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In 1970, 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry starts mentoring three boys--Dustin, Albert, and Mark--to follow the Lord.In 1970, 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry starts mentoring three boys--Dustin, Albert, and Mark--to follow the Lord.In 1970, 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry starts mentoring three boys--Dustin, Albert, and Mark--to follow the Lord.
Mary Jean Bentley
- Mrs. Sharp
- (as Mary Jean McAdams)
Joshua Montague
- Funeral Attendee
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFinal film role for Gavin MacLeod, who plays Jonathan Sperry.
- GoofsWhen Mr. Sperry challenges the boys to form a chain stretching from a tree to a $5 bill he places on a picnic table (at around 1h), shots from behind the boys show half the table in sunlight, while the reverse shots (which had to be shot on a different day) show the table completely in shadows.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Comfort Zone: Mother God?! (2013)
- SoundtracksJackhammer
Performed by Howell-Freundlich Overdrive
Written by Jeffrey A. Freundlich and Jack Howell
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Highly Recommend This Film
I saw a pre-release version about two months ago. As a fan of movies with car chases, explosions, and superhuman exploits, I did not expect to really get into this movie.
The story deals with the relationships between characters in a small town in 1970 and feels like a coming-of-age movie as a young man and his friends deal with a childhood crush on a young lady. The boy-meets-girl subplot is a slight of hand before the real plot unfolds. And the resolution of one of the other subplots is the final coup de grace of the film.
I found the film moving and well worth watching...again.
The film opens today in limited release. My family and I are going to see it.
The story deals with the relationships between characters in a small town in 1970 and feels like a coming-of-age movie as a young man and his friends deal with a childhood crush on a young lady. The boy-meets-girl subplot is a slight of hand before the real plot unfolds. And the resolution of one of the other subplots is the final coup de grace of the film.
I found the film moving and well worth watching...again.
The film opens today in limited release. My family and I are going to see it.
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- CodeManBob
- Sep 18, 2009
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- Секрети Джонатана Сперрі
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- Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,355,079
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $258,400
- Sep 20, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $1,355,079
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By what name was The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008) officially released in Canada in English?
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