The Fantasticks

"Try to remember the first time magic happened"

Sep 22 2000 PG 1h 26m
Musical, Romance

Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos' daughter Luiss and Ben's son Matt by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, knowing they will resist their fathers' interference. As the two youngsters fall in love, the fathers plot to end the 'feud' by hiring a traveling showman to fake an abduction and allow Matt to 'rescue' Luisa.

Plot

Two teenagers on neighboring farms steal glances and hide their romance from their feuding fathers. However, the fathers are actually good friends who have hatched a plan--with help from a mystical roving sideshow and its equally-mysterious ringmaster--to get the two lovebirds down the aisle. But in order to bring these families together, they must first be torn apart.

Written by

Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt

Directed by

Michael Ritchie

Cast

Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Radmin Company, The, Michael Ritchie Productions, Sullivan Street Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Fantasticks Official Trailer #1 - Brad Sullivan Movie (1995) HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,475
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA