Jimmy (2013)

The story of a mentally challenged teenager who interacts with supernatural beings he calls "Watchers".

Director:

Mark Freiburger

Writers:

Mark Freiburger (screenplay), Gary Wheeler (screenplay)

Stars:

Ted Levine, Patrick Fabian, Kelly Carlson

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ted Levine	...	James Lee Mitchell
Patrick Fabian	...	Lee Mitchell
Kelly Carlson	...	Ellen Mitchell
Bob Gunton	...	Sheriff Brinson
Burgess Jenkins	...	Jake Garner
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Coach Sellers (as Greg Alan Williams)
Jackson Pace	...	Max Cochran
Ian Colletti	...	Jimmy Mitchell
Danny Vinson	...	Alfred Walker
Scott Thomas	...	Detective Milligan (as Scott Miles)
Chuck Carrington	...	Deputy Askew
R. Keith Harris	...	Brother Fitzgerald
Ashlee Payne	...	Dr. Susan Paris
Stelio Savante	...	Mr. Laney
Gary Wheeler	...	Coach Bolton

Storyline

The story of a mentally challenged teenager who interacts with supernatural beings he calls "Watchers".

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | based on novel | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Junge, der nicht lügen konnte

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dog Days Entertainment, Level Path Productions, Tamiami Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Clocks With Dust
Music and Lyrics by Sub
courtesy of Daniel Bryant

User Reviews

Religious propaganda

I tried to get through it. The acting was pretty good, but heck, it becomes just too much of a typical Bible-belt Christian sermon. Jimmy's watchers, of course, are angels, okay, I was ready to go with that. Jimmy gets a desire to go to the front of the church at an altar call.... okay, I was willing to even go that far.

But when they started telling Jimmy he needed to be Baptised by submersion, I thought oh no, no NO! (Jimmy, who has a huge fear of water right? But somehow in the Bible-belt, even the sinless innocent Jimmy needs to be dunked for some reason to "really" be saved?) but still, I didn't turn it off.

The final nail in the coffin and where I just had to stop this religious propaganda, was the hospital scene where Jimmy's grandfather lay dying, and Jimmy gives him the complete Evangelical Christian plan of Salvation, I said ENOUGH.

I knew exactly what would be the outcomes. It was all just preaching to the choir, no thanks.