# Wide Awake (1998 film)

Wide Awake is a 1998 comedy-drama film about a 10-year-old boy who goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.
    Directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan.

## Joshua Beal

* Before this year, bullies were just bullies for no reason, weirdos were just weird, and daredevils weren't afraid of anything. Before this year, people I loved lived forever. I spent this year looking for something and wound up seeing everything around me. It's like I was asleep before and finally woke up. Know what? I'm wide-awake now.
* My name is Joshua A. Beal. I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And I believe two things. Not all angels have wings. And sixth grade's got to be easier than this.
* Those are the kids in my class. Kids in uniforms don't smile very much.
* [looking across into girls' play yard] I don't know why they put this fence up. Why would anyone want to go over there, anyway?

## Other

* Sister Terry: Joshua, why do you feel the need to do these things?
* Mrs. Beal: [waking him] Joshua. Joshua. Joshua, please, you're a 5th grader today, you're almost a man.

## Dialogue

    Joshua A. Beal: My question is about my Aunt Denise. She's not baptized, so that means she's going to hell, right?
    Sister Terry: Uh, no, actually she's not, Joshua.
    Joshua A. Beal: And my dad's best friend, he's not baptized either, and that means *he's* going to hell.
    [kids beginning to clammer nervously]
    Sister Terry: Joshua, I think you misunderstood.
    Student: Oh man! Seth Greenburg rides my bus, he's not baptized...
    Sister Terry: Okay, wait a sec...
    Student #2: Hey, my cousin's going to hell?
    Sister Terry: No, I don't think....
    Student: The family living next door - their whole house is going to hell!
    Sister Terry: No, that's not what it says in the book. If you'll notice, on page 4... Okay, alright, quiet! No one is going to hell!
    Frank Benton: Hey, Josh, is today tomorrow?
    Joshua A. Beal: No, Frank, tomorrow's tomorrow. Today's today, and tomorrow's tomorrow.
    Mr. Beal: Joshua, the pope is not God.
    Joshua A. Beal: I know that, but he's his best friend.
    Mr. Beal: We're not going to Rome.
    Sister Terry: Every day at sunset, you'd bow your head to the east and pray, is that right?
    Joshua A. Beal: Uh, I stopped that.
    Sister Terry: Okay, well, what did you think about when you prayed?
    Joshua A. Beal: Nothing mostly. Sometimes, I'd wonder... What made that smell in the carpet?

## Taglines

* First kisses. Outrageous pranks. A teacher with a killer fastball. To survive this year, Joshua Beal will have to stay...
* Meeting your best friend. Finding your favorite teacher. Having your first crush. Remember what it felt like to be...
* A comedy that will raise your spirits and keep you laughing.
* She Had All The Answers... Until Now!

## Cast

* Denis Leary - Mr. Beal
* Dana Delany - Mrs. Beal
* Joseph Cross - Joshua A. Beal
* Rosie O'Donnell - Sister Terry
* Timothy Reifsnyder - Dave O'Hara
* Robert Loggia - Grandpa Beal
* Camryn Manheim - Sister Sophia
* Vicki Giunta - Sister Beatrice
* Julia Stiles - Neena Beal

## External links

* Wide Awake quotes at the Internet Movie Database