Ordinary Magic

Ordinary Magic is a 1993 Canadian film about a boy who is raised in India by his father. The story is based on the novel Ganesh by Malcolm Bosse[1] with Canada substituting in the film for the book's Midwestern USA location. This film marked the debut of Ryan Reynolds.

Ordinary Magic
Directed byGiles Walker
Written byJefferson Lewis
Based onGanesh
by Malcolm Bosse
Produced byPaul Stephens
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byRalph Brunjes
Music byMychael Danna
Distributed byCineplex Odeon Films
Release date
October 21, 1993
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Jeffrey/Ganesh (Ryan Reynolds) has been raised with the ideals of social activism as part of his everyday life. His father spends the better part of their lives fighting for social justice in India. After his father dies, fifteen-year-old Jeffrey is sent to live with his aunt Charlotte (Glenne Headly) in the small town of Paris, Ontario. Through several comedic situations and with considerable effort, he manages to make friends and fit into his new, much smaller world of his. However, when his aunt receives an unfair eviction notice from her sleazy landlord (Paul Anka), every bit of his background and training comes into play, as he works with her to put on a well-publicized hunger strike, or Satyagraha, which wins the admiration of the local citizens.

Cast
ActorRole
Ryan ReynoldsJeffrey "Ganesh" Moore[lower-alpha 1]
Glenne HeadlyCharlotte Moore Strepski
Paul AnkaJoey Dean
Cara PifkoLucy Smith
David FoxWarren Moore
Heath LambertsMayor Walton
J. Winston CarrollChief Billy Halstead
Mark WilsonMr. Harris
Denawaka HamineVani
Henry JayasenaPriest
Keith DinicolMayor’s Sidekick
Catherine FitchDoctor

Notes
  1. The name 'Ganesh' was named after Hindu God Ganesh.

References
  1. GANESH by Malcolm J. Bosse | Kirkus Reviews.


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