Hero for a Day (Video 2002)

A military-driven high school student acquires a video of a government backed murder and finds himself on the run from near-invincible forces.

Director:

Eric Norcross

Writer:

Eric Norcross

Stars:

Sean Callan, Julie Geistert, Eric Norcross

Cast

Credited cast:
Sean Callan	...	Shawn
Julie Geistert	...	Claire Lauren Wright
Eric Norcross	...	Military Agent
John Burke	...	Military Contractor
Doughty	...	Jack (as Chris Doughty)
Branden Geistert	...	Mike
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Brown	...	Deputy
Jack Moran Jr.	...	Mitchell (voice) (as Jack Moran II)
Zachary Whitener	...	Mitchel

Storyline

A high school student, obsessed with the military and destined for service in the Marines, acquires a video tape - the contents of which depict a government backed murder. Within second of viewing the footage, he finds himself on the run from near-invincible forces. With no one to turn to, he must use the skills he's spent his whole life researching to outsmart the smarter and destroy them before they destroy him.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | government | fictional war | navy | pentagon

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Taglines:

Find Him. Chase Him. Kill Him.... Or He'll Kill You.

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Genres:

Short | Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bath, Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cherrie Dream Pictures, Norcross / Geistert Productions, Norcross Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min 20 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (original version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before festival screenings, the movie was first shown at The Spar Restaurant on Long Island, Maine. Because many of the participants were locals, Eric Norcross felt the best way to thank them was to give them a look at the movie before the rest of the world. Following the screening, one of Geistert's student films was also shown.

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Goofs

The Commanding Officer says "Fucking Naval Air-Force" - there is no Naval Air-Force (as the director/actor has admitted to). It's called Naval Aviation or in the context of the dialog it would have been "Fucking Naval Aviators".

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Quotes

Film Student: This is going to be a long day.

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Crazy Credits

A credit for the owner of a car the director crashed during the production appears very small, compared to the other credits.

User Reviews

One of the filmmaker's "deeper" movies.

I enjoyed this film. Unlike all of the other movies Norcross has made, this one had a lot of internal struggles happening with the characters. Whether that was his intentions or not, I felt there was quite a bit of attention paid to the character development. You have Shawn, the hero of the story who is supposed to be all out military no matter what. He's only in high school, sure, but he can't wait to graduate and go to boot camp! That in itself is a study into the psychology of today's youth. Are they really that desperate to go out and kill people? The other is the young garrison commander that is played by the director. He's an evil, greedy, vindictive prick! What the heck could have happened to him so early on in life that he'd get involved in government cover ups at such an early age? As a Psychologist that has been running my own practice for 15 years now, I cannot begin to elaborate on how unstable the two characters were.

As a movie, it is entertaining about 90% of the time. There is a cool scene with the Coast Guard and there is a nicely orchestrated vehicular chase scene. It has all the makings of a good action movie except that it's only slightly shorter than a half an hour long. The music was very engaging and many of the scenics of the New England coast were downright beautiful. As a native of Maine, I really enjoyed the use of the locations the most.