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Stevie (2002) -- In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother' to ten years earlier.
Stevie (2002) -- In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother' to ten years earlier.

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Release Date:
13 March 2003 (Netherlands) more
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Plot:
In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother' to ten years earlier. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
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(2 articles)
Your flag decal won't get you into heaven any more
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 10 November 2008, 5:20 PM, PST)

The Decline of the Longitudinal Documentary
 (From IFC. 28 May 2008, 9:19 AM, PDT)

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Powerful and troubling more (51 total)

Cast

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Steve James ... Himself
Stephen Fielding ... Himself
Tonya Gregory ... Herself
Bernice Hagler ... Herself
Verna Hagler ... Herself
Brenda Hickam ... Herself
Doug Hickam ... Himself
Judy James ... Herself
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and descriptions of abuse.
Runtime:
140 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Stephen Fielding: [to his baby niece, lovingly] Hey, you got your new face there, don't you? You got your new face there, don't you? more
Soundtrack:
I Ain't Ever Satisfied more

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26 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Powerful and troubling, 14 June 2004
10/10
Author: jonr-3 from Kansas City, Missouri, USA

This, to my mind, is how a documentary should be. The filmmaker makes no direct appeal for sympathy, he doesn't try to explain things, he just shows what is and lets the involved parties state their versions of what happened. In short, he documents: he does not propagandize.

Rarely have two and a half hours of viewing slipped by so rapidly for me. I was near tears at the end of it--not because my emotions had been "tweaked" or played with by the film's creator, but simply out of a feeling of despair for our miserable human condition. This superb film lays a lot of truths about humanity pitilessly bare.

I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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