Baxter!
| Baxter! | |
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Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | Lionel Jeffries |
| Screenplay by | Reginald Rose |
| Based on | The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear by Kin Platt |
| Produced by | Arthur Lewis |
| Starring | Patricia Neal Britt Ekland Lynn Carlin Jean-Pierre Cassel Scott Jacoby |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Teddy Darvas |
| Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MGM-EMI Distributors (UK) National General Pictures (US) |
Release dates | March 1973 (UK)
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Running time | 100 mins |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Baxter! is a 1973 drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. The film follows a young boy called Roger Baxter who struggles to overcome his speech problem (rhotacism) and his strained relationship with his parents. The screenplay was by Reginald Rose, based on the 1968 book by Kin Platt, The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear.
The film was made before Jeffries' third film as director, The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972), but released afterwards.