Product Description

Academy Award ® WINNER

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88429 in DVD
• Brand: WESTLAKE ENTERTAINMENT INC
• Released on: 2007-05-22
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .31 pounds
• Running time: 39 minutes

Customer Reviews

Family film
This is a great short film about family and war. I enjoyed working on this film in the art department and enjoy it even more as a master piece of modern short story turned film. I you have anyone in the US service fighting the good fight you will cry as you watch this movie. The sets and colors are just great and make you feel like your in the farm land of North Carolina. The greatest state in North America!

Oscar Winning 2003 Short
The DVD released 5/22/2007 of this 2003 Oscar winning 40 minute short film is identical to the DVD released 11/22/2005 except for minute artwork changes (one line note at the bottom of the front of the 2007 DVD case is two lines on the 2005 DVD). The same special features on both are a real plus: 3 commentary tracks, behind the scenes documentary, image gallery, 21 minutes from the film featuring Alan Silvestri's music without film dialogue, and anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 aspect.

A Beautiful Slice Of Americana
Wow! This movie is everything a film should, and could be. The acting was superb- from Ron Perlman, and Ben Allison to the character actors with no more than a line, or two to deliver, but it is the performance of Jonathan Furr that is astonishing ( and he was only eight, or nine at the time ). The award winning screen adaptation was also wonderful, as was the direction, and cinemotography.

The story of a young boy trying to join the army, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to be with his older brother is rich with pathos, humor, and humanity. It is, quite simply, delicious!