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The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) 5.9
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Metascore: 33/100
Reviews: 49 user | 28 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com A young war reenactor makes a friend on the battlefield who helps him use strategy to take on his high school enemy. Driven by newfound confidence, he seduces the friend's fetching older ... See full summary » Writer:Erica Beeney |
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Cast
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| Shia LaBeouf | ... |
Kelly Ernswiler
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| Elden Henson | ... | ||
| Amy Smart | ... | ||
| Billy Kay | ... |
Lance
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| Kathleen Quinlan | ... |
Eve
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| Shiri Appleby | ... | ||
| William Sadler | ... |
Abe
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| Ray Wise | ... |
Harrison
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| Philipp Karner | ... |
Maurice /
German Soldier
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| Anson Mount | ... |
Miner Weber
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| Dale R. Simonton | ... |
Todd /
German Soldier
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| Michael McShane | ... |
Mr. Norway
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| Hattie Winston | ... |
Principal Holmstead
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| Rick Cramer | ... |
German Officer /
Mr. Thomas
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| France Nuyen | ... |
Xiou-Xiou Ling
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A young war reenactor makes a friend on the battlefield who helps him use strategy to take on his high school enemy. Driven by newfound confidence, he seduces the friend's fetching older sister and risks the friendship. Reality intervenes when the illness of his ex-addict father forces the anger his irony masks to the surface and he has to decide if staying in a fantasy world is worth the consequences. Written by Anonymous
Plot Keywords:
high school | wetting pants | father son relationship | teen | bully comeuppance |Taglines:
When you're 17, every day is war See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language and some drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
22 August 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Batalha de Shaker Heights See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$47,693 (USA) (22 August 2003)Gross:
$279,282 (USA) (12 September 2003)Company Credits
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Kelly: Is that what your box of tissues is for?
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Written and Performed by 84 Nash
From the album A Secret Reward
2003 Insect Siren Records
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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. 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. See more »Goofs
The position of the lawnmower on the lawn in subsequent shots at the end of the movie. See 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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"False Start"Written and Performed by 84 Nash
From the album A Secret Reward
2003 Insect Siren Records
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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.