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Hook is a 1991 movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Julia Roberts.

Plot outline

The premise is that Peter Pan (Williams) has grown up and become a selfish corporate lawyer with no sense of humor and has no way of communicating with people usefully. This is a situation he must remedy when Captain Hook (Hoffman) returns and kidnaps his children, while his family is in London visiting Wendy during an awards ceremony held in her honor. Aided by Tinkerbell (Roberts) and the Lost Boys, Peter must remember who he is and save his children. Phil Collins, David Crosby, Jimmy Buffett, Glenn Close, Carrie Fisher, George Lucas, and Gwyneth Paltrow make cameo appearances.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
: Captain James S. Hook
Robin Williams
: Peter Banning/Peter Pan
Julia Roberts
: Tinkerbell
Bob Hoskins
: Smee, Captain Hook's Servant/Garbage Sweeper in Kensington Gardens
Maggie Smith
: Granny Wendy/Middle-Aged Wendy
Caroline Goodall
: Moira Banning
Charlie Korsmo
: Jack "Jackie" Banning
Amber Scott : Maggie Banning
Laurel Cronin : Liza, Wendy's housekeeper
Phil Collins
: Inspector Good
Arthur Malet : Tootles
Isaiah Robinson : Pockets, Lost boy
Jasen Fisher : Ace, Lost boy
Dante Basco
: Rufio, King of the Lost boys
Raushan Hammond : Thud Butt, Lost boy
James Madio : Don't Ask, Lost boy
Thomas Tulak : Too Small, Lost boy
Alex Zuckerman : Latchboy, Lost boy
Ahmad Stoner : No Nap, Lost boy
Gwyneth Paltrow
: Young Wendy

A novelization was written by Terry Brooks.

Rumors abound as to there being on-set conflicts between Hoffman and Spielberg.

Hoffman said in interviews later that he and Hoskins added a homosexual subtext to the Hook/Smee relationship, much to the horror of the director.

Box office

US Gross Domestic Takings: US$ 119,654,823 :+ Other International Takings: $181,200,000 = Gross Worldwide Takings: $300,854,823

Musical score

The score for the movie was composed by John Williams. Like for most of his scores, Williams used leitmotifs, musical themes related to characters, emotions and actions. Some of the themes used in the film are:

The Neverland theme
Tink's theme
Captain Hook's theme
The Lost Boys theme
The Banquet's theme

He also wrote a song named When you are alone.

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Movies - Hook

Plot outline

Cast

Box office

Musical score

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