Heart of America (2002)

On the last day of school, two bullied teenagers decide to take revenge on their tormentors.

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Robert Dean Klein, Uwe Boll (story)

Stars:

Jürgen Prochnow, Michael Paré, Patrick Muldoon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Harold Lewis
Michael Paré	...	Will Prat
Patrick Muldoon	...	Ryan Brennan
Kett Turton	...	Daniel Lynne
Elisabeth Moss	...	Robin Walters
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Mrs. Jones
Clint Howard	...	Artie Lynne
Brendan Fletcher	...	Ricky Herman
Lochlyn Munro	...	Reporter
Maeve Quinlan	...	Becky Schultz
Elisabeth Rosen	...	Dara McDermott
Will Sanderson	...	Frank
G. Michael Gray	...	Wex Presley
Kevin Mundy	...	Tommy Bruno
Michael Belyea	...	Barry Schultz

Storyline

On the last day of school, two bullied teenagers decide to take revenge on their tormentors.

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Plot Keywords:

school shooting | killing spree | high school | shooting | nonlinear timeline | 

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Taglines:

"Bowling for Columbine" was just the beginning...

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug use, sexuality and language - all involving teens

Details

Country:

Canada Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deadly Trust

Filming Locations:

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Cinemedia, Shavick Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (flashback scenes) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Ron Howard said he personally enjoyed the film calling it "A very sobering, thought provoking film"

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Quotes

Ricky Herman: We've known each other for a long time, haven't we guys? I mean there's a history here. In a year from now we're gonna wonder where all these times went. You know what I mean? Hasn't it been fun now?

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Connections

References Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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Soundtracks

Walk On By
Written by Peter Ries & Charlemaine
Performed by Charlemaine
Published by FMM Music Publishing

User Reviews

Uwe Boll tries to recreate the Columbine shooting.

As everyone realizes by now, this is probably Boll's best work, but that's hardly a compliment considering his abhorrent filmography. This one detracts from his usual game-to-movie adaptation, and it's basically a remake of Columbine. It tries to create insight regarding the shooting, but it's mostly just banal sentimentality with copycat flair, one-dimensional, predictable characters with conventional, exaggerated teenage problems, and slow-paced, pointless black-and-white sequences to show us the 'troubled' past of these kids.

It offers nothing new to the subject. It creates a mundane, melodramatic explanation, it annoys you with slow-paced, trite, uninteresting drama, and it takes no risks. It doesn't try to offer an innovative, thought-provoking look at these kids motives, and considering that Boll wrote and directed the film, a risk would've probably been a disaster. Well, at least it wouldn't have been an already established, pointless, boring recreation.