathan Rees
Other
Robert Rehme
Executive Producer
David Reynolds
Score Coordinator
Tom Rickman
Screenwriter
Donald Roos
Screenwriter
Matthew H Rowland
Assistant Director
Chuck Russell
Screenwriter
Adam Sawelson
Re-Recording Mixer
Liz Schrek
Music Production Coordinator
Debbie Schwab
Production Supervisor (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Susan Carol Schwary
Hair Stylist (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Brian Sipe
Prosthetics Technician (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Frank Smathers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Cathy Cash Spellman
Source Material (From Novel)
Carol Spier
Production Designer
Beth Sterner
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Taylor
Other
Angela C Tortu
Assistant Director
Todd Tucker
Prosthetics Technician (Los Ageles Green Screen Unit)
Derick Underschultz
2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit) (Sarnia)
Graham Walker
Music Production Supervisor
Robert Warwick
Assistant Director
Kate Weiss
Assistant Director
Candace Westmore
Makeup Artist (Los Angeles Green Scree)
Joyce Westmore
Makeup Artist (Los Angeles Green Screen Unit)
Danny White
Special Effects Chief
David Williams
Dialogue Editor
Gernot Wolfgang
Other
Dan Yale
Foley Editor
Chris Young
Music
Christopher Young
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Elue, L', L' Elue
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Icon Productions; Icon Uk Group; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; Manex Entertainment; Nina Saxon Film Design; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Paramount Pictures
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures; Belga Films; Clt-Ufa International; Filmladen Gmbh; Gaga Communications (Parent); Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Medusa Film; Paramount Home Media; Paramount Pictures; Rialto Films; SND-Groupe M6; Shaw Organization; Skifan Hf; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Sogefilms
Location
New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2000
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2000
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2001
James Foley was previously attached to direct.
Tom Rickman was previously attached to write the screenplay.
Began shooting June 30, 1999.
Completed shooting October 20, 1999.
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2000
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2000
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2001
