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Cast

Elijah Wood
as North

Jon Lovitz
as Arthur Belt

Matthew McCurley
as Winchell

Alan Arkin
as Judge Buckle

Richard Belzer
as Barker

Abe Vigoda
as Grandpa

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as North's Mom

Jason Alexander
as North's Dad

Dan Aykroyd
as Pa Tex

Reba McEntire
as Ma Tex

Keone Young
as Governor Ho

Lauren Tom
as Mrs. Ho

Graham Greene (II)
as Alaskan Dad

Kathy Bates
as Alaskan Mom

Bruce Willis
as Narrator

Ben Stein
as Curator

Alexander Godunov
as Amish Dad

Kelly McGillis
as Amish Mom

Faith Ford
as Donna Nelson

John Candy

John Ritter
as Ward Nelson

Robert Costanzo
as Al

Janet Hirshenson

Marc Shaiman
as Piano Player

Jane Jenkins

Jussie Smollett
as Adam

Bill Moores

Taylor Fry
as Zoe

Alana Austin
as Sarah

Peg Shirley
as Teacher

Chuck Cooper
as Umpire

Alan Zweibel
as Coach

Donavon Dietz
as Assistant Coach

Teddy Bergman
as Teammate

Michael Cipriani
as Teammate

Joran Corneal
as Teammate

Joshua Kaplan
as Teammate

James F. Dean
as Dad Smith

Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
as Jeffrey Smith

Nancy Nichols
as Mom Jones

Ryan O'Neill
as Andy Wilson

Kim Delgado
as Dad Johnson

Tony T. Johnson
as Steve Johnson

Carmela Rappazzo
as Receptionist

Jordan Jacobson
as Vice President

Chad Allen
as Texas Dancer

Rafale Yermazyan
as Austrian Dancer

Mitchell Group
as Dad Wilson

Pamela Harley
as Reporter

Glenn Kubota
as Reporter

Matthew Arkin
as Reporter

Marc Coppola
as Reporter

Colette Bryce
as Reporter

Bryon Stewart
as Bailiff

Alan Rachins
as Defense Attorney

Abbe Levin
as Operator

Lola Pashalinski
as Operator

Marvin Braveman
as Waiter

Kimberly Topper
as Operator

Sarah Martineck
as Kid in Airport

C.C. Loveheart
as Operator

Helen Hanft
as Operator

Carol Honda
as Operator

Peggy Gormley
as Operator

Lillias White
as Operator

Mark Meismer
as Texas Dancer

Bryan Anthony
as Texas Dancer

James Harkness
as Texas Dancer

Brett Heine
as Texas Dancer

Chad E. Allen
as Texas Dancer

Donovan Keith Hesser
as Texas Dancer

Christopher D. Childers
as Texas Dancer

Lydia E. Merritt
as Texas Dancer

Kelly Shenefiel
as Texas Dancer

Danielle Jeffery
as Texas Dancer

Carmit Bachar
as Texas Dancer

Krista Buonaro
as Texas Dancer

Kelly Cooper
as Texas Dancer

Stefanie Roos
as Texas Dancer

Jenifer Strovas
as Texas Dancer

Sebastian La Cause
as Texas Dancer

Gregory Joseph Rosatti
as Texas Dancer

Jenifer Panton
as Betty Lou

Gil Janklowicz
as Man on Beach

Maud Winchester
as Stewart's Mom

Tykler Gurciullo
as Stewart

Fritz Sperberg
as Stewart's Dad

Brynn Hartman
as Waitress

Larry B. Williams
as Alaskan Pilot

Monty Bass
as Eskimo

Thomas Farrell
as Eskimo

Billy DayDodge
as Eskimo

Henri Towers
as Eskimo

Caroline Carr
as Eskimo

Eva Larson
as Eskimo

Marla Frees
as DC Reporter

Robert Rigamonti
as DC Reporter

Jay Black
as Amish Pilot

Rosalind Chao
as Chinese Mom

George Cheung
as Chinese Barber

Ayo Adejugbe
as African Dad

Darwyn Carson
as African Mom

Lucy Lin
as Female Newscaster

Scarlett Johansson
as Laura Nelson

Jesse Zeigler
as Bud Nelson

Audrey Klebahn
as Secretary

Philip Levy
as Panhandler

Dan Grimaldi
as Hot Dog Vendor

Marvin Braverman
as Waiter

Wendel Josepher
as Ticket Agent

Adam Zweibel
as Kid in Aiport

Matthew Horn
as Kid in Aiport

Sarah Martinek
as Kid in Aiport

Brian Levinson
as Kid in Aiport

D.L. Shroder
as Federal Express Agent

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Critic Reviews for North

Audience Reviews for North

• Aug 27, 2011

  Every director suffers from one very bad film throughout his career in the case of Rob Reiner, that film is North. I remember watching this film when I was younger, and not liking it at all. I got the idea of the film back then, but now over fifteen years after this film was released, this film has absolutely no merit in entertainment. One thing that's shocking is that the film has a very good cast, but not even that can save this shameful film from disaster. The reason the film is bad, is the films premise. A boy divorces himself from his parents to find better parents. Hell, parents aren't supposed to be cool, they're the authority figure, and though most are very strict in many respects, a lot of them compensate by being fair. Hell I was brought up with that. I think that this film spits in the face of parents, and not only that, it insults the viewers intellect, and tries to say that their parents aren't worth a damn. This film isn't Rob Reiner's brightest career move, and that's a great shame because he's made some classics over the course of his career. This is the worst possible family film that you can possibly watch. I was a kid when this film came out, and I remember how bad this was. A good cast is wasted on such a terrible film, it's a great shame, because there's some impressive names attached to this piece of trash.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Aug 26, 2011

