Stolen Summer

2002
PG
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.9K

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Drama

A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven.A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven.A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This film was the result of Project Greenlight (2001), 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.

Goofs
When Joe O'Malley and Patrick O'Malley are sitting together in the backyard, we see Patrick holding a beer. At the end of the scene, Patrick has no beer, and Joe is "ceremonially" handing him his first beer.

Quotes
Joe O'Malley: Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy's mind.

Connections
Referenced in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (08/01/2016) (2016)

Soundtracks
FRIEND
Written by Rick Butler and Kristin Mooney
Performed by Kristin Mooney
Published by Hookmeister Music (ASCAP) and Moonward Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Static Music

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"GREENLIGHT" A GO

STOLEN SUMMER (2002) *** Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Pollak, Adi Stein, Mike Weinberg, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Brian Dennehy. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's `Project Greenlight' winner Pete Jones springboards into the cinema with a sweet-mannered drama about two young boys (newcomers Stein and Weinberg) - one Irish Catholic the other Jewish - in Chicago circa 1976 - asking some tough questions about religion, theology and faith, all arguably open to debate but handled adequately thanks to a talented ensemble despite the rookie filmmaker's visually stunted foresight. Not bad but not great either still an admirable attempt to showcase the independent spirit nonetheless.