Main Cast: Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton, Anjelica Huston
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
A young man freshly graduated from Yale (Anthony Edwards) moves to Rhode Island and finds himself with a strange power: the ability to create mild electric shocks through his hands. He begins to make friends around the community, and tries to help those around him by healing several minor sicknesses. Mr. North was the directorial debut for Danny Huston, the son of John Huston. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
Mary Stuart Masterson - Elspeth Skeel; Virginia Madsen - Sally Boffin; Tammy Grimes - Sarah Baily-Lewis; David Warner - Dr. Angus McPherson; Hunter Carson - Galloper Skeel; Christopher Durang - YMCA Clerk; Mark Metcalf - George Harkness Skeel; Katharine Houghton - Mary Skeel; Jason Adams - Johnny; Mara Clark - YMCA Visitor; Dick Durock - Bouncer; Ellen Hamilton Latzen - ADA; Christopher Lawford - Michael Patrick Ennis III; Bill L. McDonald - YMCA Visitor; Richard McElvain - Patron in Billiard Parlor; Al Ruban - Court Clerk; Richard Woods - Willie; Frank Dolan - Patron in Billiard Parlor; Cleveland Amory - Mr. Danforth; Barbara Blossom - YMCA Visitor; Arthur Bowen - Claybourne Tantamount; Albert H. Conti - Arresting Officer; Lucas Hall - Joseph Denby; Thomas-Lawrence Hand - Luther Denby; Allegra Huston - Miss Wetmore; Richard Kneeland - Butler Venable; William Lynch - Bartender; John Heeney McKay - YMCA Visitor; Judge Thomas H. Needham - Judge; Linda Peterson - Mrs. Denby; Harriet Rogers - T. Liselotte; Layla Sommers - Natalie Denby; Marieta Tree - Amanda Venable; Katherine Wiatt - Eloise
Credit
Billy Hopkins - Casting, Risa Bramon - Casting, Tom Shaw - Co-producer, Rita Riggs - Costume Designer, Danny Huston - Director, Roberto Silvi - Editor, John Huston - Executive Producer, David McHugh - Composer (Music Score), Seth Kaplan - Musical Direction/Supervision, Eugene Lee - Production Designer, Robin Vidgeon - Cinematographer, Steven Haft - Producer, Skip Steloff - Producer, William Randall - Sound/Sound Designer, Jeanette Browning - Sound Recordist, James Costigan - Screenwriter, John Huston - Screenwriter, Janet Roach - Screenwriter, Thornton Wilder - Book Author