For Bobby Darin, performing was his life. It kept his heart beating. He came alive onstage, even when he was near collapse offstage. From the age of seven, Walden Robert Cassotto--Little Bobby knows the odds are stacked against him. Rheumatic fever has permanently damaged his heart, and he's not expected to make it to age fifteen. Bobby's family pours all their energies into caring for him. Bobby's frail heart may be one truth, but his mother Polly, a former singer, introduces her boy to another wonderful truth: music. Music becomes Bobby's bargaining chip against time; he's not only singing, but also playing piano, drums and guitar before he even hits his teens. Music takes him into a world beyond the Bronx, and beyond sickness. It's a world of effortlessly swinging songs, and couples dancing to the lilt of Bobby's voice. Bobby has a plan, and no heart ailment will stop him.
Production Lions Gate Films (presents); Archer Street Productions [gb](as Archer Street); QI Quality International GmbH & Co. KG [de]; Trigger Street Productions; Visionview Production [gb](in association with) (as Visionview); Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures [de](in association with) (as Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures); Endgame Entertainment (in association with); Element X [gb](in association with); Media 8 Entertainment (in association with); Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg [de](in association with);
Cast Names Kai Maurer; Kai Michael Müller; Sven Rothkirch; Ralf Benson; George Sobotta; Bobby Darin; Beans El-Balawi; David Westhead; Nina Franoszek; Kevin Spacey; Kate Bosworth; John Goodman; Bob Hoskins; Brenda Blethyn; Greta Scacchi; Caroline Aaron; Peter Cincotti; William Ullrich; Michael Byrne; Matt Rippy; Gary Whelan; Jake Broder; Tayfun Bademsoy; Tomas Spencer; Tom Mannion; Marcus Brigstocke; Curtis Victor; Enrique Alberto Saunders; Vinzenz Kiefer; Harvey Friedman;
Box Office USD 6,318,709
Release Date 2004-12-17 (New York City, New York) 2004-12-17 (Los Angeles, California) 2004-12-29
Genres Biography; Drama; Music; Musical;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for some strong language and a scene of sensuality.