Half Pint (2013)

A 13 year old boy, Jim, is on a family trip to a WW2 museum on a rainy day when he suddenly finds himself thrown back in time to Normandy, France in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 where he is picked up by four American soldiers.

Director:

Duncan B. Putney

Writer:

Duncan B. Putney

Stars:

Osmani Rodriguez Jr., Diana Porter, Amellia Bickford

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Cast

Credited cast:
Osmani Rodriguez Jr.	...	Jim (Half Pint) (as Osmani Jr. R)
Diana Porter	...	Mother
Amellia Bickford	...	Heather
Chris O'Brien	...	Ace (as Christopher O'Brien)
Lee Simonds	...	Sarge
Theodore Moller	...	Sparks
Jed Alevizos	...	Joker (as Jed Alevisos)
Daniel Charlton	...	Grandfather
Norman Harbinson	...	WWII Reenactor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willian G. Abrams Jr.	...	WWII Reenactor
Vance Anderson	...	WWII Reenactor
Brian Baker	...	WWII Reenactor
Anthony Carpenito	...	WWII Reenactor
Matthew Day	...	WWII Reenactor
Andrew Duplessis	...	WWII Reenactor

Storyline

Half Pint is the dramatic story of a young boy named Jim who cares nothing about history who is on a rainy day trip to a WW2 museum with his Mother and sister. Sneaking off to be on his own and play his video game, he suddenly finds himself thrown back in time to Normandy in the early morning hours of the 6th of June 1944. This young Half Pint is picked up by four Airborne soldiers (Ace, Sarge, Sparks & Joker) who take him along on their mission as forward observers hiding in a windmill near Carentan, France. When Jim gets back to the present, he wants to talk with grandpa to learn about the contributions of our greatest generation. The goal of this film is not to teach children history but instead to motivate them to talk to the generations that made it. The producers hope to give them an understanding that history is not a famous date when a famous person made a famous speech and the world changed. History is made of the contributions of every person that chooses to make a ...

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Plot Keywords:

military history | time travel | world war two | 

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Taglines:

The story of a young boy who didn't care about history until he lived it.

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Genres:

Short | Action | Adventure | Drama | Family

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of 13 year old JIM, aka Half Pint, is played by Osmani Rodriguez Jr. who is the son of actor Osmani Rodriguez. Daniel Charlton who plays the grandfather is a retired career army officer and the father of actor William Charlton.

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Boyd's Grist Mill, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Original Concept and Development Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD