American Son (2008)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Neil Abramson

Writers:

Eric Schmid (screenplay)
Neil Abramson (story) ...

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nick Cannon	...	Mike
Melonie Diaz	...	Cristina
Matt O'Leary	...	Jake
Jay Hernandez	...	Junior
April Grace	...	Donna
Chi McBride	...	Eddie
Tom Sizemore	...	Dale
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dotan Baer	...	Marine Sargeant Baer
Danielle Barbosa	...	Cristina's Mother
Carlos Caliz	...	Gang Banger
Percy Daggs III	...	Shawn
Dennis D'Antin	...	Alex
Eurydice Davis	...	Amber
Erick Florez	...	Gang banger
Erica Gluck	...	Tricia
Wade Harlan	...	Marine - Corporal Rogers
Jolene Hjerleid	...	Dawn
Jumper Lark	...	Kyle
Sal Lopez	...	Cristina's Father
Sean Marquette	...	Darcy
Bryan Marsh	...	Redneck
Robert T. Parker	...	Marine LCPL Parker
Alex Perez	...	Marine - Private
Jose Perez	...	Marine
Ray Santiago	...	Miguelito
Diana Terranova	...	Tammy
Michael Welch	...	Goldie
Herman Wilkins	...	Aaron

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (certificate #45363) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Map Point Pictures

Soundtrack:

God Damn

Great Movie

I can completely relate. My question is when are they going to make a movie about the life of a Female military member? They have all these war movies and military movies that are all about Men in the military, why not make one about the Females? It is hard for us too, being in a male dominate career field. I love the movies about my brothers at war...but where is the love for the sisters fighting too? I do think that this was a Great movie. It really throws down how it feels to come home after going to Boot. Friends and family do not understand that it is not just a job, it is also a commitment, a life style that one chooses when they sign that dotted line. You don't actually realize how much you have changed as a person until you go back home after about a year or so of training and see all your old friends doing nothing with their lives.