The Beaver is a 2011 drama film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson. This is their first film together since 1994's Maverick. Walter Black is a depressed CEO of Jerry Co., a toy company nearing bankruptcy. He is kicked out by his wife , to the relief of their elder son Porter . Walter moves into a hotel. After unsuccessful suicide attempts, he develops an alternate personality represented by a "beaver" hand puppet found in the trash, which from then on he always has with him, and through which he communicates with other people, helping him to recover. First, he reestablishes a... bond with his younger son Henry and then with his wife, although not with his elder son, Porter. He also becomes successful again at work by creating a line of Mr. Beaver Building Kits for kids. Porter, who gets paid for writing papers for schoolmates, is asked to write a graduation speech for Norah . He gets emotionally attached to Norah but his father's actions with his beaver puppet embarrass him.
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| Release date: | March 16, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Jodie Foster |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | Steve Golin, Ann Ruark, Keith Redmon, Dianne Dreyer |
| Editor: | Lynzee Klingman |
| Music by: | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography: | Hagen Bogdanski |
| Screenplay by: | Kyle Killen |
| Estimated budget: | $21,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |