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The Stone Boy (1984)

 -  Drama  -  4 April 1984 (USA)
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One summer morning, 12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene wake at dawn to pick peas and perhaps shoot a wild duck on their family's Montana farm... See full synopsis »

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Joe Hillerman
Jason Presson ...
Arnold Hillerman
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Ruth Hillerman
Susan Rinell ...
Nora Hillerman (as Susan Blackstone)
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Eugene Hillerman
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Andy Jansen
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Amalie
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Lu Jansen
Kenneth Anderson ...
Sheriff #1
John L. Strandell ...
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Tom Duncan ...
Sheriff McDuff
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George Jansen
Danna Duffy ...
Margaret Mathews
Quentin Rhoades ...
Clint Mathews
Mark Melander ...
Clancy Mathews
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One summer morning, 12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene wake at dawn to pick peas and perhaps shoot a wild duck on their family's Montana farm... See full synopsis »

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In one fatal moment he stood alone. His silence so loud it was deafening.

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4 April 1984 (USA)  »

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Dečak od kamena  »

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When Arnald gets out of bed, and looks out the window at his father pacing out side in the middle of the night, Arnald is in his underwear, when we see him the next shot he has jeans on. See more »

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Version of The Stone Boy (1960) See more »

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"Jamboree In The Hills"
Written and Sung by Mayf Nutter
Courtesy of Mayf Nutter Music, BMI
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a quiet, realistic, well acted and written family drama
17 August 2003 | by (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – See all my reviews

I had seen this film way back in the 80's and had nearly forgotten it when I noticed it was on tv again and watched it. I remembered having liked this little sleeper when I first saw it, and I liked it even better on second viewing.

All of the actors, especially Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Wilfred Brimley, Frederic Forrest, and Jason Presson (as the twelve-year-old boy who feels responsible for the accidental shooting death of his older brother), are superb. The film has a very genuine feel to it--an understated, quiet, deeply moving story of a family aching with grief. The dialogue is sparse but telling, and the nonverbal acting is outstanding. Sort of like a simpler, rural version of Ordinary People sans psychiatrist but equally impressive family dynamics.

The Stone Boy is well worth the time and emotional energy involved in watching it.


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