Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger. They are clearly close friends. The news arrives, and Pete goes to enlist. Willie ...
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Jonathan Furr | ... | Willie Grier (as Jonathan 'Furrball' Furr) |
| Ben Allison | ... | Pete Grier | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Colonel McKellog | |
| David Andrews | ... | Lieutenant Hogenbeck | |
| Mike Pniewski | ... | Sheriff Foote | |
| Deacon Dawson | ... | Mr. Grossnickel | |
| Joanne Pankow | ... | Mrs. Habersham | |
| Danny Vinson | ... | Pap Grier | |
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Suellen Yates | ... | Maw Grier |
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David Hall | ... | Private |
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D.H. Johnson | ... | Colonel's Driver |
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Al Wiggins | ... | Man on the Bus |
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Allan Hamilton | ... | Bus Driver |
| Warren Hendon | ... | Old Man Killegrew (as Warren Jack Hendon) | |
| Nancy Saunders | ... | Old Lady Killegrew | |
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Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger. They are clearly close friends. The news arrives, and Pete goes to enlist. Willie wants to come along, but is told he cannot. After his brother leaves, the boy walks 30 miles to the nearest town, where the sheriff eventually puts him on a bus to Memphis where his brother is. At the recruiting office, Willie proves even more determined to see his brother; eventually, sympathetic Col. McKellogg takes care of him. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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1 August 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
William Faulkner's Two Soldiers See more »Company Credits
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At 12:49 on the DVD as Willie Grier is walking down the road in the moonlight, he seems to be walking on a path in the middle of the road. At 10:23 in the 3rd (director and cinematographer) commentary Aaron Schneider mentions that Bill Eaton, who owned the farm where location shots were made, assisted by spreading quarry gravel (granite dust at 08:44 in the documentary "Behind the Scenes") over the yellow lines to conceal them and avoid an anachronism. See more »Quotes
Colonel McKellog: Aside from Army versus Navy and World War II, my day is entirely free.See more »
This Oscar-winning short film (40 minutes), based on a short story by William Faulkner, takes us back to small-town Tennessee in December 1941. Two brothers, one about 18 and one about 8 are looking for birds eggs (obviously a huge collectors item for boys in the South around this time). Well, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and the older brother, Pete, decides to enlist. He gives his prize egg to his little brother, Willie and heads off wishing to show more emotion and tenderness to his little acolyte. Well, Willie isn't having any of it, if Pete can be a soldier so can he. He heads to Memphis, showing his stubbornness and determination as he gets the better of several adults along the way. After finding the enlistment center in Memphis, he demands to see his brother, pulling a knife on a lieutenant and wounding him in the process. We are shown the devotion and love of a little brother (Jonathan Furr). He delivers a impeccable performance as a stubborn strong-willed boy in the gentler times of yesteryear. The movie tries and mostly succeeds in showing how brothers can show devotion and the importance of family ties in one's youth. As the two brothers reunite shortly, the movie delivers a cathartic cry as the brotherly love envelops us all.
This movie is like a cold bottle of water. Maybe Dasani or Aquafina, good, clear water with a flavorful mineral packet, but not pure natural spring water like Evian. Still, it quenches your thirst and you don't doubt its purity and quenching effects. It is more run of the mill and less expensive than some, but gets the job done, leaving one refreshed and detoxified afterwards. 7/10