Maniac Magee (film)
| Maniac Magee | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli |
| Written by | Michael Nolin Jack Zurla Mark Zaslove |
| Directed by | Bob Clark |
| Starring | Michael Angarano Orlando Brown Kyla Pratt Jada Pinkett Smith Rolonda Watts |
| Theme music composer | Alyssa Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Michael Nolin Jack Zurla Mark Zaslove |
| Cinematography | Marshall Adams |
| Editors | Stan Cole Kevin Ross |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Production companies | Edmonds Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | February 23, 2003 |
Maniac Magee is a television film made for the Nickelodeon network, based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. The story follows twelve-year-old Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, an orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents, who arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. Developed as early as 1999, the film was filmed in 2001 and broadcast on Nickelodeon on February 23, 2003.
The teleplay was a finalist for a Humanitas Award in the Children's Live Action program category in 2003, though the award was ultimately won by A Ring of Endless Light.