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Taking Chance (2009) -- Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Bacon), a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.
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Director:
Ross Katz
Writers:
Ross Katz (writer)
Michael Strobl (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(46 articles)
2009 Emmy Award Winners Announced
 (From FilmJunk. 21 September 2009, 10:22 AM, PDT)
Watching the Emmys
 (From CinemaSpy. 21 September 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Emotional, Moving, Apolitical more (90 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Bacon ... LtCol Mike Strobl

Tom Aldredge ... Charlie Fitts

Nicholas Art ... Nate Strobl (as Nicholas Reese Art)

Blanche Baker ... Chris Phelps
Tom Bloom ... Navy Chaplain

Guy Boyd ... Gary Hargrove

James Castanien ... Robert Orndoff

Gordon Clapp ... Tom Garrett

Mike Colter ... MGySgt Demetry
Henry Coy ... Marine Driver (as GySgt Henry Coy)

Joel de la Fuente ... Ticketing Agent

Liza Colón-Zayas ... Ticketing Agent
Ann Dowd ... Gretchen

Tate Ellington ... A.V. Scott

Noah Fleiss ... Army Sergeant
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Bozeman, Montana, USA more
Company:
HBO Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Defense Department had banned virtually all media coverage of deceased vets returning home since the 1991 Gulf War until April 2009. But the military offered advice and assistance, providing Taking Chance's film crew with a rarely viewed but painstakingly accurate account of the care and protocol bestowed upon the nation's fallen warriors. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The hearse from Billings to Dubois shows county plate 7 which is Goshen county on the east side of the state. Dubois is in Fremont county 10. more
Quotes:
LtCol Mike Strobl: [Noticing Annie had typed "HOT soldier" into her phone] Actually, it's Marine. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV) more

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63 out of 95 people found the following comment useful.
Emotional, Moving, Apolitical, 22 January 2009
10/10
Author: rtcblc from United States

I saw this movie at a Sundance in the Schools presentation in Ogden,UT. To give you an idea of the power of this film, 600 + high school students were totally silent during this film and erupted in applause at the end. A vivid demonstration of the impact of this tribute to the sacrifice of a 19 years old Marine PFC killed in Iraq. A true story the based on Chance Phelps who was only 1 - 1/2 years out of high school himself. The director, cinematographer, and producer were there to field questions from the students. In response to a question the Director Katz stated he tried to keep this effort apolitical as a tribute to all who have been killed in Iraq and to focus on the respect and dignity afforded the KIA soldiers on their journey home. This is one of the better movies I've seen dealing with the emotional toll of wars on the families and comrades left behind.

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