Dead Poets Society
Drama
Disney / Buena Vista  (1989) 128 mins PG

7.8 (75,595 votes)
Williams portrays passionate English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming..."Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever....

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Cast and Crew
Robin Williams  ......  John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard  ......  Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke  ......  Todd Anderson
Josh Charles  ......  Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen  ......  Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman  ......  Richard Cameron
Director  .....  Peter Weir
Producer  .....  Steven Haft; Paul Junger Witt
Writer  .....  Tom Schulman
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The literature anthology, "Literature: Reading, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay", edited by Robert DiYanni, was published by Random House in 1986. (more)

Trivia:
Director Peter Weir chose to shoot the film in chronological order to better capture the development of the relationships between the boys and their growing respect for Mr. Keating. (more)

Filming Locations:
Everett Theatre - 47 West Main Street, Middletown, Delaware, USA (more)

Quotes:
John Keating: Mr. Pitts, would you open your hymnal to page 542 and read the first stanza of the poem you find there.
Pitts: [reading the poem title] "To the Virgins To Make Much of Time"?
John Keating: Yes, that's the one. Somewhat appropriate, isn't it?
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 14 nominations (more)