Post by ScreenHead One on Nov 15, 2023 14:02:51 GMT -6
Gigi & Nate (2022)
6.7 Rating
114 min
A young man's life is turned upside down becoming quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.
A young man's life is turned upside down becoming quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Genre: Drama, Family
Release: Sep 02, 2022
Director: Nick Hamm
Production: Free Turn, Tempo Productions
Cast:
Charlie Rowe as Nate Gibson, Marcia Gay Harden as Claire Gibson, Jim Belushi as Dan Gibson, Diane Ladd as Mama Blanche, Josephine Langford as Katy Gibson, Zoe Colletti, Hannah Riley, Sasha Compère, Olly Sholotan, Emilio Garcia-Sanchez, Mishel Prada, Welker White, Lindsay Ayliffe
Allie the Monkey as GiGi (Kasey)
The movie was loosely based on Concord, Massachusetts native Ned Sullivan and his capuchin helper monkey Kasey.
Kasey to the Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle by Ellen Rogers, which tells the true story of her son Ned's bond with his service monkey Kasey,
is NOT credited as this film's source material.
The Gigi & Nate true story reveals that the real young man, Edward 'Ned' Sullivan, who inspired Charlie Rowe's character in the movie, ended up paralyzed following a car accident, not from meningitis.
Find out more at www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/gigi-and-nate/
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