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Title: The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
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Cast
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| Gavin MacLeod | ... | Jonathan Sperry | |
| Jansen Panettiere | ... | Dustin | |
| Robert Guillaume | ... | Mr. Barnes | |
| Frankie Ryan Manriquez | ... | Albert | |
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Allen Isaacson | ... | Mark |
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Taylor Boggan | ... | Nick |
| Mary Jean Bentley | ... | Mrs. Sharp (as Mary Jean McAdams) | |
| Bailey Garno | ... | Tanya | |
| Kristina Jewell | ... | Sally | |
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Cameron Bloomer | ... | Roy |
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Tommy Pasko | ... | Larry |
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Eva Mancarella | ... | Girl in diner |
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Dina Corsetti | ... | Waitress |
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Peter Doyle | ... | Preacher |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Hayley Lown | ... | Girl in Restaurant |
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In 1970 a 75-year-old man named Jonathan Sperry starts mentoring three boys - Dustin, Albert, and Mark - to follow the Lord. Written by Anonymous
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What he teaches you...will last forever.Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
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Trivia
Director Rich Christiano mentioned "Before we showed this movie in theaters, we first screened it in some Christian film festivals, and the first one we ever showed this movie at was in Boston ..." (at 36:13 in 'Behind the Secrets of Jonathan Sperry'). That was The Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival in Lawerence, 29 miles north of Boston (3/16/2008-3/23/2008). Rich Christiano also refers to this screening at 25:07 in the DVD commentary, saying the film "wasn't even finished yet." See more »Goofs
When 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. See more »
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 September 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
As Histórias de Jonathan Sperry See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$900,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$258,400, 20 September 2009Gross USA:
$1,355,079Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,355,079Company Credits
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Our family watched The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry last night and each one of us thought it was an absolutely wonderful movie. We have had this film in our Netflix Watch Instantly queue ever since Netflix acquired it, but had never taken time to watch it. When we decided to watch it as a family last night, my 11-year-old son balked and said it looked like it would be "boring", but even he was brought to unexpected tears and smiles here and there throughout (as were the rest of us); and at the end he was the first to say what a great movie this was and that "we really need to buy this". The main theme that stood out to me in this film was the impact that one person could have on so many other people's lives, especially if they truly live what they profess to believe. I highly recommend this heart-felt, family-friendly, thought-provoking film.