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Writer:
Erica Beeney (written by)
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When you're 17, every day is war more
Plot:
A young war reenactor makes a friend on the battlefield who helps him use strategy to take on his high school enemy... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I wanted to love this movie more (49 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shia LaBeouf ... Kelly Ernswiler (as Shia La Beouf)

Elden Henson ... Bart Bowland

Amy Smart ... Tabby

Billy Kay ... Lance

Kathleen Quinlan ... Eve

Shiri Appleby ... Sarah

William Sadler ... Abe
Ray Wise ... Harrison

Philipp Karner ... Maurice / German Soldier

Anson Mount ... Miner Weber

Dale R. Simonton ... Todd / German Soldier (as Dale Simonton)
Michael McShane ... Mr. Norway
Hattie Winston ... Principal Holmstead

Rick Cramer ... German Officer / Mr. Thomas
France Nuyen ... Xiou-Xiou Ling
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some drug references.
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USA:79 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Billy Bob Thornton was offered the part of Abe but was unavailable. Bill Paxton turned the part down. Gary Cole auditioned and was offered the part but he could not fit it into his schedule. Christopher McDonald was cast in the role the night before filming started. While McDonald was on the set, he discovered that he could not fit it into his schedule. The role was then offered to Christopher Lloyd but he turned it down to do Haunted Lighthouse (2003). The role was finally given to William Sadler, who arrived on set and had only 60 minutes to meet and form a relationship with Shia LaBeouf before their big emotional scene together. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the lawnmower on the lawn in subsequent shots at the end of the movie. more
Quotes:
Principal Holmstead: Growing up is a hard enough thing as it is.
Kelly: Is that what your box of tissues is for?
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Movie Connections:
Spin off from "Project Greenlight 2" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
False Start more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
I wanted to love this movie, 21 October 2003
7/10
Author: mypantsaretootight from St Paul, MN

Oh, how I tried to love this movie. I was so emotionally invested in Project Greenlight, and although the directors seemed like idiots, they weren't evil idiots.

It turned out to be an okay movie, which is almost worse than being awful. There were a few laughs, but for the most part I didn't care about the characters in the movie nearly as much as the "characters" in Project Greenlight, and that is the problem that I have with it. If someone has to see Project Greenlight in order to care about the movie, then the movie failed.

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