- Stolen Summer
Infobox_Film
name = Stolen Summer
caption =
writer = Pete Jones
starring =Adiel Stein Aidan Quinn Bonnie Hunt Kevin Pollak
director = Pete Jones
producer = Chris Moore
music =Danny Lux
cinematography = Peter Biagi
editing = Gregg Featherman
distributor =Miramax
released =March 22 2002 (USA )
runtime = 91 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0286162
amg_id = 1:259838
budget = $1,800,000 US (est.)"Stolen Summer" is a
2002 Americanfilm about aCatholic boy who befriends a terminally illJewish boy and tries to convert him, believing it is the only way he will get toHeaven . Directed by first time writer/director Pete Jones, "Stolen Summer" is the first film produced for "Project Greenlight ", an independent film competition created byMatt Damon ,Ben Affleck and Chris Moore, and sponsored byHBO [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9D03E6DE1E38F931A15750C0A9649C8B63 Stolen Summer] "New York Times ".] .Project Greenlight aired onHBO as a documentary series chronicling the selection of Jones's script from approximately seven thousand entries, and the production of the film inChicago in2001 .The film's casting department considered the casting of the
Jew ish Adi Stein as the Catholic Pete O'Malley an inside joke, due to the character attempting to convert a Jewish boy to Catholicism.cite news
last = Rohan
first = Virginia
title = Faithful Portrayal; Jewish Boy Plays A Catholic Who Tries To Convert A Jew
work = The Record
pages = f10
date =March 20 ,2002
url =
accessdate = 2007-02-23] cite news
last = Arnold
first = Gary
title = It's heartfelt; 'Summer' bonds families during a crisis over leukemia
work =Washington Times
pages = B05
date =May 10 ,2002
url =
accessdate = 2007-02-23]Cast
Box Office
The domestic total gross for the film was $134,736. Production costs were $1.8 million. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stolensummer.htm Box Office Mojo page] for "Stolen Summer" (accessed
February 23 ,2007 ).]References
External links
*imdb title|id=0286162|title=Stolen Summer
*rotten-tomatoes|id=stolen_summer|title=Stolen Summer
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