Sea and be Scene

Posted: October 3, 2011

25 years ago....What?! How is that even possible?!

Well – we did the math a few times and it’s true.

It was on this day - October 3, 1986 - that the award winning movie Children of a Lesser God hit theatres.

Filmed in New Brunswick, the film stars Oscar winning actor William Hurt as James Leeds, a new speech teacher who tries to school a young deaf woman named Sarah Norman who would rather stay in her own silent world.

Marlee Matlin co-stars as Sarah – a role that earned her Best Actress awards at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes in 1987 - establishing her forever in the Hollywood star system.

There's no denying the setting adds so much to the movie. A chilly fall in New Brunswick provides the perfect backdrop for all the drama. 

Beaver Harbour and Saint John were noted as primary locations for the production, while the school scenes were shot using RCS-Netherwood School in Rothesay, and the famous pool scene was shot on location at the Vocational High School in Saint John.

All told – Children of a Lesser God received 5 Oscar nominations including one for Best Picture.  Just can’t believe it was released a quarter of a century ago.  Still a great movie filmed in a truly beautiful part of the world! SABS

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Children of a Lesser God is available on DVD and Blu-Ray through Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.

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