The Year That Trembled

Name: The Year That Trembled
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-09-30T15:59:28-07:00

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Movie Info

American independent filmmaker Jay Craven directs the Vietnam-era coming-of-age drama The Year That Trembled, based on the novel by Scott Lax. Using stock footage along with a traditional narrative, the film takes place in Ohio following the 1970 student murders at Kent State. Right after high school, best friends Casey (Jonathan Brandis), Jim (Charlie Finn), and Phil (Sean Nelson) move into a cottage with activist-on-the-run Judy Woods (Meredith Monroe). The cottage is next door to their former teacher Helen (Marin Hinkle), who gets fired for her antiwar activities. Her husband, Charlie Kerrigan (Jonathan M. Woodward), is a lawyer torn between his moral opposition to the war and his own ambitions. Also starring Fred Willard, Martin Mull, and Henry Gibson.

Rating:

R (for language and some drug use)
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Jay Craven
Written By:

Jay Craven
In Theaters:

Nov 1, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 9, 2003
Runtime:

104 minutes
Studio:

Ardustry Home Entertainment

Cast

Jonathan Brandis
as Casey Pedersen

Charlie Finn
as Jim `Hairball' Morton

Jay R. Ferguson
as Isaac Hoskins

Meredith Monroe
as Judy Woods

Matt Salinger
as Professor Jeff Griggs

Erik Jensen
as Todd Franklin

Marin Hinkle
as Helen Kerrigan

Fred Willard
as Frank Woods

Sean Nelson
as Phil Robbins

TJ Hellmuth
as Carl Bumpers

Luke Ford
as Jonny Kenston

Jay Michael Ferguson
as Col. Mike Newman

Jonathan M. Woodward
as Charlie Kerrigan

William Raymond
as Ernie Whirly

Henry Gibson
as Ralph Tyler

Martin Mull
as Wayne Simonelli

Amy Butchko
as Susie O'Brien

Kiera Chaplin
as Jennifer Treman

Danica McKellar
as Pam Hatch

Rick Williams
as Ted Reed

Mike Craft
as Newsman

Lucas Ford
as Johnny Kenston

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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

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January 13, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

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