''Alabama Moon'' is a 2009 American

coming-of-age film Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...

directed by

Tim McCanlies Tim McCanlies (born 1953) is a film director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing ''Secondhand Lions'', and for writing the screenplay for ''The Iron Giant''. Biography Tim McCanlies is a fifth-generation Texan, but rar ...

and starring

Jimmy Bennett James Michael Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as a child actor in '' Daddy Day Care'', ''Hostage'', '' The Amityville Horror'', ''Poseidon'', '' Evan Almighty'', ''Orphan'', ''Shorts'', and as yo ...

and

John Goodman John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, an ...

, based on the book ''

Alabama Moon ''Alabama Moon'' is a 2006 novel by Watt Key. The story follows the adventures of Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , La ...

'' by Watt Key. The story takes place in the forests of

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

Cast

as Moon Blake *

as Mr. Wellington *

Uriah Shelton Uriah Shelton (born March 10, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his television roles, such as playing Jeff Cargill on '' The Glades'', Josh on the web series ''Blue'', and Joshua Matthews on ''Girl Meets World''. Shelton was ...

as Kit *

Gabriel Basso Louis Gabriel Basso III (born December 11, 1994) is an American actor, known for his roles in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''The Big C (TV series), The Big C'', the 2011 science fiction film ''Super 8 (2011 film), Super 8'', and th ...

as Hal Mitchell *

Clint Howard Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the second son born to American actors Rance and Jean Howard, and younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. His 200-plus acting credits include feature films such as ...

as Constable Davy Sanders *

J. D. Evermore J. D. Evermore is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Thomas Silby in '' Treme'', Detective Lutz in ''True Detective'', Harley in '' The Walking Dead'', Carl Daggett in ''Rectify'', Holt in '' Maggie'', and as Dewey Revette in ' ...

as Oliver Blake *Elizabeth Jackson as Rachael Gene *Michael P. Sullivan as Mr. Gene *Walter Breaux as Mr. Carter *

Gary Grubbs Gary Grubbs (born November 14, 1949) is an American character actor who has appeared in 178 credited shows and films since the 1970s and is still working steadily. He is best known as Captain Steven Wiecek in ''For Love and Honor'' (1983-1984), ...

as Judge Mackin * John McConnell as Mr. Mitchell *Peter Gabb as Mr. Albroscotto *Mark Adam Miller as Mike Blake *

Colin Ford Colin Ford (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in '' Daybreak'', Joe McAlister in '' Under the Dome'', the voice of Jake on ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', Mikey on '' Can You Teach My A ...

as Moon Blake (voice narrator)

Accolades

The film was awarded the

Dove Foundation The Dove Foundation is an American non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that issues film reviews, ratings and endorsements of movies that it considers suitable for family audiences, and that bases said reviews on Christian values. De ...

Family Approved seal in 2010.

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* * * * 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2009 films American coming-of-age drama films Films directed by Tim McCanlies Films set in Alabama Films set in the 1980s 2009 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-drama-film-stub