Stolen Summer Movie Review 2002

The background of the film (first-timer Jones won a national competition sponsored by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) may be more interesting than this decidedly old-fashioned story. It's a Chicago summer in 1976 with young Irish Catholic Pete O'Malley (Stein) deciding that, in order to get to heaven, he needs to convert his Jewish friend Danny Jacobsen (Weinberg). Danny's father (Pollak), who happens to be a rabbi, takes the news benignly while Pete's dad, Joe (Quinn), has some trouble believing that his family is not being condescended to. The performances are appealing and there's a good lesson about the acceptance of another's religion.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1970s, Chicago, Buddies, Childhood Visions, Judaism, Religion, Nuns & Priests, Dads, Family Drama, Rabbi, Catholic School

Screenplay

Pete Jones

Cast

Adi Stein, Mike Weinberg, Aidan Quinn, Kevin Pollak, Bonnie Hunt, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Brian Dennehy

Cinematography

Pete Biagi

Director

Pete Jones

Music

Danny Lux

Other

F. Alexander Riordan, Greg Featherman, Stacy Ellen Rich, Devorah Herbert

Producer

Chris Moore, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Live Planet, Miramax Films