Little Boy (2015)

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

Director:

Alejandro Monteverde

Writers:

Alejandro Monteverde, Pepe Portillo

Stars:

Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson, David Henrie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jakob Salvati	...	Pepper Flynt Busbee / Little Boy
Emily Watson	...	Emma Busbee
David Henrie	...	London Busbee
Michael Rapaport	...	James Busbee
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Hashimoto
Tom Wilkinson	...	Fr. Oliver
Ben Chaplin	...	Ben Eagle
Ted Levine	...	Sam
Kevin James	...	Dr. Fox
Ali Landry	...	Ava
Abraham Benrubi	...	Teacup
Eduardo Verástegui	...	Fr. Crispin
Aaron Leddick	...	Red Cross Soldier
Americus Abesamis	...	Giant Tokyo Joe
Andy Geller	...	Dr. Foley (as Andrew Geller)

Storyline

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

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Plot Keywords:

faith | racial discrimination | world war two | spirituality | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

Believe the impossible

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

El gran pequeño

Filming Locations:

Baja Film Studios, Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,750,356, 26 April 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$6,420,319, 7 June 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metanoia Films, Santa Fé Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Henrie (who plays the older brother of the main character), Eduardo Verástegui (Fr. Crispin) and Kevin James (Dr. Fox) all star in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) together as well.

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Goofs

When the mother is on the front porch reading the paper, the headline states that the Allied Leaders were meeting in "Postdam." The city hosting the meeting was "Potsdam."

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ben Eagle Narrator: [narrating] This is O'Hare, California. Back then it was nothing more than a sleepy fishing village, with a hill at the end of Main Street. Like you see in postcards. My story takes place on the home front, in the midst of World War II. That's me, the little fella.
Photographer: [motioning to the youngest]
Little Boy: Closer?
Freddy Fox: [ribbing him] Stop causing trouble, you midget.
Ben Eagle Narrator: Nobody in that town liked me much.
Photographer: One, two, three.
[flash]
Ben Eagle Narrator: I was eight years old. But the story really starts the day I met my dad. My only...
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Connections

References The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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Soundtracks

Rocket Ship
by Stephan Altman and Mark Foster
© 2015 Milan Records

User Reviews

LOL and COL

I laughed out loud and I cried out loud. This was an amazing, riveting, flawlessly performed film wrapped around one of the most beautiful messages I have ever had the pleasure of being entertained into hearing and believing. I was even more impressed when I with the many plot twists that kept me guessing - I realized at a certain point that there was no predicting in this movie! I had the pleasure of watching a Q&A with the producers and the people behind this film have a great heart and purpose for making this film, which for me is all the more reason for this project to succeed and reach every corner that it can manage to. Moreover, God is in the center of it all and lives were saved and touched in the making of and showing of this film! Thank you for this film - I am so grateful to have enjoyed and I can only hope more can do the same!