▁John ▁R . ▁Ne ill ' s ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁children ' s ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁L ucky ▁B ucky ▁in ▁O z ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Dav y ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Category : English ▁mascul ine ▁given ▁names ▁Category : H yp oc or isms <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁G lass ▁Castle ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁American ▁bi ographical ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Dest in ▁Daniel ▁Cre tt on ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Cre tt on , ▁Andrew ▁Lan ham , ▁and ▁Mart i ▁No x on . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Je ann ette ▁W alls ' ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁best - s elling ▁mem oir ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁Dep ict ing ▁W alls ' ▁child hood , ▁ ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁pover ty ▁and ▁sometimes ▁as ▁squ at ters , ▁the ▁film ▁stars ▁Br ie ▁Lar son ▁as ▁W alls , ▁with ▁Na omi ▁W att s , ▁Wo ody ▁Har rel son , ▁Max ▁Green field , ▁and ▁Sarah ▁S no ok ▁in ▁supporting ▁roles . ▁ ▁The ▁G lass ▁Castle ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁by ▁L ions gate ▁and ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁They ▁pra ised ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁its ▁cast ▁( part icular ly ▁Lar son ▁and ▁Har rel son ) ▁but ▁critic ized ▁the ▁emot ional ▁t ones ▁and ▁adaptation . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁moder ate ▁financial ▁success , ▁gross ing ▁$ 2 2