![]() The Greens' meeting with the adoption counselor concludes with Cindy presenting a letter that Timothy left them before leaving. During another intense thunderstorm, he vanishes from their house and all they can find of him is the pile of paper slips. Timothy eventually reveals to Cindy and Jim that his time of existence is short and that he will eventually disappear. Unbeknownst to the parents, one of Timothy's leaves falls off each time he fulfills one of the qualities listed on the original slips of paper. ![]() Timothy convinces Cindy and Jim to design a prototype for a new pencil in an effort to keep the pencil-producing business viable. Meanwhile, the town's pencil factory, the largest employer in Stanleyville, begins laying off its employees. There Joni Jerome tries to take off his socks, and is kicked in the head by Timothy. Jim takes Timothy to confront the bullies and Timothy is invited to a birthday pool party. Timothy begins to attend school, where he meets Joni Jerome ( Odeya Rush), a girl he encounters during a bullying incident. The parents take Timothy to their friend and town botanist, Reggie ( Lin-Manuel Miranda), where they learn that Timothy's leaves cannot be removed. Emmet Walsh), Cindy's paternal aunt and uncle. ( David Morse), Jim's estranged father and Mel ( Lois Smith) and Bub ( M. The next day, at a family picnic, Timothy is introduced to members of his family: Brenda Best ( Rosemarie DeWitt), Cindy's pompous sister James Green Sr. The Greens also discover that Timothy has a startling feature: he has leaves growing on his legs, which he can only cover up by wearing long tube socks. After finding the box they buried smashed to pieces around a large hole in the ground where they originally buried it, and finding the boy inside their house, covered in mud, they realize that the boy, named Timothy, is actually a culmination of all their wishes of what their child would be. After an immediate thunderstorm, which seemingly affects only their property, a ten-year-old arrives at their home claiming the Greens as his parents. ![]() The couple place the notes inside a wooden box and bury it in their backyard garden. Distraught by the news, Jim convinces Cindy to dream up their ideal child and write the child's characteristics and life events on slips of notepad paper. The Greens are informed by doctors that they are unable to conceive. The film is told from the perspective of Cindy ( Jennifer Garner) and Jim Green ( Joel Edgerton), as they explain their experience with Timothy ( CJ Adams) in an effort to persuade an adoption agency to allow the couple to adopt a child.Ĭindy, who works in the town's local museum, and Jim, who is employed at the town's historic pencil factory, reside in the fictitious town of Stanleyville, self-described as "the pencil capital of the world". The Odd Life of Timothy Green was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, 2012. CJ Adams's performance won him a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film, while Odeya Rush's performance was nominated for the same award. It received mixed reviews from critics, earned $55.3 million on a $25 million budget and had modest ticket sales in its debut weekend. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released theatrically on August 15, 2012. Starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Dianne Wiest, CJ Adams, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, David Morse and Common, the film is about a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naïveté have profound effects on the people in his town. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges from a story by Ahmet Zappa.
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