So speaks a twisted little boy named kevin to a hulking giant named max, in the new movie the mighty. In return, kevin wants maxwell to take him out places since he is not allowed out unauthorized. Freak kevin the young man is a genius, grim is saying. Freak is a freak for robotics and engineering, of course, but hes also a word nerdjust like shmoop. But freak is clearly more than just his huge brain. The mighty is a 1998 american coming of age buddy comedydrama film directed by peter chelsom and written by charles leavitt.
Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out maxwell to improve his reading skills. The mighty 1998 official trailer sharon stone, harry dean. He was played by kieran culkin in the 1998 film adaptation, the mighty. Freak the mighty is a young adult novel by rodman philbrick. Kevin freak dillon kieran culkin is a yearold boy suffering from morquio syndrome and living with his mother. Freak is only about three feet tall, and he has to walk with crutches. Kevin and max are the heroes of freak, the mighty, a bestselling childrens book by rodman philbrick that has been embraced by kids who. I was happy to find this movie because i read the book, freak the mighty, with my. Freak the mighty blue skyscholastic, 1993 by 45yearold rodman philbrick.
Max kane never had a brain or a friend until freak showed up. Adapted from the novel, freak the mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. Kevin is handicapped and max is large for his age and somewhat. The primary characters are friends maxwell kane, a large, very slow, but kindhearted boy, and kevin avery, nicknamed freak, who is physically handicapped but very intelligent. Kevin or freak is one of the main characters in freak the mighty. The youngadult novel freak the mighty by rodman philbrick has.
Based on the book freak the mighty by rodman philbrick, the film stars sharon stone, gena rowlands, gillian anderson, harry dean stanton, kieran culkin, james gandolfini and elden henson. Published in 1993, it was followed by the novel max the mighty in 1998. In fact, freak is a tiny little guy compared to his massive intellect. Kevin freak dillon is the secondary protagonist of the novel freak the mighty and is mentioned many times in the sequel max the mighty. Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out maxwell to improve his reading. The film stars an ensemble cast mainly starring elden henson and kieran culkin as max and kevin, respectively. Based on the book freak the mighty by rodman philbrick, the film stars. The author, rodman philbrick, describes kevin as a crippled, blonde haired boy with whom max becomes best friends. Freak cared enough to help guide max into learning and school.
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