Paperhouse poster

Paperhouse

"A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality."

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PG-13 1989 · 1h 32m
Fantasy, Drama
Starring Glenne Headly · Gemma Jones · Ben Cross
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A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

Theatrical
Feb 17, 1989
Box Office
$241K
Theaters
1
Director
Bernard Rose
Writer
Matthew Jacobs
Producers
Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe, M.J. Peckos
Music
Stanley Myers
Studio
Working Title Films
Keywords
dreams nightmare lighthouse disabled child house drawing childhood imaginary world dreaming
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Cast

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G
Glenne Headly
Kate Madden
G
Gemma Jones
Dr. Sarah Nicols
B
Ben Cross
Dad
J
Jane Bertish
Miss Vanstone
S
Steven O'Donnell
Dustman
G
Gary Bleasdale
Policeman
K
Karen Gledhill
Nurse
B
Barbara Keogh
Hotel Receptionist

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