Fort McCoy

2014

Fort McCoy

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Most people don't know that 425,000 German soldiers were brought to U.S. prisoner of war camps during W.W.II. One of them was Fort McCoy.... Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction) gives one of his most powerful performances as Frank Stirn, who moves with his family to become a barber for the American Army and POW camp at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1944. Embittered that he cannot fight, Frank must take a stand when a Nazi SS Officer threatens his wife (Kate Connor, playing her real-life grandmother). Her Catholic sister (Lyndsy Fonseca, Kick-Ass) falls for a Jewish soldier (Andy Hirsch, The Chicago 8) haunted by the battle of Monte Cassino and the death of his best friend (Matthew Lawrence, Mrs. Doubtfire). Camryn Manheim (Happiness) is their audacious friend who encourages the couple, while Seymour Cassel (Rushmore) is the priest who cannot. Frank's daughter befriends a German prisoner boy during this magical summer, but war still finds its victims even thousands of miles from the battlefields. (C) Official Site

Rating:

R (for some violence)
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Michael Worth, Kate Connor
Written By:

Kate Connor
In Theaters:

Aug 15, 2014 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 22, 2014
Box Office:

$78,196
Runtime:

101 minutes
Studio:

Monterey Media

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Cast

Eric Stoltz
as Frank Stirn

Kate Connor
as Ruby Stirn

Lyndsy Fonseca
as Anna Gerkey

Andy Hirsch
as Sam Dolnick

Camryn Manheim
as Florie

Brendan Fehr
as Sergeant Dominic Rossi

Seymour Cassel
as Father Mivkovek

Johnny Pacar
as Texas Slim

Matthew Lawrence
as Dan Griffin

Mark Metcalf
as Mr. Gerkey

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Critic Reviews for Fort McCoy

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)

If the film has a major flaw, it's the profusion of subplots in a 100-minute running time. Still, it is a real accomplishment.

Sep 22, 2014 | Full Review…

Steve Erickson
L.A. Weekly
Top Critic
"Fort McCoy" is an obvious labor of love. That doesn't make it a good movie, but it's a nice sentiment all the same.

Sep 11, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
Top Critic
The period details are so lovingly burnished in this uneven, if heartfelt, feature that for a while they threaten to overpower the story, which delves gently into a rarely explored aspect of the war.

Aug 14, 2014 | Full Review…

Sheri Linden
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
A heartfelt, personal film with great performances aims for the stars and falls back to earth.

Aug 13, 2014 | Full Review…

Karsten Kastelan
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic
An old-fashioned, appealingly sentimental drama about homefront life during WWII.

May 12, 2011

Joe Leydon
Variety
Top Critic
Writer and co-director Kate Connor's debut feature "Fort McCoy" is an example of what happens when you try to shoehorn as many topics and themes from WWII as you can into one movie.

Aug 23, 2014 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Kevin Jagernauth
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