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Two Soldiers (2003)

40 min  -  Short | Drama | War
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Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger... See full summary »

Director:

Aaron Schneider

Writers:

William Faulkner (short story), Aaron Schneider
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Furr Jonathan Furr ...
Willie Grier (as Jonathan 'Furrball' Furr)
Ben Allison ...
Ron Perlman ...
David Andrews ...
Mike Pniewski ...
Deacon Dawson Deacon Dawson ...
Mr. Grossnickel
Joanne Pankow ...
Mrs. Habersham
Danny Vinson ...
Suellen Yates Suellen Yates ...
David Hall David Hall ...
Private
D.H. Johnson ...
Colonel's Driver
Al Wiggins Al Wiggins ...
Man on the Bus
Allan Hamilton Allan Hamilton ...
Bus Driver
Warren Hendon Warren Hendon ...
Old Man Killegrew (as Warren Jack Hendon)
Nancy Saunders ...
Old Lady Killegrew
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Storyline

Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger. They are clearly close friends. The news arrives, and Pete goes to enlist. Willie wants to come along, but is told he cannot. After his brother leaves, the boy walks 30 miles to the nearest town, where the sheriff eventually puts him on a bus to Memphis where his brother is. At the recruiting office, Willie proves even more determined to see his brother; eventually, sympathetic Col. McKellogg takes care of him. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>  

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Genres:

Short | Drama | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

William Faulkner's Two Soldiers See more »

Filming Locations:

East Bend, North Carolina, USA See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

At 28:19 on the DVD feature, Colonel McKellog says "You know, a great man once said that God put the firewood there but every man must gather it and light it for himself", to which Lieutenant Hogenbeck responds "Abraham Lincoln", and Willie Grier then says "Lone Ranger". The quote is actually from the "Ranger creed" in the Lone Ranger series. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At 12:49 on the DVD as Willie Grier is walking down the road in the moonlight, he seems to be walking on a path in the middle of the road. At 10:23 in the 3rd (director and cinematographer) commentary Aaron Schneider mentions that Bill Eaton, who owned the farm where location shots were made, assisted by spreading quarry gravel (granite dust at 08:44 in the documentary "Behind the Scenes") over the yellow lines to conceal them and avoid an anachronism. See more »

Quotes

Colonel McKellog: So what the hell is this about?
Lieutenant Hogenbeck: I have no idea, sir. You'll have to ask that little pissant there.
Colonel McKellog: I was, Lieutenant.
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Connections

Referenced in Independent Filmmaking in Wilmington, NC (2004) See more »