North awakens in the now-empty mall. The Easter Bunny takes him home, where his parents, who have been worried during his absence, greet him warmly. It has all been a dream, but in his pocket, North discovers Gabby's silver dollar. North says he has always had it, "for good luck", and goes inside as his parents agree to bring him dinner in bed. Cast Elijah Wood as North Bruce Willis as Narrator and benevolent advisors (Easter Bunny, Gabby, Tourist, Sleigh Driver, Joey Fingers, FedEx Driver) Jon Lovitz as Arthur Belt Matthew McCurley as Winchell Jason Alexander as North's Father Julia Louis-Dreyfus as North's Mother Alan Arkin as Judge Buckle Dan Aykroyd as Pa Tex Reba McEntire as Ma Tex Alexander Godunov as Amish Father Kelly McGillis as Amish Mother Graham Greene as Alaskan Father Kathy Bates as Alaskan Mother Abe Vigoda as Alaskan Grandfather Faith Ford as Donna Nelson John Ritter as Ward Nelson Scarlett Johansson as Laura Nelson Jesse Ziegler as Bud Nelson Keone Young as Governor Ho Lauren Tom as Mrs. Ho Ben Stein as Museum Curator Taylor Fry as Zoe Alana Austin as Hannah Jussie Smollett as Adam Robert Costanzo as Al Rosalind Chao as Chinese Mother Alan Rachins as Defense Attorney Richard Belzer as Barker Marc Shaiman as Piano Player Alan Zweibel as Baseball Coach Production Elijah Wood was cast as the lead in 1993. The movie was shot in New York with additional shooting in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Alaska (Prince William Sound and several glaciers). John Candy was initially cast as Pa Tex before dropping out and being replaced by Dan Aykroyd. Reception North has been called one of the worst films ever made. On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, North received a rating of 14% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "Laden with schmaltz and largely bereft of evident narrative purpose, North represents an early major disappointment from previously sure-handed director Rob Reiner." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B−" on scale of A to F. Kenneth Turan stated in his review "The problem overall is not so much that the humor, especially in the parent-tryout situations, is forced, but that it simply is not there at all. So little is going on in this mildest of fantasies that it is hard to even guess what kinds of emotional effects were