Fort McCoy (2011)

A drama based on a true story when the Stirn family lived next to a Nazi POW camp in Wisconsin during W.W.II.

Directors:

Kate Connor (co-director), Michael Worth (co-director)

Writer:

Kate Connor

Stars:

Eric Stoltz, Kate Connor, Lyndsy Fonseca

11 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Stoltz	...	Frank Stirn
Kate Connor	...	Ruby Stirn
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Anna Gerkey
Andy Hirsch	...	Sam Dolnick
Camryn Manheim	...	Florie
Seymour Cassel	...	Father Mivkovek
Brendan Fehr	...	Sgt. Dominic Rossi
Gara Lonning	...	Gertie Stirn
Johnny Pacar	...	Texas Slim
Matthew Lawrence	...	Dan Griffin
Mark Metcalf	...	Mr. Gerkey
Marty Backstrand	...	Lester Stirn
Margot Farley	...	Delilah
Rene Heger	...	Werner
Mara Connor	...	Milli / Gertie Stirn Narrator

Storyline

Frank Stirn (Eric Stoltz) moves with his family to become a barber for the American Army and POW camp at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1944. Embittered that he cannot fight, Frank must take a stand when a Nazi SS Officer threatens his wife (Kate Connor, playing her real-life grandmother). Her Catholic sister (Lyndsy Fonseca) falls for a Jewish soldier (Andy Hirsch) haunted by the battle of Monte Cassino and the death of his best friend (Matthew Lawrence). Their audacious friend (Camryn Manheim) encourages the couple, while the local priest (Seymour Cassel) cannot. Frank's daughter befriends a German prisoner boy during this magical summer, but war still finds its victims even thousands of miles from the battlefields in rural America.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Форт МакКой

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,070, 15 August 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$73,678, 3 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marzipan Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie theater in Sparta, WI. is actually the Historic Hollywood theater in Lacrosse, WI.

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Goofs

The front gate at Camp McCoy was two field artillery pieces framed in stone gateway sections. Not a wooden shack.

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Quotes

Lester Stirn: [Asking his older sister after buying some candy from Delilah] Why does her skin stick up?
Gertie Stirn: It's her bosom.

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Connections

Features Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

User Reviews

a little disappointing

Overall I'm a bit disappointed. I thought this would be an interesting period piece, and I'm a fan of (looking at) Lyndsy Fonseca, who I think is the most beautiful actress out there.

While watching this film I kept having to remind myself that it was filmed 5 years ago. Perhaps during this time, Lyndsy Fonseca has gotten a ton of experience from filming Nikita, Kick Ass, etc. and took lots of acting classes. Honestly I thought her acting was stiff and basically poor in this. The beginning scenes were especially tough to watch.

Getting past that, Eric Stoltz carried the film and delivered a believable performance. I think the supporting cast let him down. Also I wish they had developed some of the story lines of these characters a little bit better. I will say I think the kids in the film did a good job.

I was looking forward to seeing the depiction of a US POW camp. After seeing the film, I question their depiction of the prison camp. The real Fort McCoy was/is huge. There were 4000+ POW's there. From this film, you'd think it was a small place where everyone knew each other. The budget probably made it necessary to slim things down quite a bit.