Allan Rich, Christopher Plummer, George Murdock
With the help of a group of retired filmmakers living at the "Motion Picture Home for the Aged," a rebellious teen enters a student film competition in hopes it will get him into film school.
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Flixster Reviews (88)
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March 24, 2009I DESPERATELY wanted to love this movie. Such a sweet premise. Indie flick that's barely anyone has seen...and WOOOOOOO
BOY
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DAMN
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHh
MIGHT MIGHTY MERCY ME!!!
It sucked.
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November 9, 2008I really enjoyed watching this. The dialogue between Flash & the kid was ruthless and superb at the same time and at the end they will have both learnt their lesson. Need I mention great acting performances as well?
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July 11, 2008WINNER of FIVE 2007 Poppies including Best Director (Michael Schroeder), Best Actor (Christopher Plummer, co-winner with Patrick Fugit of Wristcutters), Best Supporting Actor (M. Emmet Walsh). Superb character drama about a young aspiring filmmaker and the embittered old stagehan...( read more)
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July 3, 2008Very Nice Idea Can Make a Perfect Movie, But Type Of Quick Edition Of This Movie Just Made a Nice Movie!
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October 30, 2007I had seen this movie at International
Youth Film Festival in Korea. Ths story and acting... Everything was good. It tells about adolescence, the problem of old people's home and real mean of the film making. Although it says lots of titles, story is very clean. I recommend thi...( read more)
Critic Reviews
December 21, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
December 12, 2007
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
A film that probably never wouldn't have seen the light of a projector if it wasn't for some kind of "Let's get Actor X that long-deserved Oscar" grab. full review
December 7, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
It's a cute idea that a better filmmaker than writer-director Michael Schroeder could have done a lot with. full review
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