Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Year:

2007

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Zach Helm

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-11-16

Filming Locations: Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $9,630,085 (USA) (18 November 2007)

Gross: $32,061,555 (USA) (13 March 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ted Ludzik

Bellini, the Bookbuilder

Natalie Portman

Molly Mahoney, the Composer

Zach Mills

Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer

Madalena Brancatella

Jessica, Who Got a Cowboy Hat

Paula Boudreau

Brenda, Who Wants a Mobile

Mike Realba

Dave Wolf, Who's an Engineer

Steve Whitmire

Kermit the Frog

Liam Powley-Webster

Andy, the Boy Who Likes to Color

Marcia Bennett

Lora, Who Wants a Fire Engine

Jason Bateman

Henry Weston, the Mutant

Oliver Masuda

Jordan, Who Said Hi

Samantha Harvey

Cassie, the Girl Chased by a Goose

Jesse Bostick

Derek, Who Opened the Door

Isaac Durnford

Jason, Who's a Little Too Curious

Daniyah Ysrayl

Jimmy, Who Captures the Ball (as Daniel J. Gordon)

Rebecca Northan

Ellie Applebaum, the Mom

Dash Grundy

Ari, Who Wants a Book

Dylan Authors

Mark, Who Fingerpaints

Aidan Koper

Brett, the Yo-Yo Guy

Lin Lin Feng

Angie, Who Nearly Was Hit by a Blimp

He Wen

Larry, Who Held on for Dear Life

Gan Zhen

David, Who Also Held on for Dear Life

Quancetia Hamilton

Gia, with a Squid on Her Head

Matt Baram

Eddie, the Dentist

Jonathan Potts

Dr. Dunn, Who Gives People Sedatives

Mathew Peart

Wyatt, Who Sells Hot Dogs

David Rendall

Tim, the Hot Dog Manager

Kiele Sanchez

Mrs. Goodman, Who Wants the Store

David Collins

Tom, the Realtor

Michael Costa Parke

Jack, Who Thinks It's Magic (as Michael Costa-Parke)

Milo Gladstein

Milo, Who's Not Bad

Kerry-Lee Finkle

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Austin Macdonald

Boy in toy store (uncredited)

Mani Nasry

Mani

Christina Orjalo

Shop Girl (uncredited)

Jordan Dean Scott

Boy on Scooter (uncredited)

Daniella Tokic

Nurse (uncredited)

Beatriz Yuste

Lora (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Magic Shop'.

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Natalie Portman learned to play the piano for her role.

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Music in the trailer is from Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).

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Goofs

When Mr. Magorium asks Henry to name the Fibonacci series from its 11th to 16th integer at 17:15, Henry should name 6 integers, but only names 5. The 5 he names are the 12th to 16th integers of the Fibonacci series. He leaves out the 11th integer - 55.

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Towards the end of the movie when Mahoney is bringing life back to the toy store, she points at a row of boxes which respond by popping out paper streamers. But at 01:27:17 as the two little girls walk into the shot, the streamers appear in front of them instead of behind as they should be, thereby revealing that the streamers were digitally inserted into the footage improperly.

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While in the hospital, Molly and Henry are talking in the hallway while Eric is in the background rolling back and forth on his 'wheelie' shoes. Henry begins to walk away from the camera as Molly takes a seat at the front right of the frame, he pauses and beyond him at 47:24 Eric starts to roll from the right side of the hall to the left as Henry starts to turn around. At 47:25 when Eric has rolled about halfway across the hall from right to left, the shot cuts to a narrower shot of only Henry with Eric beyond him where Eric is on the left side of the hall starting to roll to the right side.

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Quotes

Molly Mahoney: Come on, get out of there!

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Mr. Edward Magorium: A stroke, you unbrookable ninny. The only stroke I have ever had is one of genius.

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Mr. Edward Magorium: Mutant, have you come to take me up on my hula hoop challenge?

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Faq

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

What was the deal with the monkey?

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The sock monkey made his move twice when "Mutant" wasn't believing in the magic yet. He had yet to experience any magic, and was still being a "just person," in the sense explained within the movie. This could represent the magic within the store trying to reach out and show "Mutant" some magic and love - but he didn't have time to believe in something so alien to his experiences. In the end, when the magic and colour, happiness and joy are revived within the store, he has time to stand back and enjoy the awe of the magical emporium, and finally accepts the magic for what it is. Now, the store has reached him, and takes him within its embrace - now the monkey (who represents the magic of the store/life) can actually hug him.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium can be found here.

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