Great Expectations (1998 film) Great Expectations (1998 film) Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name, co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. It is known for having moved the setting of the original novel from 1812-1827 London to 1990s New York. The film is an abridged modernization of Dickens's 1861 novel, with the hero's name having also been changed from Pip to Finn, and the character Miss Havisham has been renamed Nora Dinsmoor. The film received mixed reviews. Ten-year-old
Great Expectations (Modern Family) airdate. At the end it featured an "In Memory" screen dedicating the episode to David's life and quoting the famous line from "Chuckles Bites the Dust", which David wrote: "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." Edward Norton and Ty Burrell have previously starred together in "The Incredible Hulk" and "Leaves of Grass". The episode was viewed by 9.161 million viewers and got a Nielsen rating of 5.4/9. "Great Expectations" received positive reviews. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave a B grade to the episode. "There's one thing that "Great Expectations" gets exactly right.