Last Ounce of Courage (2012)

Years after his father's death, the son of a fallen soldier tries to reconnect with his grandfather, who is still grieving the loss of his son.

Directors:

Darrel Campbell, Kevin McAfee

Writers:

Darrel Campbell (book), Darrel Campbell (story)

Stars:

Marshall R. Teague, Jennifer O'Neill, Rusty Joiner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marshall R. Teague	...	Bob Revere
Jennifer O'Neill	...	Dottie Revere
Rusty Joiner	...	Greg Rogers
Fred Williamson	...	Warren Hammerschmidt
Hunter Gomez	...	Christian Revere
Nikki Novak	...	Kari Revere
Jenna Boyd	...	Mattie Rogers
Austin Marks	...	Thomas Revere
Lindsey Brinnon	...	Jessica 'JJ' Revere
Steve Marks	...	Randy
Joe Brinnon	...	Charlie
Walter Coppage	...	Matt Schnake
Charles Graham	...	Leonard
Dean Vivian	...	Principal Rusty Cruzan
Darrel Campbell	...	Renaldo Boutwell

Storyline

This heartwarming movie tells the story of a local war hero whose son Tom goes off to war. While he's away earning medals for valor, his wife gives birth to their son Christian. However, the tragedy that ensues on a cruel battlefield will change everyone's life forever: Tom Revere is laid to rest, paying the ultimate price for freedom. Fourteen years later, Christian and his mother Kari return to the small town of Mount Columbus, nestled in the Rocky Mountains, to celebrate the holidays with family. At first, Bob and Christian are not connecting as they struggle with the pain of losing Tom, but in this beautiful story of love and forgiveness, grandfather and grandson discover a way to unite and to make a difference in their community by claiming their freedom of expression. Bob, who is both a pharmacist and the mayor of Mount Columbus, realizes that some of the freedoms his son fought and died for are eroding. The first battle he chooses to fight in his mission to restore the town's ...

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Plot Keywords:

freedom | christian | war hero | small town | mayor | 

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Taglines:

It's time to take a stand.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, some war images and brief smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2012, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee took part in a telemarketing campaign that involved making over four million robocalls to promote the film. This was considered to be a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, as it was in the guise of a political survey, and a class-action lawsuit was later filed. Originally, it was ultimately dismissed in 2014, but in 2015, that decision was overturned by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the lawsuit was able to proceed. In 2017, U.S. District Court Judge E. Richard Webber ordered AIC Communications, the company involved with the campaign on behalf of Veritas Entertainment, to pay the sum of $32,424,930 in damages.

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Goofs

When Bob, Christian, and the biker are hoisting the cross up the side of the building with a rope, it somehow becomes attached to its mount on the side of the building without anyone attaching it there.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Sunday School Musical (2019)

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Soundtracks

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Written by Randy Brooks
Performed by Elmo Shropshire (as Dr. Elmo)

User Reviews

Christian Persecution Fantasy

I know lots of Christians and they really don't seem this dumb or confused about how logic or the world works. This movie is insulting not just to all other beliefs and non-beliefs but it is insulting to Christians by painting them all as drooling morons who don't understand how laws, lawyers, wars, teenagers, plays, politics, or the government works. Fine it is a movie and it isn't suppose to represent reality but if that is the case this movie has the exact same amount of truth and facts in it as Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles, but it is somehow less entertaining than any of those movies. The movie actually probably deserves 1 star, but in this case I am rewarding this movie for its production value being better than the average Christian movie. Some of the acting was competent and the cinematography seems competent. Now if the Christians can find someone that can write a decent story they may make a movie that will appeal to people that don't even believe in the magical sky daddy.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Ounce of Courage

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,708,000, 16 September 2012

Gross USA:

$3,329,674

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,329,674

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toy Gun Films, Veritas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1