Alabama Moon (2009)After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world. Director:Tim McCanlies |
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Alabama Moon (2009)After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world. Director:Tim McCanlies |
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| Jimmy Bennett | ... | ||
| Gabriel Basso | ... | ||
| Uriah Shelton | ... | ||
| Clint Howard | ... | ||
| John Goodman | ... | ||
| J.D. Evermore | ... |
Oliver 'Pap' Blake
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| Elizabeth Jackson | ... |
Rachael Gene
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| John McConnell | ... |
Mr. Mitchell
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Michael P. Sullivan | ... |
Mr.Gene
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Kenny McLean | ... |
Officer Pete
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Lenore Banks | ... |
Mrs. Broomstead
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| Mark Adam | ... |
Uncle Mike
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Walter Breaux | ... |
Mr. Carter
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| Gary Grubbs | ... |
Judge Mackin
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Peter Gabb | ... |
George Albroscotto
(as Peter J. Gabb)
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Moon Blake is raised by his loving but government-paranoid father Oliver in a hidden cave in the Alabama forests. Oliver dies from a leg wound he refuses to have medically treated, so Moon is told to move away, alone, and start a new home in the Alaskan wild-lands. Constable Sanders however, the mean local cop, finds the boy with father's gun, abuses him but has him locked away till majority age for 'assualt' in Mr.Gene's grim Pinson home for boys. Moon soon makes friends with shy, sickly Kit and apparent bully Hal, then sets up a mass escape, which only the trio actually goes trough with. sanders fails to catch them, but the unforgiving elements reshuffle the cards dramatically. An uncle is meanwhile found. Written by KGF Vissers
"Alabama Moon" is a lovely little film about a young boy who loses his only parent and then must figure out how to make it on his own. If you have ever read any of the teen survival literature like My Side of the Mountain, you have a fairly good idea of what the film is like. Will this film win any awards? Probably not, but it's refreshing to just relax and watch a film that is good for the heart. Another reviewer complained that this film was reminiscent of the Waltons. That's true, but let us not forget how long the Waltons ran and how extremely popular it was. A great film for a bowl of popcorn and the kiddos gathered around the TV!