The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Page #5

Synopsis: T.S. Spivet lives on a ranch in Montana with his mother who is obsessed with the morphology of beetles, his father (a cowboy born a hundred years too late) and his 14 year-old sister who dreams of becoming Miss America. T.S. is a 10 year-old prodigy with a passion for cartography and scientific inventions. One day, he receives an unexpected call from the Smithsonian museum telling him that he is the winner of the very prestigious Baird prize for his discovery of the perpetual motion machine and that he is invited to a reception in his honor where he is expected to give a speech. Without telling anyone, he sets out on a freight train across the U.S.A. to reach Washington DC. There is also Layton, twin brother of T.S., who died in an accident involving a firearm in the family's barn, which no one ever speaks of. T.S. was with him, measuring the scale of the gunshots for an experiment, and he doesn't understand what happened.
Director(s): Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Production: The Weinstein Company
  5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
PG
Year:
2013
105 min
667 Views


I was a researcher, scientist,

and they needed me there.

If I stayed here,

I end up turning around in circles,

like these bats.

I only do the echo of myself.

What's for dinner tonight?

Puree Corn.

Hey T.S, can you take up my

dish washing duties tonight?

I will make it upto

you, I swear... Its...

Tonight, its Miss USA pagent, and I

really don't wanna miss the opening.

You already owe me 4.

Miss USA!

And these women are picked for

thier talents on what exactly?

Painting?

Yoga?

Karate, perhaps?

No mom.

Miss America is only

the "talent" portion.

Miss USA is the beauty contest.

It's way better.

I still think its a mistake

not to take into consideration

these girls intellectual attitudes.

Mom, it's a beauty contest.

It's Miss USA.

Otherwise, it would be

called Miss High I.Q.

Which no one would watch,

because it would be boring,

like my life!

I'm sorry Gracie, but...

you know what it,.. if you were

to enter this kind of contest

It would be a mistake not to

showcase your talents as an

actress... and as a singer

you have a pretty voice...

and you play the hobo.

I have to go to Kalispell tomorrow

to collect specimens

It'll be a few days.

I prepared all of your meals, so,

all you have to do is reheat them.

Good deal.

I've been thinking about what

you told me the other day.

about what I used to do

that I stopped doing.

And I was wondering...

will you come with me to Kalispell?

I would be great to have your help.

Mom, it's entertainment.

Entertainment!

You thought about what I asked you?

Sorry, I cant come with

you to Kalispell tomorrow.

I have to finish a

project for Mr. Stenpock.

Next time, I'll try

and give you a notice.

You reached the Office of Ms.

Jibsen, please leave a message.

By Jack Campbell speaking

The President of the

University of Montana.

I have some good news.

Mr. T.S. Spivet has managed

to rearrange his schedule.

So, He will be leaving... first thing

tomorrow. He will not be reachable,

but will make just in time

to accept the baird award

and make his speech or not.

Good night. I mean good morning...

Hey... I do not if you're

aware anything, but...

you are talking to a garbage can.

The four steps of packing

I was terrified at the thought

of having to pack my suitcase.

Even packing for school everyday,

took me at the very least 23 min.

Maybe 22 min.

1

- Play and replay the scenario of the trip in my head.

- To arrange all necessary items

in order of importance.

Eight pair of underwear.

Two sextants.

Three burgundy sweaters.

One thermometer, One

hygrometer, One barometer.

Only one telescope.

One frontal headlamp

officially known as Tom.

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ ʒœnɛ]; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director and screenwriter known for the films Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Alien Resurrection and Amélie. more…

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