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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   1,635 votes
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Director:
Pete Jones
Writer:
Pete Jones (written by)
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Release Date:
25 July 2003 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
You saw the back-stabbing. Now see the final cut. more
Plot:
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Affleck & Damon's Reality Show Is A Hit
 (From WENN. 30 January 2002)

User Comments:
Surprisingly Decent more (51 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Aidan Quinn ... Joe O'Malley

Bonnie Hunt ... Margaret O'Malley

Kevin Pollak ... Rabbi Jacobsen

Eddie Kaye Thomas ... Patrick O'Malley
Lisa Dodson ... Mrs. Jacobsen

Mike Weinberg ... Danny Jacobsen
Adiel Stein ... Pete O'Malley (as Adi Stein)

Brian Dennehy ... Father Kelly
Peggy Roeder ... Sister Leonora Mary
Martin Hughes ... Jimmy

Ryan Kelley ... Seamus O'Malley

Lindsay Light ... Katie O'Malley

Will Malnati ... Eddie O'Malley
Kristie Kelley ... Marie O'Malley
Etel Billig ... Esther
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and language.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

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Trivia:
This film was the result of "Project Greenlight," the first-time-director competition launched by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Miramax, and was the subject of the HBO documentary of the same name, which aired in Winter 2002. The documentary revealed many behind-the-scenes snafus, which led to the mid-production firing of co-producer Jeff Balis. more
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Anachronisms: The film is set in 1976, but during one of the beach scenes, we see several buildings on the Chicago skyline that were not built until several years later (e.g., the new Prudential Building "Pru-2"). more
Quotes:
Joe O'Malley: Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy's mind. more
Movie Connections:
Spin off from "Project Greenlight" (2001) more
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly Decent, 8 May 2003
7/10
Author: bxc85 from Almaty Chamber of Commerce

I watched the entire series of Project Greenlight in one sitting (had to rent it on DVD, we don't have HBO yet in my ice country); had I not watched the show, I would not have given Stolen Summer more than a cursory glance. Though I enjoyed Greenlight more than the movie, I enjoyed Stolen Summer for its sincerity and some of the performances. Plus, seeing what I'll have to go through in the future made me appreciate Pete Jones' situation, thus making me ease up on the film. Despite that, the film has its sloppy moments: the two boys are not exactly RADA grads, the editing could be much better (though the same could be said about 99% of every film made since the mid 1930s) and some of the camera work is unnecessarily shaky (I enjoy handheld shots, but only in moderation and when they fit the context of the scene). But the performances by Aidan Quinn and especially Kevin Pollak are pretty damn good. Yes, there is melodrama, but it works; furthermore, it actually deals with big questions like death, god, and existence, high concept terms you wouldn't find in a high concept picture. So watch Stolen Summer, but please watch it after Greenlight.

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