The movie was a sweet story about adorable young white boy growing up in rural NV in 1960. In this story his doctor dad is good for nothing, selfish liar. There is a nasty good for nothing, lowlife, drunken bar regular (who incidently is a white guy). The only other white guys I recall having more than one sentence in the movie (and it may have been collectively) were the film makers who (of course) looked and sounded in general to be a disagreeable lot. The boy spends his summer in a saloon with two male role models from which he gains wisdom and maturity. One a likeable, not overly intellegent Native American with a big heart. The other, the star of the show, portrayed as a very wise, sensitive and caring African-American man who helps the boy through the rough patches. What was the message this movie is really trying to convey? It seemed pretty thinly vailed to me.
Small town dreams
An excellent small film with a very strong performance by Carl Lumbly and extended cameos by Amy Madigan and in a negative role as the philandering Father/Doctor, a too long missing from feature films, Robby Benson.
Another in a long line of "summer coming of age films," showcasing a small town (Nevada) twelve year old who gets a part time job in a local saloon. Befriended by a wise mechanic (African American wonderfully portrayed by Lumbly), and a wise cracking bartender ( a Native American); the film centers on the boy who (entering the seventh grade) is forced to grow up admidst parents who are unable to communicate and surrogate adults who are wise, tolerant, and nuturing.
Learning to drive and realize dreams is a wonderful sub plot.
Well crafted and highly recommended. A Showtime film for television.
great movie
just a deam is a really great movie. It about a film clew that go to a town to film a movie plus it changes the life of a boy and he makes lots of friends along the way
The story is predictable, the writing sophomoric. Yet I still managed to enjoy it, and I appreciated the performances given by Mark Harmon and especially Jeremy Sumpter as "Skeet". Jeremy is an amazing young actor (check him out in "Frailty" if you haven't already) who brings a natural charm to his character -- he never seems forced or phony. Might even bring a tear to your eye in a couple scenes . ;) Mark Harmon is quite the pro at this kind of thing and a pleasure to watch. Same for most of the rest of the cast. As I said, this is not a masterpiece, but it's an OK little surf-oriented movie with nice cinematography and music, and a decent enough story to hold my interest. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Ron Moler DVD Release Date: Released the 15 July 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Fine casting, genuinely special effects, and a keen combination of whimsy and danger make this Peter Pan the one to beat among all previous adaptations of J.M. Barrie's classic children's fantasy. The technical advances of CGI make the magic of Barrie's tale come alive, and the spectacular effects combined with luminous live action create an action-packed Neverland that's both believable and breathtakingly artificial, like a Maxfield Parrish landscape springing vividly to life before your eyes. More important, however, is the fact that director P.J. Hogan (whose splendid films include Muriel's Wedding and My Best Friend's Wedding) has taken care to develop a substantial, pre-adolescent affection between the boyish sprite Peter (Jeremy Sumpter) and resourceful... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jason Isaacs - Jeremy Sumpter - Lynn Redgrave - Olivia Williams Director(s): P.J. Hogan DVD Release Date: Released the 04 May 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Comic actress Goldie Hawn takes a serious turn in the affecting coming-of-age story CrissCross. Hawn (Shampoo, The First Wives Club) plays Tracy Cross, a single mother in Key West, Florida, who turns to stripping to support her son Chris (newcomer David Arnott). Meanwhile, Chris struggles to find himself, faced with a father (Keith Carradine, Choose Me, Nashville) who abandoned him, his mother's new boyfriend (Arliss Howard, Full Metal Jacket), and the temptation of selling drugs. The plot elements may sound melodramatic, but CrissCross keeps everything real with detailed performances, attention to the mundane (but telling) aspects of daily life, and a view of human nature that goes beyond the good-guy/bad-guy simplicity of most ... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Goldie Hawn - Arliss Howard Director(s): Chris Menges DVD Release Date: Released the 20 April 2004 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Steeped in gloomy atmosphere, Frailty locates its horror in the tyranny of religious fanaticism. Making an assured directorial debut, actor Bill Paxton costars as a Texas widower who believes God has recruited him to destroy demons in human form. Feeling divinely justified in committing a series of ax murders (discreetly unseen), he urges his two young sons to assist him in the killings--a living nightmare recalled in flashback by one of the now-adult sons (Matthew McConaughey) to the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) who's investigating the murders. But mystery is of secondary importance in Brent Hanley's cleverly twisting screenplay; Frailty suggests, with unsettling subtlety, that Paxton's mission may not be delusional, thus burdening his deadly wrath with spiritually disturbing... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bill Paxton - Matthew McConaughey Director(s): Bill Paxton DVD Release Date: Released the 17 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I saw Other Voices, Other Rooms at the Hamptons International Film Festival where I think it won an award. Lothaire Bluteau, who won the Canadian Academy Award for Best Actor, gives a complex and inspired performance. The Film is really stollen by April Turner, who plays Zoo, the African American woman who inspires Joel to leave the madness and claustrophibia of Skully's landing.
The New York Times said this was one of the best Southern Films in several decades, and I can't agree more. Don't miss this one! More Info about this DVD Director(s): David Rocksavage DVD Release Date: Released the 23 December 2003 Usually ships within 4 to 5 days
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