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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
David Gordon Green (written by)
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Release Date:
28 September 2001 (UK) more
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Tagline:
down this twisted road, please watch over my soul and lift me up so gently so as not to touch the ground.
Plot:
A delicately told and deceptively simple story of a group of children in a depressed small town who band together to cover up a tragic mistake. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
9 wins & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
George Washington on Reel 13 more (72 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Candace Evanofski ... Nasia
Donald Holden ... George
Damian Jewan Lee ... Vernon
Curtis Cotton III ... Buddy
Rachael Handy ... Sonya

Paul Schneider ... Rico Rice

Eddie Rouse ... Damascus
Janet Taylor ... Aunt Ruth
Derricka Rolle ... Whitney
Ebony Jones ... Denise
Jonathan Davidson ... Euless
Scott Clackum ... Augie
Beau Nix ... Rico's Father
Jason Shirley ... Railroad Worker
William Tipton ... Railroad Worker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min | Argentina:94 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:90 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): George jumps into a pool to save a young boy from drowning. He swims very well. George has a condition from birth which makes it extremely dangerous for him to allow his head to get wet. He almost died once after being baptized in water. With this condition, it is highly unlikely for him to have learned to swim as well as he does. more
Quotes:
Nasia: Sometimes I smile and laugh when I think of all the great things you're gonna do. I hope you live forever. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Love the Hard Way (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Audion more

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George Washington on Reel 13, 14 November 2008
9/10
Author: eplromeo8 from United States

Even though GEORGE WASHINGTON lacks the star power of the Reel 13 Indies of late (IMAGINARY HEROES, SUNSHINE STATE), it's still a high profile independent film. It's legendary in the industry as the first film from indie auteur David Gordon Green. It also already has its own Criterion Collection Edition on DVD, so Channel 13 can hardly claim to have made a discovery here.

As disappointing as it is that Reel 13 has gone away from bringing us films that are new to us (though not that many of them were very good), you have to acknowledge that at the very least, we get an independent film that is wonderfully cinematic and well-crafted. David Gordon Green has a pretty simple formula – not a great deal of extraneous camera movement, realistic characters and scenes that are lyrically cut together with beautifully photographed landscapes. There is a certain poetry to his work that is all his own – a style that he worked to even greater impact with his follow-up film ALL THE REAL GIRLS.

As similar as the feel of GEORGE WASHINGTON is to that film, it's narrative is quite different and deals with a handful of young kids in a small, poor town somewhere in the South (Arkansas? NC?) as they deal with tragedy and the unstoppable nature of growing up. The kids, whom I suspect are all untrained actors, are all quite good, albeit playing characters that are perhaps more mature than their respective ages suggest. That aspect, along with the verisimilitude and honesty of the scenes, reminds me a lot of Peter Sollett's work. Not as much RAISING VICTOR VARGAS (which airs on Reel 13 in May) than the short it was based on – FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING – only Green accomplishes a similar effect without a hand-held camera.

There a couple of nitpicky things that keeps GEORGE WASHINGTON from being as effective as the previously mentioned ALL THE REAL GIRLS. For starters, it's a little slow and hard to hear at times. Paul Schneider, who is outstanding in a much more significant role in REAL GIRLS, is more of a distraction here than an asset. His character, ostensibly intended for comic relief, is like a sixth toe on one foot – it doesn't stop you from walking normally, but it's really unnecessary. I also felt the voice-over was also extraneous – as if Green didn't trust us to comprehend his themes. The biggest issue I had with the film, though, is the surreal turn it takes in its last twenty minutes or so. Without giving too much away, it relates to changes in the main kid character, which are personified by a radical shift in wardrobe. While I see the overarching purpose of the choice – to explicate how the character deals with some of his misfortunes – it is a major shift in tone for the piece and stands out like a sore thumb against the quiet beauty of the rest of the film.

Still and all, beggars can't be choosers and having sat through some very questionable indie films over the last few months, GEORGE WASHINGTON is a very welcome change.

(For more information on this or any other Reel 13 film, check out their website at www.reel13.org)

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