Like each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. Tiger eyes, directed by lawrence blume the new york times. It follows the story of davey, a young girl attempting to cope with the sudden death of her father and the subsequent uprooting of her life. Discounting an illreceived 1991 tv adaptation of otherwise known as sheila the great, no blume novel has been turned into a movie until tiger eyes, which opens this week.
Blume has cowritten the screenplay with her son, lawrence. At 75, judy blume still draws crowds with first adaptation. Here davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears. Judy blume was born on february 12, 1938 in elizabeth, new jersey, usa as judith sussman. Tiger eyes marks the first major motion picture adaptation from the work of iconic author judy blume, whose books have sold more than 82 million copies in 41 countries. Like judy blume s beloved 1981 book, tiger eyes the movie centers around davey wexler willa holland, an atlantic city teenager whose father is violently killed. Willa holland, cynthia stevenson, amy jo johnson, tatanka means, russell means, lawrence blume, judy blume. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to mix questions around andor add your own headers for things like name, period, and date. Read the tiger eyes movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Judy blume does a great job in making the reader see the pain and grief that can happen when something like that occurs, while keeping the reader wanting to read more and more. Starring willa holland, amy jo johnson and tatanka means. Davey is one of judy blumes most hauntingly true human beings, capturing the deep ways a person can change that cant be seenonly felt. Judy blume is one of americas most beloved authors.
Set in the mountains and canyons of new mexico, where davey meets wolf, a young native american man with a secret. From iconic author, judy blume, comes the story of a girl on a journey from heartbreak and confusion to life and love after tragedy. Tiger eyes is a young adult novel written by judy blume in 1981 about a 15yearold girl attempting to cope with the unexpected death of her father. Wolf is the only one who understands herthe only one who can read her sad eyes. She has been married to george cooper since june 6, 1987.
Her twentyeight books have won many awards, including the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. She grew up in elizabeth, new jersey, and was a teenager in 1952 when the real events in this book took place. I chose this book because i read the back and it sounded like a good story. With willa holland, amy jo johnson, gwen goldsmith, lucien dale. There was more wolf and tiger time in the movie than i recall in the book but i think. Everyone has a story about their first judy blume book. Tiger eyes is the first feature film adaptation of best selling author judy blumes novel.
With tiger eyes, though she and lawrence have had full creative control, shes worried about the impact of its budget. She is a writer and producer, known for tiger eyes 2012, wifey and summer sisters. A young girl, davey wexler, must learn to cope with life after the murder of her father. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it. Tiger eyes official trailer 20 judy blume movie youtube.
Melena ryziks article in the new york times a mothers book is her sons movie. This movie is quiet and tender and well acted, and it makes you thankful for family and the joy of finding yourself in new places and people. A gentle, honest and shrewdly realized film such as tiger eyes, based on the 1981 judy blume novel, shouldnt have to fight for a moviegoers attention or an exhibitors screens. Tiger eyes marks the first major motion picture adaptation from the work of iconic author judy blume, whose books have sold more than 82 million copies in. Davey is often sad, depressed and defensive on everything.
The first feature adaptation of a novel by renowned youngadult author judy blume is coscripted and directed by her filmmaker son lawrence. In adapting judy blume s 1981 bestseller, tiger eyes, to the screen, director lawrence blume her son and script collaborator lets the emotions inherent in this comingofage tale stay at a. Its a pleasantenough movie, but offers little that the book doesnt give its readers. Tiger eyes is a 2012 film directed by lawrence blume based on the 1981 young adult novel of the same name, written by judy blume, and stars willa holland, kambiz aghdasi, amy jo johnson and tatanka means. We all need to collectively geek out and swoon over the new trailer for judy blumes theatrical adaptation of her 1981 novel tiger eyes, which will. Judy blume tiger eyes trailer is making me feel all weepy. Tiger eyes, the story of a teenage girl whose family moves to new mexico after a tragedy, was published in 1981. From iconic author judy blume, comes the story of a girl on a journey from. Although im a fan of judy blume books that tackle delicate issues in a sensitive and sensible way blubber, are you there god, its me margaret, tales of a fourth grade nothing her story about a teenager trying to cope with the violent death of her father tiger eyes had escaped me. He died, not as the result of a violent crime, but of a heart attack at home. Believe it or not, none of judy blumes books has ever been made into a full scale feature film.
Gina piccalo talks to her about filming her novel tiger eyes. In the film adaptation of judy blumes tiger eyes, davey wexler willa holland lands with relatives in new mexico after the sudden death of her father. Although theres a violent crime at the center of the story, tiger eyes isnt about violence. Tiger eyes marks the first major motion picture adaptation from the work of iconic author judy blume, whose books have sold more than 82 million. In 2012, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by judy s son, lawrence blume, and starring willa holland as davey wexler. The hollywood reporter has broken the news that blumes youngadult novel tiger eyes about a teen girl grappling with the death of her father and developing a relationship with an american indian boy will become a movie. Tiger eyes will make you want to read blumes entire oeuvre all over again. Based on the classic novel,tiger eyes, by judy blume. Tiger eyes official trailer directed by lawrence blume and starring willa holland, amy jo johnson, tatanka means synopsis. Blumes books have made it to television, with mixed success in her eyes.
Tiger eyes a judy blume 1st tiger eyes transplants a teenager from atlantic city, n. Like the muchbeloved kid lit of its source author, tiger eyes, the first proper film adaptation of a judy blume novel, is effectively tailored to a very specific target viewer. In tiger eyes, the film version of judy blumes youngadult novel, directed by her son, lawrence blume, a teenage girl deals with death, dislocation and sexual awakening. Tiger eyes official trailer directed by lawrence blume and starring willa holland, amy jo johnson, tatanka meanssynopsis. The tiger eyes lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word. Willa holland in tiger eyes 2012 russell means and tatanka means in tiger eyes 2012 lucien dale in. Everything you need to know about tiger eyes movie 20. If you like good realistic books, tiger eyes would be a great one to get.
Everything that once mattered the friends, reputations, parties. With judy blume cowriting the tiger eyes screenplay with her son, director lawrence blume, its no surprise that the film is incredibly faithful to the novel, except for the tiniest of details and, of course, the decade. Judy blume spent her childhood in elizabeth, new jersey, making up stories inside her head. Though tiger eyes is about a teenage girl, a huge part of judys audience is 25 to 35, the socalled nostalgia audience, larry said. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. Tiger eyes, a young adult book written by judy blume in 1981 and the first of her movies to be brought to the big.
Davey, a high school girl from atlantic city, new jersey has just lost her father because he was shot when managing his store. Tiger eyes is the first film adaptation from the work of judy blume, loved by teen girls but hated by us conservatives willa holland as davey in the forthcoming film adaptation of tiger eyes. Iconic young adult author judy blume has sold more than 80 million books, but has never had a movie made of her work. Tiger eyes is a 2012 film directed by lawrence blume based on the 1981 young adult novel of the same name, written by judy blume, and stars willa holland. And he is the one who helps her realize that she must find a way to move forward with her life. At 75, judy blume still draws crowds in latest chapter of her career, which includes a new book and her first motion picture adaptation. The novel, tiger eyes by judy blume is a great book about how deal with something tragic and move on. Tiger eyes on dvd january 7, 2014 starring russell means, tatanka means, elise eberle, teo olivares. Tiger eyes marks the first major motion picture adaptation from the work of iconic author judy blume. Its about the sudden, tragic loss of someone you love. It is the first of her books to be brought to the screen. She has spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. After daveys father is killed in a holdup, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in new mexico. After the senseless murder of her father, a 16 yearold girl struggles to accept the loss.
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