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5-25-77
Sign in to save5-25-77, released as 25-5-77 in the United Kingdom, is a 2022 American coming-of-age film written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson and produced by Fred Roos and Gary Kurtz. It stars John Francis Daley as a teenage director living in Wadsworth, Illinois, and his excitement for the premiere of Star Wars on May 25, 1977.
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6.0Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson's epic story growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.
Cast
- John Francis Daley as Pat Johnson
- Colleen Camp as Janet Johnson
- Steve Coulter as Bill Holmes
- Emmi Chen as Linda Augustyniak
- Katie Jeep as Robin Braden
- Mark Lorenz as Donny Allen (as Mark Buenning)
Themes
- divorce
- filmmaking
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5-25-77, released as 25-5-77 in the United Kingdom, is a 2022 American coming-of-age film written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson and produced by Fred Roos and Gary Kurtz. It stars John Francis Daley as a teenage director living in Wadsworth, Illinois, and his excitement for the premiere of Star Wars on May 25, 1977.
==Plot== Eight-year-old Pat sees the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and it creates a lifelong desire in him to create special effects movies, starting in his backyard with an 8mm camera. His father initially supports his activities, but eventually leaves the family. He makes his own sequels to Planet of the Apes, Jaws, and Space: 1999 all while dreaming of one day making it big in Hollywood himself.
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