William (film)

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William
Directed by Tim Disney
Written byTim Disney
J.T. Allen
Produced by
  • Bill Haney
  • Jonathan DuBois
  • Amar Balaggan
Starring Will Brittain
CinematographyNelson Talbot
Graham Talbot
Edited byAsim Nuraney
Music by Craig Wedren
Production
company
William Productions
Distributed byDada Films
Release date
  • April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

William is a 2019 American adventure drama film written by Tim Disney and J.T. Allen, directed by Disney and starring Will Brittain.

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Synopsis

Two biologists remotely clone a living Neanderthal they name William as a way to study the organic and intelligence differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. The "parents" soon divorce due to differences of opinion on whether to raise William as a normal person or as a lab rat. When William turns 18, he begins to face harsh reality as some bully him and treat him with derision. He saves a female friend who desperately tries to help him avoid joining his ancestors, who had been wiped out 40,000 years before by the very species that raised him.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Vancouver. [3]

Release

The film was released on April 12, 2019. [2]

Reception

The film has a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on twelve reviews. [4]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars and wrote, "Yet in spite of this curious premise, William simply devolves into a drab, moody morality tale for parents about not treating your kids like test subjects." [5]

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Tim Disney’s film strikes a bland compromise between science-fantasy, suspense-melodrama and family entertainment, developing no element to a level that generates more than mild interest." [1]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Deadly earnest in its highbrow seriousness, William would seem ripe for parody, except that Encino Man got there first." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Harvey, Dennis (April 11, 2019). "Film Review: 'William'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Scheck, Frank (April 11, 2019). "'William': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Davis, Ryan (April 24, 2019). "Director Tim Disney comes to Seattle with his film "William"". Patch Media. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "William". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Allen, Nick (April 12, 2019). "William". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.


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