Memorial Day (2012 film)
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Director Sam Fischer Music director Paul Hartwig Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Drama, History Screenplay Marc Conklin Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21) (Minneapolis-St. Paul)May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29) (United States) Writer Jeff Traxler (based on a story by), Marc Conklin (based on a story by), Marc Conklin (screenplay) Cast (SSGT. Kyle Vogel), (Bud Vogel), Jackson Bond (Young Kyle Vogel), Mary Kay Fortier-Spalding (Betty Vogel), Emily Fradenburgh (Lt. Kelly Tripp), John Cromwell (Lieutenant Bud Vogel)Similar movies The Last Rescue (2015), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014), The Story of GI Joe (1945), The Hurt Locker (2008) Tagline Two Generations. Two Wars. One Story | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorial Day is a 2012 war film starring James Cromwell, Jonathan Bennett and John Cromwell, directed by Sam Fischer and written by Marc Conklin.
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Premise
The film tells the story of a 13-year-old German American boy, Kyle Vogel, (Jonathan Bennett) who finds his Grandpa Bud's (James Cromwell) World War II footlocker during a game of hide and seek. Kyle strikes a deal with his grandfather to tell the stories behind any three objects he picks out of the footlocker, and the film proceeds to flash back to Bud's combat experience with the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II while also flashing forward to Kyle's future experiences with the 34th Infantry Division, also known as the "Red Bulls," in Iraq.
Cast
Production
James Cromwell's son, John Cromwell, plays the young Bud Vogel.
References
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