
Coming of age in an Ozark town. Enoch is a high school senior: he stutters, has one friend, Wheels, a kid with CP who's in a wheelchair, and thinks about college in Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. He's philosophical, loves poetry, and lives with his mom and grandfather. Life gets complicated when he finds himself attracted to Abby, one of the popular girls. When he starts hanging out with her, even though he wants Wheels along, in part to help him finish his sentences, i... (Full plot summary below)
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Coming of age in an Ozark town. Enoch is a high school senior: he stutters, has one friend, Wheels, a kid with CP who's in a wheelchair, and thinks about college in Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. He's philosophical, loves poetry, and lives with his mom and grandfather. Life gets complicated when he finds himself attracted to Abby, one of the popular girls. When he starts hanging out with her, even though he wants Wheels along, in part to help him finish his sentences, it causes friction between the two friends and gives Enoch pause about whether he should "leave town to make something of himself." Can he figure out what he wants without hurting anyone's feelings? Maybe not.
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| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martinan example of tough-minded, well-executed independent filmmaking rooted in the specific circumstances of credible human characters ... a damn good movie |
| User ReviewNigel YDead on. It's so good that it made us miss Arkansas. If it had a climate control to adjust, I would never know I was 2,000 miles away. The abuse Enoch endures from the local rednecks quickly snaps me back to my own daily lashings in my youth. It hurts, I know the feelings personally. I remember why I left, frantically reminding myself why I should never return to Arkansas. Excellent film. |
| User ReviewSandra WThis movie was off the charts amazing. The young actors gave wonderful performances. If you want to know what the definition of doing what you feel is the right thing, this is the movie to see |
| User ReviewZac SThis movie was perfectly cast and the direction was spot on. I was able to attend the premier and meet the people this story was based on and surprisingly, everyone was on the same page and the connections they made over the past 4 years of production were played out perfectly on screen. Dialogue was fitting for 2 youths in from a small sleepy town in the South. Great story. Great movie. I think it's won 12 indie film awards too. |
| User ReviewTånya RGreg and I watched this together. It is nice to see the places in Arkansas we've been. It was a good story with a good message, even if it didn't have all the show-stopping razzle-dazzle of major motion pictures. |
| User ReviewDavid WVery good story! Real relaxed pace overall. Mild language, so it may not be good for young children. I do recomend seeing it!! |
| User ReviewThomas PNice film. Makes me want to visit War Eagle, Arkansas... Well... Stop through to get some gas while headed elsewhere lol. |
| User ReviewLee MNot quite as good as "The Black Balloon", but on par with "Mo", this indy serves to complete the recently released trilogy of films regarding the coming of age of the disabled male teenager. Definite film festival fodder. |
| User ReviewMichael DAn extremely mild reccomendation for this one. "War Eagle, Arkansas" is full of problems. The directing, script, and acting are all bland at times, and there are all sorts of issues with pacing. It's not a particularly moving tale, and certainly too literal. But, there are moments that shine; shine enough for me to be happy I saw this film and met its screenwriter. Happy enough to be proud it was made in my home state. Happy enough to see it and enjoy myself enough to give it three stars. |