Review - Hook (1991)
Hey guys, Chuck here. One of my personal favorite films based on the story of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie is the 1991 Steven Spielberg film Hook . The movie opens with Peter Banning, a workaholic lawyer living in America with his wife, Moira, and their two children, Jack and Maggie. Unfortunately, while Peter manages to attend Maggie's school play, which is a production of Peter Pan, he misses out on Jack's very important baseball game. Ouch. Anyway, the Banning family is heading from America to London, where they will be visiting Moira's grandmother, Wendy. Also residing in Wendy's house is an old man named Tootles, who is looking for his lost marbles, and Liza, who is the housekeeper. Peter and Moira take Wendy to a dedication banquet, where Wendy is being honored for her work with orphans such as Peter, while Maggie and Jack are left behind. While Peter, Moira, and Wendy are out, a mys...