  I love Elijah Wood. In fact, he is one of my favorite actors. His performances in "The Good Son", "Happy Feet" and "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" were all spectacular. I also like Alan Arkin. He's not one of my favorites, but I like him. He did a pretty good job in every movie I've seen him in apart from "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause". So when I heard of this movie, I thought it might actually be pretty good. Until I read Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert's review. Quote: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."-Roger Ebert. He. Was too. Nice. First of all, this movies acting is down right awful. Elijah Wood, who plays North, does a downright awful job. It's probably one of the hardest thing's I've ever had to say in a review, but it is truly awful. Wood overacts and underacts, playing one of the most uninteresting and annoying characters I've ever seen. However, he was hardly the worst thing about the movie. That would be Matthew McCurley as Winchell, an evil 10 year old CEO with a diabolical plan to kill North. He shows about as much emotion as Matthew Broderick in Inspector Gadget and is about as menacing as "Turl" from "Battlefield Earth". I've seen more energetic acting from the Olsen Twins on "Full House". This movie can also be extremely racist and stereotypical at times. For example, there is one VERY controversial scene in which North is visiting an Eskimo family, who banishes their grandfather to death because he can no longer help the tribe. It sounds like a really emotional scene, but if you see the movie, it was definitely intended to be a joke. #1: Eskimos only did that in times of FAMINE and when they did, it was a very heartbreaking and emotional scene. #2: To joke about something like that is incredibly insensitive, especially considering this is a kids film. Speaking of jokes, this film is the farthest thing from funny there is. There is not ONE funny joke in this movie. Most of the time, they;re not even trying. It's like they read the script without any jokes, and then thought of a joke in like 2 seconds without looking it over. When they ARE trying, they try to hard, and the audience is confused over how it's supposed to be funny. This movie also has absolutely no logic. Kids can;t just divorce their parents. Divorce is a very long and complicated process. It takes months, and North probably would have been caught by then. Also, this movie makes parents look really bad. Parent's are the authority figures, they're out to protect you, they;re not just uncool and mean jerks. Basically, the lesson of this movie is "Parents suck, and treat them with as little respect as possible" This movie may be one of the absolute worst of the 90's. It's definitely in the top 10. No child should have to go through this kind of punishment. I'd rather watch "The Gameplan" and I absolutely HATED "The Gameplan".
  Marc L Super Reviewer
• May 27, 2011

  Criative story, bad film. It's not so terrible like say, but still a crap. Rob Reiner's Unmasterpiece.
  Lucas M Super Reviewer
• Jul 16, 2010

  What do you get with a film that's so bad that Siskel and Ebert named it the worst movie they've ever seen in the time they've worked on their show. THAT is saying something, so that obviously can spell doom for this movie. Even though it has a pretty notable cast, there is not much that will help this movie redeem itself. North (Elijah Wood) is a child prodigy is who loved by all except his mom and dad (played by, I'm not kidding here, Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Seinfeld). North is eventually convinced to divorce from his parents, but must now look for a new family. So North travels the world, from Texas to Hawaii, in search of a new family. My biggest problem with this movie isn't the fact that the humor is really dry and the cultures North meets don't represent what they really are, the biggest thing I see is what Bruce Willis, who plays the film's narrator, is forced to do in this movie. He has to wear a freakin bunny suit and say he's the Easter Bunny. One of the best action stars of all time is forced to do that? WOW!! And yes, the humor is pretty dry. I don't think many people have laughed at this movie. Even though this film has some big names, Bruce Willis, Dan Aykroyd, and two of the main actors from Seinfeld (as I've said), this film really has nothing helping it. Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were right. This movie is bad. This is really surprising, considering that Elijah Wood and Rob Reiner have done better films (Wood especially).
  Sean N Super Reviewer

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